It's funny the things that come to mind; a couple of little incidents working with Brian that make me smile:
We were dealing with a drunken collapse in the street somewhere in the city centre and I remember as I crouched down checking the unconscious lad that some loudmouth was giving me a load of verbal very close to my ear, I looked up just at the instant that Brian had taken hold of the back of his collar and physically lifted him off his feet and "placed" him on his feet behind him; the lad spun round fists clenched ready to have a go and the look on his face when he saw the size of the person who had moved him was a picture! He just kind of melted into the crowd after that never to be seen again.
Another time a regular and undesirable drunk who never seemed to have any redeaming qualities at all accused Brian of being "grossly overweight". I can remember the physical outline of him in the dirt on the side of the ambulance as Brian pointed out to him that he knew he was overweight but didnt need telling by the likes of him!
These two little incidents which have nothing to do with "clinical excellence" or "being there taking care" remind me of how Brian was always there watching your back in awkward situations and how despite his caring and generous nature was never in the mood to suffer fools.
He was an excellent paramedic working in a tough environment and I learnt a lot from him in my early days, shall always remember him!