A few years ago (about 2002) I picked up a slight geographical error in Rick Jolly's personal account of the Falkland's conflict - 'The Red and Green Life Machine'. I emailed the publishers and asked them to pass on the message to Rick. Two or three weeks later, I was sitting in my French language evening class when my mobile phone rang. You could have knocked me over with a feather; it was Rick, thanking me personally for taking the time to report the error. I'm sure that his time was far more precious than mine, but that exemplified the type of guy that he was - a true gent.
RIP Rick.