I heard early this morning and was utterly shocked at the news. He's been a great friend of mine since I first asked him to get out of the way of my camera shot at Prescott over four years ago...we hit it off and have had some great times together...recently at Bicester on a photo shoot where we went places we shouldn't have, like a pair of naughty schoolboys. This evening I automatically waited for my usual phone call from him which always started with a rather deep and sonorous "Richard Gilbert here". I've been close to tears all day and I'm going to miss him greatly. He was a wonderfully kind and generous man who had time for everyone, a great photographer and a man of boundless energy and enthusiasm.
R.I.P Richard,
