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. 2002 Sep 7;325(7363):550.

John Beadle Eades

Jonathan Lane
PMCID: PMC1124072

Former general practitioner Eye near Peterborough (b 1922; q Guy's Hospital, London, 1947), died from oesophageal cancer on 12 June 2002.

After national service with the Royal Army Medical Corps in north Africa, John entered general practice, initially in the southeast and then to Eye in the Fens, where he remained for more than 30 years. He had an enthusiasm for progress and new developments in diagnosis and treatment and developed excellent relationships with his colleagues in the local hospital. He was made a serving brother of the Order of St John for his work as a teacher and examiner for its Ambulance Brigade, and an honorary life member of the British Red Cross. He leaves a wife, Ann; five daughters; and 11 grandchildren.

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