I have just received this news and am broken-hearted. I only met Lynda once, but during the time we worked together on the magazine, we became close friends. Our friendship continued after we resigned, and when I suggested to Lynda that she learn the ukulele, we had a lot of fun sharing songs and our separate experiences - Lynda was obviously a lot more talented than I!
I wrote to her just a couple of days ago and hope she was well enough to read the email, which had a couple of yarns which I'm sure would have made her laugh. She very much missed editing the magazine and losing contact with the JRA; during our years working together I was always impressed by her astonishing ability and discipline. Her last magazine was a nightmare for her, with both of her computers giving problems and her memory not what it was. Between us, we managed to get it all together and she was so relieved not to have let the side down. I doubt anyone reading the magazine could have guessed at her struggles.
Just as with building and sailing Tin Hau, she threw her heart and soul into the magazine and worked hard to acquire the necessary skills. I admired her immensely and will very much miss our email conversations. My heart goes out to David: they had just celebrated 45 very happy years of marriage.