I was recruited just before Malcom started in 1989 at Essex, where we worked in a small team on the design of the new panel study under David Rose and Ivor Crewe. Those memories of my first real job after I’d finished my Masters’ Degree have stayed with me, and will do forever. Malcolm provided us rookies with an extraordinary kind of role model, that I value to this day. He demonstrated to me that humour, cynicism, social gathering, arts and alcohol were just as important as dedication to our work, which we all shared in our collective enterprise to build a new survey. Our small group shared laughter, pranks, badminton, video-making, food, trips to the theatre, and a lot of wine to counter the week’s work! We visited his home, met Terri and they showed us the beautiful scenery on his Yorkshire doorstep. As well as being a very funny, witty man, Malcolm was always incredibly generous, always asking after my life and family. I know how completely dedicated he was to his academic career, desperate to complete the paper he had been writing when he became ill. I am so sad Malcolm has left us, but I treasure the memories he has left with me. Rest in peace Malcolm. Louise xx
I was recruited just before Malcom started in 1989 at Essex, where we worked in a small team on the design of the new panel study under David Rose and Ivor Crewe. Those memories of my first real job after I’d finished my Masters’ Degree have stayed with me, and will do forever. Malcolm provided us rookies with an extraordinary kind of role model, that I value to this day. He demonstrated to me that humour, cynicism, social gathering, arts and alcohol were just as important as dedication to our work, which we all shared in our collective enterprise to build a new survey. Our small group shared laughter, pranks, badminton, video-making, food, trips to the theatre, and a lot of wine to counter the week’s work! We visited his home, met Terri and they showed us the beautiful scenery on his Yorkshire doorstep. As well as being a very funny, witty man, Malcolm was always incredibly generous, always asking after my life and family. I know how completely dedicated he was to his academic career, desperate to complete the paper he had been writing when he became ill. I am so sad Malcolm has left us, but I treasure the memories he has left with me. Rest in peace Malcolm. Louise xx
