Obituary: Desmond ‘Dixie’ Dean, packaging education pioneer | packagingnews.co.uk
Our Dixie, as we like to remember him, passed away on 24 July at the age of 86. He was given a fond farewell at his funeral on 9 August, where many were gathered from his family, neighbours and those associated with him during his working life.He was born in Cambridge and grew up in the area. He attained degrees in pharmacology and biochemistry and took on medical duties on a troop ship during the war. His career provided his first insight into packaging at Boots and followed with a number of years at Fisons.It was inevitable that Dixie would become involved with the Institute of Packaging which he joined a few years after its 1947 inauguration. His main interest was education and he created the first East Midlands Diploma course in Nottingham, and soon extended this to 6 other centres in the Midlands.
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