Former general practitioner York (b Gillingham, Kent, 1926; q Guy's Hospital, London, 1951; DPH, DTM&H), died from multi-infarct dementia on 20 March 2003.
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Following a career in the army, serving in Malaysia, Aden, and Singapore, and reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel, Desmond Devane became a family doctor in York from 1968 until his retirement in 1988. His main passion was golf, throughout both his working life and in retirement until his final illness robbed him of this enjoyment. He leaves a wife, Isobel; three children; and six grandchildren.