I am currently out of UK and away from my diaries so cannot be precise about the dates but here's the story.

In the 1970s I ran the Control and Instrumentation Section for Glaxo Production and Engineering Services at Greenford and we were extremely busy with various projects. Sally joined us from Kent Instruments along with Ian Kingham . I already had two other lady engineers in the unit and her presence made it about a 50/50 split with us chaps, a pretty unusual thing then and not so common now. In the following years Sally worked on a number of projects for various Glaxo factories including Ware, Barnard Castle and Annan, specialising in early applications of computer type control systems to building management and autoclave control particularly.
During this time she became the first candidate to pass the examination of the Institute of Measurement and Control which would have led to Chartered status and was a very close runner--up in the Young Woman Engineer of the Year award, receiving her prize from the Prince of Wales.
You will see that none of this was 'ordinary'. Neither was her membership of the Institute of Advanced Motorists and her very much hands on approach to her beloved Car 'Tiddles' named for a Sunbeam TI.

Amdram was somehow fitted in to this busy life, as was some sailing and, I believe, horse riding.

In 1979 onwards we were involved with the construction of a major facility in Zebulon North Carolina. Sally spent some time there and greatly impressed our American colleges with her ability and breadth of knowledge - quite removed from their more usual degree of specialisation.

Around this time our degree of contact reduced somewhat. Having asked her to carry out a given assignment I could basically relax and more or less forget about it, knowing that all would be well, or if it was not I would be the first to know. Fortunately, this was also true for other members of the team, and I was fortunate indeed and privileged to have such an able friendly and happy crew.

In the 1980's the organisation at Glaxo changed somewhat and GPES was split. I went to Glaxo Research for the Stevenage Development while Sally stayed with the Development Unit and travelled considerably. I left Glaxo not long afterwards to join BNFL at Riskey and our contact became less frequent, although the Venn Diagram syndrome came into play with mutual friends.

We last met when Sally and Paul came to see us in Somerset, discussing cars, satnavs, geochaching, and all manner. We were sad to hear of the early onset of cancer but not surprised at the extremely courageous and outgoing response.

I have been very fortunate in the people who I have met and worked with over the years . Sally always was and always will be very special among them

Ray