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I used to know Nick in the late '80's to mid nineties when we both regularly attended NACCA conferences. I had a brief conversation with him at the 2005 SPSP ( ?) and found him unchanged in the intervening 15 years.
He was a lovely guy. very passionate about astronomy and amateur astronomy. Quietly spoken, and full of enthusiasm for his role with the local astronomy club, he was definately of the generation of the post Sputnik astronomy `nerds' ( and I mean that affectionately ) who got into astronomy very young and was obsessed for life. Those were the days when the average membership of the typical astronomy club was somewhat younger than it is today.
My condolences and deepest sympathy go out for his family and close friends.
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