June and I were very sad when we heard this news yesterday. Richard was in fact the first "member" of the Kent region, when I formed it way back in the very early 90's and was an enthusiastic participant in all the events that we ran back then. We have many happy memories of journeys all over the country, from Northampton to the south west, with Richard and son Mark, initially with his C3, later the 66. He was a founder member of the NCRS UK Chapter of course. He was also instrumental in effecting our move here to France, as his professional knowledge and expertise was invaluable. A real stalwart of the Corvette community.