A civil engineer who was involved in the design of the M6 motorway has died, aged 73.
Desmond Frederick Boon, who was born in Brompton and later lived in Northallerton and Scarborough, North Yorkshire, died in Malton Hospital from heart failure.
He worked as a civil engineer for, among others, the World Bank, designing many roads in Asia. He also worked in Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Ghana.
He was also heavily involved in the designing of the M6 and A174 in this country.
After receiving his call-up papers on his 18th birthday, Mr Boon joined the Fleet Air Arm. After his National Service went to Durham University where he gained a BSc.
Mr Boon's father, Fred, ran the Brompton Silver Band.
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