Dr. Arnold McFarland Grier, MB ChB FRCS (Ed)

1921 - 2009  (87 years)

• Name	Arnold McFarland Grier
  Prefix	Dr.
  Suffix	MB ChB FRCS (Ed)
  Born	5 Sep 1921	55 Newbigging, Musselburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Captain Royal Engineers
  Residence	22 Sep 1993	Elmbank, Culduthel Road, Inverness, Scotland
  Buried	Jan 2009	Inverness, Scotland
  Occupation	8 Jan 2009	Inverness, Scotland
  	Ear, Nose, Throat Surgeon
  _UID	1DFBD509A9C248FE94B2F7510C578693B151
  Died	8 Jan 2009	68 Culduthel Road, Inverness, Scotland
  	Cause: cerebrovascular accident
  Person ID	I10436	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Arnold Thomson Grier,   b. 27 Jan 1892, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 22 Sep 1993, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  (Age 101 years)
  Mother	Agnes Inglis Milne,   b. 6 Feb 1891, 15 Caledonian Place, Edinburgh, Scotland ,   d. 10 Jan 1986, 28 Bridge Street, Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland  (Age 94 years)
  Married	27 Dec 1918	33 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, Midlothian
  	Arnold Grier and Agnes Milne were marriedby declaration in front of David Milne, Civil Service Clerk, and Janet Campbell
  Family ID	F3499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2010
  Family ID	F6056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Raigmore surgeon who helped deaf community dies aged 87 Tribute to inverness specialist who remained as locum until he was 70 Published: 12/01/2009 Inverness Press & Journal A long-serving Inverness surgeon, who dedicated his life to helping deaf people, has died after a long illness, aged 87. Arnold Grier, of 68 Culduthel Road, Inverness, died at his home on Thursday morning after suffering a stroke. He had been ill for several years. Mr Grier was born in 1921 and raised in Musselburgh, near Edinburgh. He began training as an actuary, but just days after he turned 18, World War II began. He served in the Royal Engineers, rising to the rank of captain, and also helped with the development of radar, which was vital to the wartime defence of Britain. After returning home, Mr Grier decided to follow his passion for medicine. He qualified as an ear, nose and throat surgeon from Edinburgh University, before studying for a Fellowship in Surgery. During his time in Edinburgh, Mr Grier met his Dutch wife Elisabeth, who was in Scotland on a six-week nursing placement. In 1962 the couple married, a few months after moving to Inverness when Mr Grier was appointed consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon at the Royal Northern Infirmary. He later moved to Raigmore Hospital where he remained until his retirement in 1986, aged 65. He remained a locum at the hospital until he was 70. Mr Grier was heavily involved in the Scottish Association for the Deaf, becoming its national vice-president, and the Highland Association for the Deaf. During his career he was an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons, an honorary lecturer at Aberdeen University and helped develop a training course for medical secretaries at Inverness College. In his spare time he was a keen gardener and enjoyed breeding budgies. He is survived by his wife, three children Arnold, Geraldine and Rik and granddaughter Lissie. Consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon at Raigmore Hospital, Bill McKerrow, said: "Mr Grier served patients in the Highlands for almost 30 years, working beyond his retirement to provide cover for colleagues as a locum. He was always obliging and friendly and a popular figure in the ENT field in Scotland." A funeral service will be held tomorrow at 1pm at Ness Bank Church of Scotland, Inverness. Publihed in The Scotsman 9 th Jan 2009 GRIER Arnold MacFarlane (Inverness) Passed away peacefully, at home, on January 8, 2009, Dr. Arnold Macfarlane Grier MB ChB FRCS (Ed), Elmbank, 68 Culduthel Road, Inverness, aged 87 years, former ear, nose and throat surgeon, R.N.I and Raigmore Hospital 1962 - 1991, National Vice President of the Scottish Association for the Deaf, beloved husband and best friend of Elisabeth, loving father and father-in-law of Arnold and Lisa, Geraldine and Paul and Rik and grandfather of Lissie. Greatly respected in the Medical Profession in Inverness and beyond. Arrangements by William T. Fraser and Son, Culduthel Road, Inverness. Arnold was the informant on the death of his father in 1933