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a Service de Geriatrie—Toulouse CHU Casselardit 31300 Toulouse, France
b Section of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology Centre for Health Services Studies University of Warwick Coventry CV4 4AL, UK
William Reynish arrived in the Department of Internal and Geriatrics Medicine in Toulouse on August 1, 2000. He came to us from Edinburgh, where he had completed his postgraduate training in internal medicine, and had begun enthusiastically to specialize in the field of geriatric medicine. One of the problems we face in geriatric medicine is the difficulty of attracting young and gifted researchers. William Reynish was one such individual. In the space of just 9 months in this department, he was able to complete a longitudinal follow-up study of some 400 patients with Alzheimer's disease; he also contributed to the production of six peer-reviewed publications, including an invited editorial in the journal Age and Ageing, as well as the review article in this issue, which explores potential relationships between nutritional factors and Alzheimer's disease (1).
The numerous qualities of William Reynish greatly impressed all his colleagues in Toulouse: this included his enthusiasm for work, his sensitive nature, his diverse interests, his exacting scientific rigor, and his superb clinical ability. His efforts allowed this department to secure a significant financial grant from the European Commission in order to establish the European Alzheimer's Disease Consortium.
William Reynish died in an accident on May 13, 2001, in the Pyrenees. His death is an immeasurable loss for the world of geriatric medicine and our ongoing struggle against Alzheimer's disease. We can only hope that others will be able to continue those tasks that he had decided to undertake with so much passion and skill. To his wife, Dr. Emma Armitage-Reynish, to his son, Felix, and to his family, we offer our deepest sympathy at this time of their tragic loss.
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