John Raiman: an appreciation

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Dr John Draper Raiman. Dr John Raiman died unexpectedly on 20 October 2019. He is survived by his wife Jennifer, six children — Nicola, Alistair, Lucinda, Caroline, Joanne, and Julian, 15 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. John was native to North East London. Born in Ilford to Arthur and Gwendolyn, he was evacuated as a young child. He may have gained his business acumen from his Uncle Bill, a fishmonger in Goodmayes. John gained a place at Ilford County High School, where he excelled — gaining a scholarship to the London Hospital Medical School. At the London he won the Bass Charrington prize for dissection. He was secretary of the London Hospital Football Club as later were his son Alistair and …