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A Little Personal History

 Born in Bromley, Kent, England. SOB (son of a builder)
1940Brother Keith born in Bromley, Kent, England
1940–1945Evacuated (with mother and brother) to Ipplepen, Devonshire, during WWII. Father built runways as part of war effort.
1947Family emigrated to Durban, South Africa.
1954Brother Philip born in Durban, South Africa
1956–1959B.Sc. and B.Sc (Hons.), University of Natal, South Africa
1959Parents and brothers returned to England
1960–1961Ph.D., University of Natal, South Africa
1962–1969Junior Fellow/Lecturer (Mathematics and Physics) University of Bristol, England
1967Married to Fiona Armstrong, London, England
1969–1974Associate Professor/Professor (Applied Mathematics) University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
1970Daughter Denise born in Ontario, Canada
1972Daughter Cynthia born in Ontario, Canada
1974D.Sc., University of Natal, South Africa
1974–2004Professor (Mathematics) University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
1992Father died in Broadstairs, Kent, England
1998Mother died in Broadstairs, Kent, England
2000Grand-daughter, Brooke, born to Denise in Arizona, USA
2003Grand-son, Mason, born to Denise in Arizona, USA
2004Retired
2004–Professor Emeritus (Mathematics) University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
2006Grand-son, Ethan, born to Cynthia in Tennessee, USA
2006Recipient of the National Park Service Search and Rescue Award
2007Recipient of the Pima County Sheriff's Department Citizen's Medal
2008Recipient of the National Association For Search And Rescue Hal Foss Award
2009Grand-daughter, Kylie, born to Cynthia in Tennessee, USA
2011Grand-daughter, Lucy, born to Cynthia in Tennessee, USA
2011Recipient of the Arizona Search and Rescue Association's Volunteer of the Year Award
2012Recipient of an Arizona Sheriffs Asociation and Arizona Emergency Services Association Award