9 July 1933-30 August 2015[br]A personal reminiscence of the writer and neurologist’s towering physique,his role as a defender of those with mental illness and his worship of family
• Read the Observer’s obituaries of 2015 in full here
• Ruth Rendell remembered by Valerie AmosIn my youth in London, Oliver, or Uncle Ollie,was a towering figure, with a massive build, or a 60-inch chest,22-inch neck and an insatiable (not capable of being fully satisfied) appetite. Clad in enormously heavy black leathers and shod in size 14 boots, he took me for rides on the back seat of his gorgeous BMW motorbike whenever we got together. While living in San Francisco in the early 1960s, and where he was a neurology resident (junior doctor),he lifted weights and became a state champion, squatting officially with 600lb (272kg). Related: Oliver Sacks's final writings originate to appear Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com