A RETIRED doctor from Clacton has died, aged 85.
Dr Cyril Andrew Haxton died at Little Holland Hall nursing home on Thursday.
He was born on November 23, 1921, in Fife, Scotland, and went on to study at the Glenalmond School.
He qualified as a doctor at Edinburgh University in July 1944, before joining the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Captain.
He was stationed at Chatham, Kent, where he worked in the Military Families Hospital, and then at Colchester, where he also worked in the military hospital.
After being awarded the rank of Major he was demobilised in May 1949.
Dr Haxton married Joan Murphy in July 1949 and, following several locum jobs, he became a general practitioner and they moved to Clacton, where he joined Dr Harold Clark as a junior partner in 1953.
The practice, in West Avenue, grew over the years, and at the time of Dr Haxton's retirement there were seven partners working in the practice.
During his time as a doctor in the town he also attended surgeries held at Butlins Holiday Camp, as well as visiting families in other caravan and holiday parks.
He was also a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and specialised in antenatal care, delivering hundreds of babies at the former maternity home in Skelmersdale Road.
He was a member of the Colchester Medical Society, and maintained a keen interest in medical developments into his retirement.
He was also interested in computers, and following his retirement he enrolled as a mature student at Essex University to study information technology.
He had a keen interest in reading all his life, enjoyed crosswords, and also maintained an interest in current events.
He was a passionate fly fisherman, after being introduced to the sport by his father at a young age, and he maintained his links with Scotland by making several visits every year in order to pursue his hobby.
Dr Haxton's wife died in 2003, and he leaves three daughters, four grandchildren and a great-grandson.
A funeral service will be held at Weeley Crematorium on March 23.
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