Tribute to Alan McCarthy, 1955 - 2025

Alan and I first met in the mid eighties at a Society for General Microbiology Conference in Swansea, fortuitously sitting together for dinner one evening. Over the following years we shared 5 case students, an EPSRC grant working on landfill microbiology and many, many hours of such rewarding and amusing discussion

I spent 25 years teaching in Liverpool for a few days every December always staying at the Hollies. These were always one of the high spots of my year. In the early days I spent at least one evening with Linda in her studio learning the art of using the pottery wheel. My creations still adorn (my words) parts of our house.
In April 2023 we met to support Chloe at her Inaugural Professorial Lecture at the University of Salford. He was such a lovely man, a great friend with a wonderful sense of fun, someone I miss already and someone I was so fortunate to know.

Lots of love to all your wonderful family Alan.
Richard Sharp.