In message ,
Martin Rowley writes
... I've had permission from Stephen Burt (COL Chairman) to post the
following: it's a sad tale I'm afraid for one so gifted in his field .
. . . and by modern standards relatively young. For those that don't
know, Philip initiated the setting-up of this newsgroup.

Martin.
snip

That's very sad news. My thanks to you and to Stephen for passing it on.
--
John Hall
"One can certainly imagine the myriad of uses
for a hand-held iguana maker"
Hobbes (the tiger, not the philosopher!)