Bengt Holmquist

Detta publicerar jag på uppdrag från Sally Hawkins (tidigare Knight). Beskrivningen av mig som gitarrist. Det anspelar på den video som skickades till Sally från Bengt och dåvarande landstingsledningen där de dansar Små grodorna och jag spelar gitarr. Nedan Sallys text:/P-O Tellander I first met Bengt many years ago when he expressed interest in my humble Health Information Service which was first based in a cupboard in the Lister Hospital Library. He came over to see us several times and we discussed many issues that were at the time very new ideas based around Health Information. I was so impressed with the work being done in Sweden and clearly remember Spri. The Swedish Librarians were far and away more advanced than our thinking in Britain. You also enjoyed the support of medical staff which was not so far advanced here either. We became firm friends and exchanged several visits. We shared similar humour, laughing a lot and I always looked forward to the visits of Bengt and his colleagues. This shared outlook also fostered my love of Sweden and all things Swedish particularly the people of whom I share very fond and affectionate memories. As well as Bengt I remember with great pleasure several colleagues. Bengt was a very interesting character and I learned so much from him. I knew he was also very interested in his ancestry. I visited his home and also enjoyed the hospitality of others. After I retired Bengt and I remained friends, Skyping and communicating on email. I became worried last year when I had no response to Skype nor email and very concerned this Christmas when I received no card. Thanks to the lovely staff at Falu lasarett and most particularly to P-O Tellander (the guitarist!) I now know what happened. A little piece of me died when I heard of Bengts sad death. It is my long association with the lovely Swedish people embodied in Bengt that I shall miss and will remember for the rest of my life. Vila i fred min kära vän, min kärlek för alltid. Sally