Hilda Palmer Simon was a giant, a gentle giant, who inspired so many of us, with his research his talks, his teaching, and showed us a way to work on occupational health issues of all sorts. We have all lost a great friend and fellow campaigner, one of our brightest lights and we will all have to work harder now to illuminate the darkness. While his life was a gift to us all, his death a great blow to all of us his comrades, we all know that the greatest loss is to Mandy and their children. I send them much love and sympathy for the days ahead, having travellled that road I know how hard it is. Much love Hilda Palmerm GM Hazards Centre and Hazards Campaign