Appalled by the frequent typos in Raw Vision’s early issues, Dave Stevens volunteered to take on the role of copy editor at no cost to the magazine. As a result of his work, the grammar and accuracy of the magazine’s texts improved considerably and Stevens kindly continued with this labour of love for the following 16 years.

Under the pen name of Jack Lee he published his first novel Baked Alaska in 1989 and was nearing completion of Patsy, a musical drama based on the various events surrounding the assasination of President Kennedy. He was a keen authority on the war rugs of Afghanistan, and held one of the largest collections in Britain, carefully assembled over many years.

He died suddenly after a short illness on September 26 and will be missed by many more than just those at the magazine.

John Maizels