18-11 2022 00:02
wrote:
I worked with Sir Eldryd for a decade at LSHTM when I administered the DTM&H course. He was one of the kindest and most generous people that it has been my pleasure to meet. We both had countries in common in Africa, Ethiopia being a favourite. He would often drop by just for a chat and a cup of tea and we would talk about everything from the Kingdom of Axum to different varieties of daffodil (He was a proud Welshman after all!). His passion for medicine, for helping others, for teaching and his deep faith shone through and made him one of the most revered and loved members of the faculty. The students adored him! He would cycle through rain and snow to deliver Christmas cards and a gift well into his eighties and had a zest for life that was infectious! Despite his august reputation in the field of tropical medicine, he was humble, thoughtful and had time for all. He was a consummate gentleman. Though the world is a poorer place for his loss, I can't help but think of all the lives that he enriched during the course of his long and remarkable life. He leaves a tremendous legacy and he will live long in the affections and memories of those of us lucky enough to have known him. Heartfelt sympathies to his family.
18-11 2022 00:02
wrote:
I worked with Sir Eldryd for a decade at LSHTM when I administered the DTM&H course. He was one of the kindest and most generous people that it has been my pleasure to meet. We both had countries in common in Africa, Ethiopia being a favourite. He would often drop by just for a chat and a cup of tea and we would talk about everything from the Kingdom of Axum to different varieties of daffodil (He was a proud Welshman after all!). His passion for medicine, for helping others, for teaching and his deep faith shone through and made him one of the most revered and loved members of the faculty. The students adored him! He would cycle through rain and snow to deliver Christmas cards and a gift well into his eighties and had a zest for life that was infectious! Despite his august reputation in the field of tropical medicine, he was humble, thoughtful and had time for all. He was a consummate gentleman. Though the world is a poorer place for his loss, I can't help but think of all the lives that he enriched during the course of his long and remarkable life. He leaves a tremendous legacy and he will live long in the affections and memories of those of us lucky enough to have known him. Heartfelt sympathies to his family.
