We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Archie Noone, Vice Convener of Alzheimer Scotland’s Board of Trustees, member of the Scottish Dementia Working Group (SDWG) and the Chair of the SDWG Research Group. Mr Noone was also a former lecturer of Anthropology.
As well as working with the Care Inspectorate, and on the National Care Standards and the Dementia Champions programme, he also took part in a debate held in the European Parliament about older people and dementia. Mr Noone also presented at conferences locally, nationally and internationally sharing his lived experience, including at a number of Alzheimer Europe Conferences over the years.
He worked hard to actively promote the work of the SDWG and of Alzheimer Scotland, and was recently recognised with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Alzheimer Scotland Annual Conference 2021. He was very well liked and respected by his colleagues and by those he came into contact with through his advocacy and policy work and he will be sorely missed by the dementia community. Our heartfelt condolences go out to all of Archie Noone’s family, friends and colleagues.