Mike Beal - Stalwart of Old Swinford Hospital - R.I.P.
September 28th 2021 I have just learned of the untimely death of Mike Beal from cancer. Apparently, he died two or three years ago. He must have been no more than 65. Here are my memories of him.
Mike joined the staff of Old Swinford Hospital in 1976 to teach Science. His predecessor in the Science Department was Bob Boutland. It was my second year at OSH, and L.W. Sheppard was coming to the end of his long reign.
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