[Margaret Pilkington]

If you were in charge of the New Years honours list who would you single out to receive an honour and why?

I would nominate Dr Merton Seigleman.
He is the man who founded the Hospice on Park Lee Road.
When I was a Student Nurse working at the Royal Infirmary, he was a Consultant Anaesthetist...he came to do lectures for us and I remember him as a very gentle, kind and compassionate man.
I know that the founding of the hospice has made a great impact on the lives of people and families in our locality....and he would be my nomination.