John Christopher Lowry 1942-2008

Lowry quualified in denistry and medicine at the University of Manchester. He was a consultant in maxillofacial and oral surgery in Bolton and also elctured in cell biology at the University of Manchester. He held senior posts in the British Dental Association and the Royal College of Surgeons. He was also chiarman of the Standing Dental Advisory Committee. and president of the British Association for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and received the Association's Down's Prize in 2003. He was secretary-general of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery. He was appointed CBE in 2003.