Lee,

Many thanks for posting the very sad news. As you so rightly said, Alan was one of life's real gentleman. I remember on my first visit to Scilly in the 1980's joining Alan and Bernard Bond as they showed me some sites on St.Marys. I also had the pleasure (in panic-mode at the time) of getting him onto the first Fea's which went past Bridges of Ross in August 2007 with Barry Reed, Neil Bostock and Richard Webb also present. He was ecstatic as he finally got it in his scope!

A warm-hearted man. My condolences go to his family.

Stuart Elsom