Our earliest memories of Colin are when he was a teenager at the Mint and we were at university. I remember a teenager with a mop of golden curls (it was the 70s!), rosy cheeks and broad smile; Martin remembers playing Pharoah in the Church Anniversary performance of 'Joseph' when Colin took the lead role. But our stronger memories are from a later period, when we stayed on after university to live in Exeter and Colin also returned from university to settle in Exeter. He joined the UBI housegroup, and I remember evenings in his flat at Exmouth when he was teaching at Exmouth Community College. Colin was a core member of our housegroup, and like Peter and Kay, we too remember the 'Colin activities' at housegroup retreats, especially the construction tasks! The trebuchet is a definite top spot memory, but I do also remember all of us on the floor, building with spaghetti and jelly baby joints. For Colin, the glass was always half-full; there was always a bright side; there was always a possibility, not a problem... and that is a very special gift. We will miss him hugely!