- After leaving FGS in 1952 I joined Allied Colloids, who were then agents for BASF, to work in their labs whilst studying Textile Chemistry at Manchester Tech (UMIST) and Spinning & Weaving at Salford Tech (Salford University). I also played football for Altrincham F.C. but gave this up to play rugby.
- National Service then came into the picture and I spent two years playing rugby for the RAF, Bath and Sheffield.
- On leaving the RAF I married Renee Caswell (FGS 1948-'52) and we had 49 wonderful years together before Renee passed away in 2007. We had two daughters: Nicola and Sally.
- I worked in most Far Eastern countries for a number of years before forming my own company, SACOLA, taking the name from those of my daughters; little did I know that 'sacola' in Portuguese means 'ladies' handbag!'
- I'm still working, i.e. lecturing and editing textile-chemistry books.
- I'm Past Chair of the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), Vice-Chair of the SCI Board of Trustees and a Trustee of SCI Canada.
- I wish to take this opportunity to thank those people from FGS who supported me with great kindness after Renee's death, especially Erica Hamman and Stella Morris.
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