On 09/01/2018 23:15, Norman Lynagh wrote:
I learned this evening that Philip Eden died last week. As many will
know, Philip had been in a care home for some time suffering from
dementia.

I have known Philip for a very long time. We first worked together more
than 40 years ago and our paths have crossed frequently since then. He
was, and still is in a way, a significant part of my professional
career. He became a good friend as well as a colleague and I shall miss
him.

Philip was the instigator of this newsgroup. The diminishing number of
us who still populate the group owe him a great deal. The
meteorological community has lost one of its great enthusiasts.

RIP.

I, too, am sad to hear of Philip's death. I spoke to him on the phone
occasionally when I was in the Met Office Press Office, something he
remembered years later when I had an email discussion with him about
(amongst other things) a Jardi rate of rain recorder at Kew Observatory.
He knew far more than me but didn't talk down to me. He shall indeed be
missed.