My sister and I were so pleased to read the letters from B.E. Jansen and Dorothy Carr about Lyndon Harris in the Halesowen News last week.

I was away when you published the "treasure trove" article a few weeks ago and, having read it was intending to write to you about the use of "reclusive" in your piece.

Lyndon was a neighbour of ours and our parents throughout our lives and although certainly reserved and very modest, he was always an interesting and amusing conversationalist.

My sister lent him her dog Floss just after the upsetting burglary he experienced.

We were not at all surprised to hear of the "treasure trove" as after the burglary he told us he was more concerned about his old masters than his own paintings.

We understand also why he had kept the resignation letter from his "cleaner" - she was a great support to Lyndon over many years and he was very sad when she had to leave on ill health grounds.

He was a fine musician as well as an artist. I for some years was the Director of Music at Halesowen Parish Church. I had many interesting conversations with him on musical topics and heard him play at the United Church. He often talked to my husband (an optician) about problems with his eyes.

We were so sad when we heard of his death just as he was going to the Royal Scottish Academy of Art with some of his paintings. We felt privileged to have been neighbours to this brilliant but humble man and we hope Halesowen will be able to fund a fitting memorial to him similar to that of Brett Young - no one would deserve it more than him.

Margaret Pickford, Via email