Arthur Perkins, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday, died of a heart attack on 12 February at 2.15pm in Hammersmith Hospital, London, with his two sons present. He had been suffering from dementia for several years. Arthur was born in Southwark, London, on 9 February 1928 to Bill and Grace (Dawson) Perkins. He had a brother, Bill, who died a few years ago. Bill married and had a child Karen. Arthur spent many happy times in Sheffield and the surrounding countryside when he visited Karen and her family. One of his proudest moments as a child was passing the 11-plus exam. This allowed him to attend Westminster City Grammar School. A grammar school education led to him following a career as an architect. Living his teenage years during World War Two, he experienced the horrors of armed conflict. This led to him wanting a life of peace. He was a socialist/communist from a young age and set up a branch of the Young Communist League at school. In the 1950s, he took many trips to Europe to attend the Festivals of Youth for Peace. These occurred in various cities throughout Europe including Prague, Berlin, and Bucharest. In 1955, it was held in Warsaw. It was at this particular festival that he met Nadia Larking. They were married in 1958 and had three children: Andy, Lizzy, and Ben. Later in life, he was blessed with three grandchildren: Sam, Daniel, and Hannah. Arthur thought that being married and having kids was the culmination and happiest time of his life. During his 50s, he started to explore a spiritual life. He had two spiritual teachers: firstly, Swami Muktananda and after Muktananda died, Adi Da Samraj. He made many friends in the community of Adidam. He loved his spiritual teacher deeply and for many years, lived a life of devotion and service. Arthur was a gentle man and a generous one. He enjoyed hilarity and silliness, and could easily bring a smile to your face. He was also considerate and thoughtful. He was well travelled and loved meeting new people. He will be greatly missed.