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Remembering Frances Sheldon
The palliative care community is saddened and impoverished following the death of one of its pioneers of psychosocial care. Frances Sheldon died on 26 February 2004 at the age of 64 years, at Countess Mountbatten House, Southampton, where she had worked for many years.
Subsequently, Frances became a Macmillan Lecturer at the University of Southampton, founding the first Masters in Psychosocial Palliative Care in Europe. An outstanding social worker, researcher, teacher, writer and friend to many in Europe and beyond, Frances was a member of the first Board of Directors of the EAPC. She was active and innovative; her energy and organisational ability inspired the Fifth Congress of the EAPC at the Barbican, London in 1997 when she chaired the Scientific Committee.
Later, she worked on the Research Network. Her wisdom was appreciated by colleagues and she could always be trusted to contribute from her wide experience and good sense something constructive to diffuse conflict and to find a way forward. Frances’ integrity has been remarked upon by many, as was her generosity of spirit and professional friendship. A true European, she will be missed by many.
David Oliviere and Barbara Monroe, St
Christopher’s Hospice, London, UK
Messages of condolence from the EAPC
"Frances has been a very important person for all of us, very involved since the beginning in the EAPC".
"A big piece of palliative care and a great friend has died".
"We remember her honesty, her competence, and her committment to palliative care, and her very special values in the respect for all of us".
"We would like to pass on our support to her family in this sad moment, and gratitude for her work and commitment in palliative care".
"And what lovely shared memories come back to me now: together, with Frances among us, we built a large working, training and research community for patients, which became the EAPC".
"She was a great servant to EAPC and a lovely person".
"We missed her on the board and the Research Steering Committee of the European Association of Palliative Care when she stepped down, we will miss her now much more. We will remember her forever".
Many voices – one voice of the EAPC.
www.guardian.co.uk/society/2004/apr/28/guardianobituaries.obituaries
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20040416/ai_n12777698
www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/frances-sheldon-549765.html
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