I worked with Anne Warner in the 1990s when two marine science institutes in Plymouth were merged (the laboratory of the Marine Biological Association and the Institute for Marine Environmental Research). This was a potentially difficult merger of two research laboratories with a shared commitment to marine science but different histories (in the case of the MBA, stretching back for more than 100 years) and different forms of governance.
As director of the newly formed Plymouth Marine Laboratory, I came to rely on Anne's advice and guidance. She represented the MBA on the appropriate committees, including the Natural Environment Research Council. Her dedication to good science and her realisation that marine science, in particular, is essentially a multi-disciplinary exercise, raised her above the inevitable awkward moments as two institutions sought to live together.
Your obituary emphasises Anne's initiative in founding the cell physiology workshop. I would like to add her influence in helping to bring about the merger which, though recommended (by a committee of the House of Lords) in good times, was effected in a time of financial difficulties for both institutes. Her commitment to encouraging good multi-disciplinary research, in areas sometimes far removed from her own research interests, and her unwavering good humour, were key to the successful outcome.