My brother, Andy Saunders, who has died aged 62, was born in the same year as Doctor Who, and became an unswerving devotee of the programme.
Andy, who had Down’s syndrome, was born in Brighton to Lily (nee Roth), who worked in a bakery, and Peter Saunders, a commercial artist. He went to Hillside school (now Hill Park school) in Portslade; our father successfully campaigned for him to continue in full-time education until he was 19. On leaving school, Andy worked at a luncheon club at St John the Baptist church in Hove and at a cafe at Brighton General hospital, where his cheerfulness and willingness to help everyone were put to good use. Then he found a job at Safeway, later Morrisons, where he worked for 25 years, stocking shelves and showing people where things were. He loved it and received awards for his service.
