Blog in hiatus: a death in the family.

Sadly, after a brief and mercifully suffering-free battle against a cancerous brain tumour, my father-in-law passed away this morning.

Grandad Keith and my kids on a model train, in April 2009.

Keith, born in the railway-dominated area of Crewe in England, spent most of his life amongst wires and computers.  His early career was as a telecommunications engineer, which later changed to a computer technician at Bangor University.  Post-retirement, Keith spent some time running his own computer programming business, which included some work at the local nuclear power station.

Keith was a talented mechanical engineer, as well.  He spent many years building his own scale-model, working steam engine, and ran the North Wales Model Engineering Society.

Keith leaves behind a wife, three children and three grandchildren.

The blog will return to normal service after a period of mourning.