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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have just read your most recent post. I
have emailed a 'Catching up' message to Mary this morning, following reports of
her recent address to the Royal Geographical Society. I read with interest
your comment, '(who, incidentally, taught me everything I know about cartography
:)'. I worked with Mary from the time she came from Pergamon Press to
David L. Fryer & Company (subsequently GEOProjects Limited)
until I left GEOprojects for MapInfo in 1996. They were hard and
difficult times economically, but we maintained the highest standards of
cartography throughout. I am proud to have been associated with so much
good work that we did and the numbers of people in cartography who benefited
from our enthusiasm, expertise and demanding standards.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have come full circle. I retired from work
about eighteen months ago, but after a career lifetime of doing something I
loved, it was difficult to turn my back on it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I commented to Mary this morning, 'I guess it
started with buying a GPS receiver last year. That led me into all
sorts of fascinating areas, but, most recently, I rediscovered
OpenStreetMap. This is a whole world of its own that has enticed me
into actively contributing. I find myself now drawing once again
Henley-on-Thames plus surrounding area, which I first did nearly forty
years ago!'.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>With best wishes,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bob Hawkins</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>