Rowel Boyd Friers MBE PPRUA (13 April 1920 -21 September 1998) was a cartoonist, illustrator, painter and lithographer.
He was a keen actor and television performer, with a talent for mimicry, serving as President of the Ulster Association of Drama Festivals and appearing regularly on chat shows.
The interior walls of the waiting room in the old McCartney veterinarian clinic on the Upper Knockbreda Road in Belfast were decorated by him with large scale illustrations of pets and their owners in a mix of humorous and educational situations.
His funeral was attended by a large crowd, including politicians from both sides of the sectarian divide - the SDLP's Lord Fitt and the DUP leader, the Reverend Ian Paisley.
He is survived by his wife Yvonne (née Henderson), daughter Vivien and sons Jeremy and Timothy.