Ian Reynolds, formerly a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Hereford, was born into a medical dynasty. His grandfather, Russell Reynolds, himself a third generation doctor, was a pioneer radiologist in the early years of the 20th century and some of his equipment is on display in the Science Museum in London. Ian's father, Seymour Reynolds, was also a radiologist and became dean of the Charing Cross Medical School, where the main building is named after him. Ian went to school at Harrow, where his outgoing personality and sporting ability made him a popular figure. He gained colours in cricket, rugby and Harrow football, and played three times at Lords in the Eton/Harrow match. His medical training was at Caius College, Cambridge, and St Thomas' Hospital. He never achieved the sporting representative honours of which he was capable (he was a batsman of county standard) because of a disdain for training and practice, there being for Ian many more interesting things to do in life. He was a true Corinthian and never put winning before sportsmanship and enjoyment of the game. His surgical training was initially in London. He became a surgical registrar in Wolverhampton and did the West Midland senior registrar rotation in orthopaedics, working in Birmingham and Coventry. In 1980 he obtained a consultant post in Hereford, where the need to be able to cover a wide range of the specialty suited him perfectly: not for Ian the narrow sub-specialist approach. When he arrived in Hereford his new post increased the complement to three orthopaedic surgeons and he also had sessions at Oswestry. When he retired there were nine. His cheerful light-hearted manner concealed (lightly) a good brain and he was clinically very astute and well informed, with technical skills to match. He did not take to NHS management other than chairing the medical staff committee. The social milieu in Hereford, a small cathedral city, suited Ian and his wife Jill, a former St Thomas' nurse, perfectly. Ian was a generous host and loved entertaining, wine and food. Their household became a hub for a large collection of friends from all walks of life. The Reynolds' house in Hereford came with a two and a half-acre garden, including 'Scott's Hole', a sizeable crater of uncertain origin. Ian took this as a challenge and began to fill it with increasingly exotic and rare plants, as well as ponds and many other garden features. He knew every one of his plants, and there were hundreds, by their Latin names. His garden was included in the National Garden Scheme 'Yellow Book', the standard for opening to the public, an achievement of which he was very proud. Ian developed carcinoma of the prostate in 2004, and after initial treatment had a four-year remission. Unfortunately, the condition returned in 2009 and he died on 12 February 2011. He left a widow Jill, three children (Nick, Kim and Jonathan) and five grandchildren. His daughter Kim continues the medical tradition into a sixth generation.