After retiring from medicine, Dr Robert Johnstone and his wife, Marilyn, spent a happy decade in Suffolk. (Image: Family of Dr Robert Johnstone)In Suffolk, too, he had a deep appreciation for the local flora and fauna. (Image: Family of Dr Robert Johnstone)A watercolour scene in Southwold, painted by Dr Robert Johnstone. Dr Johnstone was a father to eight children and later doted on his 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Dr Johnstone died on July 4, aged 97.