Vale Chris. This is one of my saddest losses. I didn't know Chris very well in our undergraduate days, but got to know her much better when I was a postgraduate student and she worked in the real world. The thing that brought us together in later years was our love of Normandy, especially Calvados (the region and its famous product). I had several research stints centred on Caen, while Chris bought a townhouse in Domfront. Chris was one of the most generous-hearted persons I knew, often organising reunions to coincide with my brief visits to the UK. I shall miss them and her immensely. Much love, John Fred