11 May 2010
Felix Cooper Robinson (D. 2004-07)
The Association is deeply saddened to report the death of Felix Cooper Robinson (D. 2004-07) on 11th May 2010 in a bus crash in Thailand.
Obituaries
29 April 2010
Sarah Hanson (W. 1989-91)
Sarah was tragically killed in a car accident in South Africa on Thursday 29th April. Sarah lived near Durban and leaves a husband and three young children. Our condolences go to her family and to her parents, Dan (Head of Geography 1976-91, and housemaster of Aldrich) and Barbara Hanson.
06 April 2010
David Quayle (C. 1950-55), Co-founder of B&Q
Born: 19 August, 1936, in Banbury, Oxfordshire, the distinguished Old Brightonian, David Quayle (C. 1950-55), died on board a cruise ship off the coast of South Africa on 6th April 2010, aged 73.
29 March 2010
James E Ager (S. 1973-78)
It is with great sadness that we have to report the passing of James Ager on Monday 29th March. As in everything he did, he showed great strength and bravery in his fight over the last four years with Motor Neurone Disease.
06 February 2010
Major Ian T P Ventris (D. 1933-37)
Major Ian Trevor Peyton Ventris died on Saturday 6th February 2010.
28 January 2010
Jim Titcomb (A. 1945-49)
Jim Titcomb died at home in Maresfield on 26th January 2010 after being diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer in September. Jim thoroughly enjoyed his successful time at Brighton College and, right up to the end, took an eager interest in the school, even visiting it 'on the QT' shortly after being diagnosed.
14 January 2010
Kay Irving Holder (S. 1930-34)
Mr Kay Irving Holder passed away on January 14, 2010. He was a very kind, generous and honest person, who lived a full life, filled with lots of adventure. He had a great appreciation for languages and literature and enjoyed playing sports, particularly tennis and golf. Other pastimes included hunting, fishing and travelling. He travelled a great deal throughout his life, which he credits for his open mindedness, tolerance and acceptance of others.
06 December 2009
Bernard H P Boddy (Staff 1951-68)
Bernard H P Boddy (born 9th March 1926, BC staff 1951-68,) died on 6th December 2009.
16 November 2009
Lieutenant-Commander Michael Langman (B. 1935-40)
Lieutenant-Commander Michael Langman, who has died aged 88, enjoyed three distinct flying careers, served in two Navies and was recognised for his bravery over the western desert and the Mediterranean.
09 November 2009
Walter H Johnson (C. 1945-48)
Walter H Johnson died two years ago. In a small ceremony on 15 November, his ashes were scattered over the bank behind the rugby posts on the Home Ground. His last surviving relative, his nephew, Mr Joseph Sue, was the chief mourner.
05 November 2009
Col David Travers Worsley Gibson (ex staff)
Former Second World War Phantom Signals officer, Col David Travers Worsley Gibson, has died, aged 92.
04 November 2009
Brian G Mullin (D. 1948-51)
Brian G Mullin has died at his home in South Africa on 4 November 2009
10 October 2009
Stephen D Head (R. 1984-89)
Stephen, a teacher at Tanbridge House School, died on 10 October 2009 from his injuries following a car accident on his way home from work.
30 August 2009
Cyril Nicholas Henty-Dodd, aka Simon Dee (S. 1951-52)
Born: 28th July 1935, died: 30th August 2009, aged 74 - formerly Cyril Nicholas Henty-Dodd - the charismatic BBC Radio 1 DJ and television chat show host.
24 August 2009
Lt Col (Rtd) Anthony K Sharp (B. 1933-37)
Lt Col (Rtd) Anthony K Sharp, OBE (B. 1933-37) died on 24th August 2009 in hospital. Anthony was the former Commanding Officer 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers and Founder and first Headmaster of Bredon School.
30 July 2009
Anthony Hockley
The College and the Association is saddened to hear of the death of one of our most accomplished alumni. Anthony Hockley was emeritus neurosurgeon at Birmingham’s Children’s and Queen Elizabeth hospitals, and a pioneer of paediatric and craniofacial reconstructive neurosurgery for children with severely deformed faces and heads.
28 June 2009
Jack Hindmarsh (former Director of Music)
Jack Hindmarsh, FRCO, Hon FTCL, died on 28th June 2009, peacefully in hospital, aged 82 years.
17 June 2009
Hester Stewart (W. 2004-06)
Hester Stewart (W. 2004-06) died on 26th April 2009, aged 21.
13 June 2009
Mark Andrews (B. 1957-62)
18 November 1943 – 13 June 2009, Mark Andrews attended Brighton College between 1958 and 1963. He entered Bristol House as a Centenary Scholar when Dick Crossley-Holland was housemaster. Mark rose to be Head of House and a school prefect when Ian White (H/C. 1956-62) was head boy. He was art editor of The Brightonian magazine and a founder of WALLPAPER which appeared at the time. A second fifteen rugby colour and a swimming and water polo colour, he was a member of one of the strongest school swimming teams on the circuit at the time.
22 May 2009
Professor Walter Ledermann
Born Berlin 18 March 1911, died London 22 May 2009 - "A sweet and gentle little man” whom students found “charming, friendly, understanding and delightful” and whose lectures “were masterfully presented”, Professor Walter Ledermann (College master in the early 80's) has died.
19 May 2009
Harry Pearlberg
It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my father, Harry Pearlberg, yesterday in Ealing General Hospital, at 5.45am GMT, May 19th 2009. Harry was 88 and is survived by his wife, Hazel, his children, Neil, Nicole and Gerard and Grand children, Quinn, Cameron, Luke and Sam. He will be sorely missed!
28 April 2009
Karl E. Schoeller (S. 1953-54)
Karl E. Schoeller (S. 1953-54) died aged 74 on April 28, 2009 in Vero Beach, Fla.
09 April 2009
Penny Lloyd, nee Allen (F. 1979-81)
Penny Lloyd, nee Allen (F. 1979-81 - right) died on 9th April 2009 after a two year battle with breast cancer.
27 March 2009
H B M Falck (Br. 1927-31)
H B M Falck died on 27 March 2009, aged 96. His son, David, writes, "He had such happy memories of his time at Brighton College and remained an avid reader of the Pelican.
05 February 2009
Mark Grantham Chanter Gosling (S. 1956-60)
Lt Col (Royal Marines) Mark Grantham Chanter Gosling (S. 1956-60) died on 5th February aged 66, following a battle with cancer.
01 February 2009
Richard Jeffery Salter (B. 1957-62)
The baritone Richard Salter, who has died aged 65, only appeared once on the British operatic stage - in 1986, as Chorebus in The Trojans at Opera North.
01 January 2009
Sam Griffiths (S. 2005-08)
The Association is shocked and deeply saddened to have to report the death of this enormously popular former pupil of the College. Sam, a boarder in School House until June 2008, died after falling on to a railway track in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
31 October 2008
Barry Meckiffe, formerly Crew, (S. 1953-58)
Barry Meckiffe, formerly Crew, (S. 1953-58) died in October 2007.
15 October 2008
A tribute to W.Bro. John A. Stone (H. 1951-55)
W.Bro, John Austin Stone P.Pr.A.G.D.C, P.M.4104 died on the 16th June, 2008, after a very short illness.
09 October 2008
Richard C Usherwood (S. 1953-56)
Richard C Usherwood (S. 1953-56) died on 9th October 2008, aged 71. He was Head Boy at Brighton College (1955-56) and a former master at Radley College.
17 September 2008
Captain Alan B Haywood (B. 1945-49)
Captain Alan B Haywood (B. 1945-49) died on 17th September 2008. His funeral was be held on 30th September at Worthing Crematorium.
25 June 2008
Peter Michaelis (L. 1947-53)
Peter Michaelis (L. 1947-53) died at home on 11th June 2008, aged 74. His funeral was on 25th June at the Surrey and Sussex Crematorium.
16 June 2008
John Austin Stone (H. 1951-55)
John Austin Stone (H. 1951-55) died on the 16th June, 2008 aged 71 years, after a very short illness.
01 June 2008
Alan Summarsell (A. 1967-72)
The Association was greatly saddened to hear that both Alan and his son Gareth died as a result of a tragic motorcycle accident on 1st June 2008. Sadly after a week in Leicester Royal Infirmary, his son Gareth, aged 25 also died from injuries caused in the accident. Alan leaves a wife, Chris and daughter Hannah.
11 May 2008
Luka Randic (L. 1994-96)
Luka Randić, Specialist Registrar in Emergency Medicine at Manchester Royal Infirmary (b 1978, q Manchester School of Medicine 2001, BM BCh; MFAEM 2005) died as the result of a road traffic accident on 11 May 2008.
05 January 2008
David Clinch (S. 1964-69)
David Clinch (S. 1964-69) died on 5th January 2008 in the Royal Marsden Hospital.
29 December 2007
Robert Gordon Fenwick (Wi/C. 1933-37)
Born: 20 September 1919 in London, died: 29 December 2007 in Adelaide - Robert Gordon Fenwick (Wi/C. 1933-37) died on 29 December 2007 in Adelaide.
13 December 2007
Sir Robert N Soar (D. 1963-68)
Sir Robert N Soar (D. 1963-68) died on 13 December 2007 after an illness.
01 December 2007
Major General E H W Grimshaw (G. 1925-29)
Major General E H W Grimshaw (G. 1925-29) who has died aged 96, won a DSO in Burma and saw repeated front-line service in a career which ranged from the North West Frontier of India in 1932 to the Eoka operation in Cyprus in 1956.
23 October 2007
Miss Elsie Hawthorn (Headmistress of the Pre-Prep School in the 1980s - then known as Kingscliffe)
Miss Elsie Hawthorn (Headmistress of the Pre-Prep School in the 1980s - then known as Kingscliffe), passed away peacefully last Tuesday at the Earl Mountbatten Hospice on the Isle of Wight, following a lengthy illness.
02 October 2007
Peter Rumney (H. 1937-39)
As many Old Brightonians will be aware, Peter died on 2nd October 2007. His memorial service at Bishop Hannington Church on 10th October was attended by several hundred friends from Peter’s wide range of interests, a tribute to the affection and respect in which he was held. Peter himself had a long association with Bishop Hannington Church as a member of the welcoming team “meeting and greeting” members of the congregation as they arrived for services in his own inimitable way.
31 July 2007
Christopher C Bennett (B. 1957-61)
Christopher C Bennett (B. 1957-61), has died after his horse slipped in a muddy field during a hunt.
23 July 2007
Audrey Chesterton has died
Audrey Chesterton, a teacher at Brighton College Junior School for some 25 years, has died. This is not an obituary but a memory of a colleague with whom I worked for ten years. Audrey joined the Junior School just after I had left to move on to the College, and it was her proud boast that she had completed over 100 terms by the time she finished.