Gavin John ALEXANDER

I have fond memories of Gavin during his tenure as the ISSMGE Vice President for Australasia. Here's a photo of him during our adventures in North Macedonia in June 2018. We roamed around the countryside in search of an aqueduct and a monastery. May he rest in peace.

I'm saddened to hear about Gavin. I remember him from our family gatherings, and from visiting the family on the farm. Gavin was always very kind and welcoming. I'll remember him fondly. Thinking of Fiona and the boys during this tough time. Kia Kaha.

I had the pleasure of working with Gavin at Arup Geotechnics in London and Sydney from around 1987 to 1992. In Australia, Gavin was managing remedial works for a large number of geotechnical problem areas on a 400km section of the main North Coast railway line between Newcastle, NSW and the Queensland border. Gavin was highly committed to his profession, technically competent, of high integrity and well respected by his colleagues and clients.

My last memory of Gavin (and Fiona) was in April 2019 in Perth, Western Australia, where he was acting as the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) Vice President for Australasia, where we reminisced about our families, work and overseas travels see attached photo.

A big loss to his family and the profession.