John Ritchie Stephen Tait was born on 7 February 1935 in the fishing village of Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire, in the north east of Scotland. One of five children, he was the fourth and youngest son of Gilbert and Chrissie Tait. He was a proud member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) for 63 years. He served in the medical corps after graduating from Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University. After completing his preregistration training with Boots, he worked in community pharmacy for a few years before joining pharmaceutical company Allen and Hanburys (A&H). He then joined the pharmaceutical company British Drug Houses as a medical representative, travelling the length and breadth of Scotland.
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