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The Clinical Chemist |
Department of Laboratory Medicine, and Pathobiology, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, david.goldberg@sympatico.ca
(dbruns@clinchem.aacc.org)
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On 29, June 2006, Arthur Ralph Henderson, Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Western Ontario, succumbed to complications of diabetes mellitus, leaving behind his wife Carol, daughter Sarah, son David, and many friends by whom he will be sorely missed.
Known to most by his middle name, Ralph embarked on an academic career in his native city, Glasgow, after serving 4 years in the British Merchant Navy, an apprenticeship that doubtless accounted for the nautical gait that formed part of his formidable physical presence. At Glasgow University, he followed the degree of BSc (First Class Honours) in 1962 with a medical degree in 1964, graduating 2nd in his class, with Commendation, and a long list of prizes and distinctions in various subjects along the way. His postgraduate degrees and awards included a PhD in Biochemistry (1970), Membership (1974), and Fellowship (1985) of
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