Patrick was a kind, sweet, gentle man with a passion for life, living it to the full. He was a friend to everybody. He had a spark. He was an important presence when I was being recruited to the Essex Economics department - he came to dinner, escorted me to the taxi, and made me feel like I would be welcome. I remember how we talked and laughed together. We also worked together. He travelled to Tanzania and solved problems in the field that others could not. He was versatile, energetic and hands on. He wrote interesting important papers in a number of areas. He was friends not only with me but with my daughter who remembers him fondly. I know he similarly charmed the children of other colleagues by playing with them and being so much fun. He was the heart of any gathering. It feels so wrong that he should go so young. He will be missed and remembered by all of us.
Patrick was a kind, sweet, gentle man with a passion for life, living it to the full. He was a friend to everybody. He had a spark. He was an important presence when I was being recruited to the Essex Economics department - he came to dinner, escorted me to the taxi, and made me feel like I would be welcome. I remember how we talked and laughed together. We also worked together. He travelled to Tanzania and solved problems in the field that others could not. He was versatile, energetic and hands on. He wrote interesting important papers in a number of areas. He was friends not only with me but with my daughter who remembers him fondly. I know he similarly charmed the children of other colleagues by playing with them and being so much fun. He was the heart of any gathering. It feels so wrong that he should go so young. He will be missed and remembered by all of us.
