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ObituariesFr Ignatius St Lawrence SJ Fr Philip Wetz SJ Ted Sammons George Hills George Bull R.F. "Dickie" Mann Frank Travers Ted Travers Peter Duffy Joseph Peeler Bill Doherty Tom Connors Dr Michael Hawken Monica Travers Anthony Bartlett Stanislaw Frenkiel Pat Mullen John Cooper CEM Lowe Desmond Fanning Frank Escott Paul Locke Eric Daly Christopher Waters David Casey Anthony Hogg Tom Inwood Anthony Lacey Hawkins News of other recently deceased OW's
Desmond
Martin Fanning "Many
thanks for your kind thoughts following the death of my father; it has been a
testing period for all the family but I feel that given time, we will be able to
look back and remember all the good times we had with Dad. He left the College in 1945.
I know that he had fond memories of his education at I am sure that I am safe in
stating that he was highly regarded in his particular field of occupational
medicine, keeping busy to the end. He achieved the rank of Wing Commander in the
RAF and received the OBE during his years of service. His subsequent career with
British Steel took him from the His outside work interests
were extremely varied: in the late 1960�s, with his wife, he built a house in On �retirement� he moved
back to the Peak District in Derbyshire with his wife, June, where he was able
to enjoy his other great interest in gardening whilst also being engaged as a
consultant. I know that during this time his activities ranged from giving
medical advice on legal matters to officiating as an examining officer to
student doctors in He is survived
by his wife, June, three children, Martin, Sarah and Rebecca and five
grandchildren. I hope this
information is of interest. Kind Regards," Martin Fanning - martinfanning@btopenworld.com We were very sad to learn of the sudden death of Frank Escott on October 11th at the age of 65. The funeral took place on Wednesday 22nd October 2003 at St Edmund's College Chapel followed by a private family service. Many OW's attended. Unfortunately, Frank was made redundant from St Edmunds after one more year and for some while returned to the waste management field. Latterly Frank had been doing temporary work at rather anti-social hours to give him time to perform his planning committee duties for his local council matters which he took seriously and most conscientiously. Frank kept up his great love of rugby and when he was forced to stop playing because of a bad back he continued to offer his services as a referee and assessor of trainee referees. He always attended the annual match on Boxing Day against Old Rutlishians and was often heard with some useful advice for the referee! Frank was also a keen golfer and a member of the Old Boys golf society."
Frank Escott: born 8th May 1938 - Died 11th October 2003. Donhead 1945-49 Wimbledon College 1949-54. We were very sad to learn that Ted died last Sunday 5th January 2003. He was 84.
After St Michaels, Ted joined the Royal Horse Artillery and was sent initially to Cairo and then to the Western Desert on the border between Egypt and Libya. In 1938 he saw service in Palestine. He kept up a regular correspondence with his old history master who was now at Stonyhurst. With war looming Ted was posted back to England to teach Officer Cadets. He found this rewarding and decided that, if he were to survive the war, he would make a career in teaching. He was then seconded to the Indian Army. When WWII ended Ted resigned his commission and wrote to Fr Sinnott, now Headmaster at the College, asking for a job. Ted joined the college staff in the Summer Term of 1948, one of only five lay members, the others being Joe Ruddy, Bill Edney, Richard Milward and Luke Brennan. Ted taught English, R.E., P.E. (including Boxing, Rugby and Cricket), some Chemistry and, of course, French. He retired in the early 1980's after more than 30 years on the staff. Ted was a leading member of the Sodalite and was devoted to Lourdes. He also founded the Wimbledon Credit Union, the first in the UK. After retirement Ted still took a great interest in the College and the Old Boys and was a frequent visitor to the OW's clubhouses at AMH and Coombe Lane. He was disappointed not to have been able to attend the OW's dinner last October when his health had started to decline. Ted's wife, Eileen, died nearly 20 years ago. They had nine children, Terry, Geraldine (who died in 1957), Claire, Carmel, Michael, Marie, Laurence, Madeleine and Dominic. All the boys attended the College. Our thoughts and prayers are with them all. "Sainte Marie, M�re de Dieu, priez pour nous p�cheurs, maintenant, et � l'heure de notre mort." The funeral service will take place on Thursday 16th January 2003 at 10.00am at the Sacred Heart Church Edge Hill. Click here to read E-Book of Remembrance. If you would like to record a message of condolence or your memories of Ted please click here.
Charlie Lowe died on 1st December 2002 after a short illness. C.E.M. Lowe left the College in 1935. He had been captain of both rugby and cricket and was also a superb tennis player, competing in the Wimbledon Championships in both 1934 and 1935. After the College Charlie concentrated on rugby and played for London Scottish for many years. He always kept up his connection with the Old Boys and for a number of years brought his own XV ( including some internationals) to play the OW's each season. After his playing days were over Charlie became a Sussex County selector and, with his wife Joan, was involved in the running of Public School Wanderers. Charlie and Joan were last at the club for the Cricket Club Presidents Lunch last year. May he rest in peace. Dr George A.M. Hills MBE.
ERD. Dlitt. FRHistS.
6th June 1918 - 13thSeptember 2002 Former BBC World Service Broadcaster and Spanish Historian,
George Hills, died on 13th September, aged 84.
Returning to England, his Broadcasting career included
positions as Programmes Organiser for Spanish and Latin American Spanish
Services and latterly as Staff Training Officer for External Services. Sir
Trevor Macdonald and Angela Rippon were past pupils. In 1962 he was asked to
accompany H.R.H.Prince Philip on his Royal Tour of South America as BBC
Representative. His bilingual ability and knowledge of the Continent was once
again put to good use. On his retirement from the BBC in 1977, Mr Gerald Mansell
wrote of George that he "left his mark on more members of staff than any
other person at Bush House. Above all, he sought to instil the virtues for which
he cared and believed in so passionately, into successive generations of
newcomers to broadcasting and the media" Dr. Hills' expertise in training was widely sought at home and abroad. Radio Canada Nacional brought him to Montreal in 1976 to organise and deliver various courses. In the emerging Democracy in Spain, following the death of General Franco, he was instrumental in establishing Training in T.V. and Radio, in the Basque Region as well as other areas of Spain, in particular, Madrid. The last 25 years saw much involvement in this field. In Madrid he helped to found the new University of Francisco de Vitoria, dedicated to Broadcasting and the Media. As recently as June of 2002, he returned to a week of celebratIons to mark the 25 Anniversary of this University together with 250 ofhis past students, now respected Broadcasters and Captains of lndustry. Days before he died, Dr Hills received the news that a T .V. and Radio Studio in the Francisco de Vitoria was to be named after him. He accepted this honour with his usual humility.
A devout Catholic, Lourdes played a major part in his life. He
had been a Member of the Hospitalite of N.D.de Lourdes for 50 years. He had been
elected as English speaking Representative on the Council of Lourdes in 1982,
serving in this position until 1993. Apart from the War years he had devoted
one, more often two weeks to working with those on Pilgrimage in Lourdes every
year. On one occasion he had walked the whole journey from Wimbledon to Lourdes.
Two weeks prior to his death he returned to the Shrine, still giving he1p and
re1aying information in his fluent Spanish and French from his wheelchair. Dr.Hills is survived by his daughter, Catherine Mary, son, Edmund (OW 1964-71) , and grandsons John and James. His elder sister, Juanita, of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, lives in Mexico. He was married to Marie for 61 years until her death on 7th September 2001. Mentor and friend to many, respected Historian, George Hills was awarded an MBE for services to Broadcasting in the New Year's Honours List of 1992. His other honours reflect his military and academic achievements. In conclusion one can do no better than reiterate a comment made by Mr.Gerald Mansell at George Hills' retirement. To those who knew him the words do not apply to Broadcasting alone: " His influence will survive long after his early departure � C.M.Hills-Tennant - 2nd October 2002
Professor Tom Connors (1946-53) Born 18th December 1934 Died 4th February 2002. John Earl writes "Tom Connors was the shining light of our class of 1946 and remained so as we progressed through the College and went our separate ways in 1953. His spectacular academic success is legendary and those of us who were fortunate to share in his exhilaration of playing and running hard will remember that he was also an accomplished athlete. We toiled together in various Rugby teams at the College and for the OW`s and can remember the overriding task and desire of his team mates was to get the ball out to Tom on the wing. Given a half decent pass his ginger head bobbed and weaved and flashed through the opposition to score so many times. He sprinted around the athletics track with consummate ease so that his feet seemed to float over the cinders. He was an ardent supporter of the OW`s and encouraged many emerging talented players from the College to master the differences of club rugby and give enthusiastic support, as he did, to the vibrant social life of the OW`s. When Tom was around the ground (Chessington and then Coombe Lane) one knew he was there and wanted to be part of the fun he shared with everyone. After our class reunion in `99, we met more regularly as a group and at the OW gatherings at Edge Hill, Tom gave eloquent and witty speeches and always had time to talk with so many people. I marveled at his power of recall for people and names stretching back over half a century. Our Class who shared the exceptional experience of a Jesuit founded education at the College will, with Pearl and his family, mourn his passing but rejoice in having known him and glad that he is now at Peace." Tom Connors - His life and work. A Tribute - (PDF Format) Dr. Michael Hawken (1938-45 ) Michael Hawken who was at the college during the war years and until 1945, died on 7th February 2002. He was 74. After leaving the college and doing his national service in the navy he studied medicine at St Mary's and subsequently practised as a GP in Berkshire. He was for a number of years medical practitioner for the monks at Douai. He leaves a wife and three children. The funeral took place at Douai on the 13th February. May he rest in peace. John Cooper RIP (1946-53) John Cooper died suddenly on March 26th 2002. John Earl writes "Like many in our year, John surfaced again in the last three or four years to share his remarkable lifetime experiences as we all gathered at Tom Connors several parties and the Class Reunion at Coombe Lane in September 1999. We had all changed in appearance and it was only because the year book, produced to mark this unique reunion, contained family pictures that we were able to recognise some of our old friends. John�s unruly curly mop had thinned out considerably but we quickly became familiar with the "Coops" of old. Cindy who he married in 1971 was always the charming companion who became comfortable understanding the friendships amongst the group which stretched back over half a century. When John left the College he migrated through his National Service discovering that his talents lay in other directions than the mysteries of electronics. His studies at Cambridge also confirmed his antipathy towards the sciences as he changed from a Natural Science degree to Law. This lead him by a circuitous route through running Mobil Oil�s Patent Department to establishing his own successful consulting company in London and Munich. John was an accomplished musician having played 2nd Clarinet for the Cambridge Philharmonic and continuing to delight many with his obvious talent and love of music. His wide range of interests extended through Geology to study of Anglo-Saxon language and literature. We are all saddened by his recent sudden death and will join Cindy and his family in mourning his passing." From an OW who attended John Coopers funeral. "There were many of his friends present at the funeral service held on 15th April. Two eulogies delivered one by an old Cambridge friend and the other by a Patent lawyer friend. A third eulogy was delivered in the form of a friend conducting a wind quartet from the Mary Ward Orchestra playing Haydn�s St. Anthony Chorale. Cindy ( John's wife) had arranged the whole service to be conducted by an English lady who described herself as a sort of Buddhist minister, her name was Shenpen Hookham. The eulogies and talk by Shenpen were interesting and both men focused on John�s love of music and his somewhat rebellious nature. There were obviously quite a number of Buddhists in the congregation as the chanting of the "Heart Mantra" was melodic and well delivered, lead by Shenpen. The chant was repeated many times and gradually died away as the volume diminished on successive chants. There was a period of silent meditation and then one more single repetition of the chant. OM GATE GATE PARAGATE PARASAMGATE BODHI SVAHA (Gone, gone gone beyond perfectly and completely beyond. So be it) I suppose if John was a rebel this was his final act. Any way we said goodbye and Cindy was brave." Pat Mullen RIP (1971-76) Born 15th October 1957 Died 23rd September 2001 We were very sad to learn of the death on 22nd September 2001 of Pat Mullen. A gifted ball-player, Pat played for the OWs rugby club in the late 70s & 80s. The funeral was held on Monday 1st October at the English Martyrs Streatham. Many OW's attended. Our sincerest condolences go to Doc, Brian and all the Mullen family. May he rest in peace. In June 2001 we have received the news that Stanislaw Frenkiel, the eminent artist and College art master in the 1950's and early 60's died on 17th June. His requiem took place at the Sacred Heart, Edge Hill. For a full biography go to The Art of Stanislaw Frenkiel - A web site devoted to his art Monica Travers
RIP
George Bull OBE FRSL Journalist and polymath We were very sad to hear the news that George Bull (1940 -
47) died on Friday 6th April 2001. George had been a member of the OWA since leaving the College and rarely missed the OW's Annual Dinner. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Doreen and his
family. May he rest in peace. George Bull (1940-47) When the Japanese Ambassador commended George Bull as a Renaissance man at the ceremony in 1999 to bestow upon him the Emperor�s highest honour, the epithet was unusually appropriate. For as well as being immersed in the Italian Renaissance � he was, for instance, honorary treasurer of the Society for Renaissance Studies for 21 years � Bull was a man of affairs, fascinated by business, diplomacy and politics. Not many directors of the Institute of Public Enterprise Studies achieve such literary eminence as to be made Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature, but Bull served on its council and was for six years its honorary treasurer. But as well as being the trans- lator of Michelangelo, Machiavelli and Vasari, he was in- volved in an extraordinary number of business and trading publications and organisations, particularly promoting relations with Japan. He had a wider circle of acquaintances than most, and always showed interest in other people�s thoughts and activities. He could switch in a flash from the latest City scandal and today�s political nuances to the inner meaning of international reconciliation. Born into an Irish Catholic family living in London, George Anthony Bull was educated at Wimbledon College and Brasenose College, Oxford, and after his national service in the Royal Fusiliers he went to work on the Financial Times in 1952, first as a reporter, then on foreign news. Meanwhile, he was working on the translation of the Life of Cellini which was published by Penguin Classics in 1956, inaugurating a long association with that series. After a short spell as news editor in the London bureau of McGraw-Hill World News, he spent 24 years with The Director, rising from deputy editor to editor and then editor-in-chief. From 1986 he was director of the Anglo-Japanese Economic Institute and from 1989 he was editor of International Minds. Having become president of Central Banking Publications in 1990, he was publisher of Insight Japan from 1992 onwards, and of the Euro-Japanese Journal from 1994. Other commitments were more European in focus. He was a member of the UK committee of the European Cultural Foundation from 1987, and vice-president of the British-Italian Society from 1995 onwards. Part of the Jap- anese side of his life too in- volved him in cultural affairs, and he had a long friendship with the Catholic Japanese novelist Shusuko Endo. A lifelong Roman Catholic himself, Bull took on many commitments connected with the Church. For three years he chaired the International Justice and Peace Commission of the Bishops Conference of England and Wales. He was a director for 17 years of The Tablet, and a trustee from 1976, and for 16 years he was also a trustee of The Universe. In addition he was a governor of three Catholic schools. But all of this went hand in hand with a literary and scholarly career which might on its own have kept a less industrious man busy. His intersecting interests made him peculiarly well qualified to write on the complexities of Vatican Politics (1966), and he returned to the subject with Inside the Vatican (1982), which was translated into several other languages. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Gregory in 1999. In the meantime he had published a study of The Renaissance (1968, with a new edition in 1973), and Venice: The Most Triumphant City, which was published by the Folio Society in 1980 and later in the United States. Between these Italian books, he was also writing business and social studies, including The Director, his Money and his Job (1970) and, with Peter Hobday and John Hamway, Industrial Relations: The Boardroom Viewpoint (1972). His next work for Penguin Classics was Machiavelli�s The Prince, first published in 1961 and still in print, which was followed by Vasari�s Lives of the Artists (volume 1, 1965; volume 2, 1987) and Castiglione�s The Book of the Courtier in 1967. Also for Penguin he made a selection of Aretino�s letters (1976). For other publishers, he translated Artists of the Renaissance, The Life, Letters and Poetry of Michelangelo (with Peter Porter, 1987), and The Travels of Pietro della Valle (1989). Michelangelo: A Biography, his latest book, was well received when it appeared in 1995, and at the time of his death he was well advanced with a biography of Dante. He lectured, broadcast and wrote articles and reviews on a wide range of subjects, among them the restoration of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, on which he became an expert, and was active in public events of all sorts. Last year, for instance, on the 500th anniversary of the birth of Cellini, he organised a commemoration day at Goldsmith�s Hall, with six lectures, one of them by himself. His work naturally involved a great deal of travel and the amassing of a fine library. He was also an active member of three London clubs, the Garrick, the Savile and the Beefsteak. He was appointed OBE in 1990. George Bull married Doreen Griffin in 1957. She survives him, along with their two sons and two daughters. George Bull, OBE, FRSL, writer, translator and consultant, was born on August 23, 1929. He died on April 6, 2001, aged 71.Copyright 2001 Times Newspapers Ltd. - MONDAY APRIL 09 2001 Published Obituaries George Bull - Reconciliation between Cultures - The Times April 09 2001 George Bull - Journalist and polymath drawn to Italy and Japan - The Guardian April 10 2001
Headmaster of Wimbledon College, 1950 - 1960 Fr Ignatius� funeral took place on 30 June. His coffin bore the simple words "Ignatius Joseph Pius St Lawrence, priest" - admirably stating the life he chose. All he did stemmed from his priesthood, notably in his devotion to Lourdes and to spreading its message. When he arrived at the College in 1949 he read of the working parties of pupils and old boys who, from 1923 until 1939, had gone every year to Lourdes to help the sick and disabled. He revived the tradition in 1953, travelling with a small party of sixth-formers. Every year since, similar groups of volunteers from the College have done the same work (this year�s second group came home yesterday). For most of those years, Fr Ignatius was chaplain to one group or another, even in recent years when he found walking difficult. Sometimes he had to accept a ride in a wheelchair, but still contrived to lead - he had booked to go this year too. More than 500 young men have joined these pilgrimages. Some have gone back year after year and shared their insights with family and friends. They tell first of all of service, of hard work in hot sun, pushing wheelchairs, carrying stretchers, marshalling crowds: but even more, the message is spiritual, emphasising the need for repentance, prayer, the sacraments, forgiveness, reconciliation, and healing. Fr Ignatius always ensured that his pilgrims had daily Mass and Rosary, made the Stations, and attended the processions and other liturgies, as well as his own memorable talks. It was deeply formative - and by no means always serious: stories abound of awful channel crossings and Spartan accommodation, but also of great camaraderie and unforgettable meals. The usually formidable Headmaster would unbend enough to sport a beret and sometimes grant his charges a day off. He once organised beach cricket at Biarritz - totally mystifying the locals - and photographs exist of him standing at the foot of a Pyrenean glacier, mounting a donkey, and engaging in a wheelbarrow race (as the barrow). All this, of course, was additional to his professional work. Born in London of Irish parents in 1914, he attended Stonyhurst and later began teaching there as a scholastic. After ordination and a year as an assistant master at Wimbledon, he was appointed Headmaster aged only 36. In 1950 the Butler Act and its grammar schools were a recent innovation, and many of the "new" eleven-plus intake came from homes where there was no tradition of university education - but now boys were strongly encouraged to aim for it. By the late 1950s the Headmaster could claim that the College sent more boys to Oxbridge than any other Catholic school. The process was complicated by the introduction in the early 1950s of GCE O and A Levels in place of the former School and Higher Certificates. Fr Ignatius� decade in office was marked indelibly by his attitude to the curriculum. At the Academy (Speech Day) in 1951 - at a time when university entrance requirements were far different from today�s - he said " . . . competence in Latin is essential for practical purposes to qualify for university entrance, and it is of the greatest use for combining with . . . other languages." This state of affairs sat easily with his own great enthusiasm for teaching Classics (although he also provided new Science laboratories in an extensive building programme). He expected much from his pupils: " . . . we want the excellence which means the highest standard, as well as the hardest effort." He was the complete priest-schoolmaster. Men now in their fifties and sixties remember their trepidation in the classroom as he brandished a cricket bat while demanding faultless rendition of something from Kennedy�s Primer, and woe betide the unprepared during his end-of-term poetry orals. Boys came to recognise the portentous set of the jaw at times of immovable purpose, and the friendly growl which preceded words of special wisdom. He was indeed a true friend and very kind. There were plenty of laughs in his lessons too, but his priesthood shone through it all. He arranged, and often delivered personally, spiritual talks on Saturday mornings: he had an infallible gift for communicating with the young. Mass every Monday and Benediction every Friday, an annual three-day silent retreat, the Apostleship of Prayer and the Sodality all made for an atmosphere which was unselfconsciously and naturally Catholic. A layman who taught at the College for many years recalls how each term he was called to the Head�s office to discuss the academic and personal progress of each boy in his class, one by one - a mark of genuine pastoral interest in every pupil. Alongside this were engaging idiosyncracies in the classroom - accounts of the Peloponnesian Railway as "background" to Thucydides, a synthetic Greek passage purporting to explain cricket, and that peculiar collection of doggerel, the St Lawrence Greek Preposition Rhymes! His enthusiasm was infectious. Apart from Latin, Greek and Ancient History, he was also a compelling teacher of Religion. Further, he was a superb preacher: he would visibly think his way forward as he spoke, bringing out one essential theme with absolute clarity. He believed that teaching the young was excellent training for a priest and a preacher: "You have to be patient, prepare your material, and simplify your delivery." Cricket was another great love. He was especially gracious in class on afternoons which had seen a Yorkshire victory, and in the annual staff v boys match, invariably opened both batting and bowling in partnership with the groundsman. As a coach he was notoriously thorough: practices ended at six. He once arranged for Colin Cowdrey to spend an afternoon coaching at the College. He worked later in other fields, as chaplain in Manchester University, at Mount St Mary�s and St John�s, but Wimbledon saw much of his career, as Headmaster of the College and later as chaplain at Donhead for several years. The Sacred Heart, he said, was his favourite church. In recent years he wrote eminently readable biographies of St Ignatius and St Francis Xavier. Many parishioners and former pupils attended his funeral at Wardour Castle: the chapel is a Mass-centre served from the parish of Tisbury, scene of his last appointment, as curate. He is buried in Wardour New Cemetery close to the home of his brother, who survives him. AB For anecdotes and reminiscences about "Iggy" by OW's go to http://www.stlawrencesj.blogspot.com . On Saturday 10 February 2001 about 40 OW's - plus a few hundred parishioners - attended a Mass at the Sacred Heart for the repose of the soul of FR. IGNATIUS ST LAWRENCE SJ. The Mass was said by the current Headmaster - Fr Michael Holman - who joined us afterwards for a buffet reception at the OW clubhouse.
MORE THAN Mr Chips and not only a remarkable Jesuit priest, "Willy" Wetz was a dynamo man, energising everyone he met with his enthusiasm for life and for success in the things which he judged to matter. Father Philip Wetz SJ spent 35 years of his life either at Wimbledon College when it was still emerging as a newly primed grammar school under the 1944 Butler Education Act or later as headmaster of its preparatory school, Donhead. Generations came first to fear, then to respect and eventually, almost universally, to love him. Quick with his opinions and direct advice, Wetz could readily cut a boy down to size; yet he was always giving, rarely unkind. Born in Walthamstow, east London, in 1910, Philip Augustus Wetz was the fifth child of Michael Albert Wetz and his wife Agnes. His father founded Unwins the wine firm, and as the business grew Philip was transferred for his last three years of schooling from the Xaverian College, Brighton, to the Jesuit public school Stonyhurst College, outside Preston. Always more interested in sport than books, Wetz played rugby at scrum half and began to develop a lifelong fascination for the game. In three short years, the Jesuits had made their mark on him. For in September 1928, aged 18, Wetz joined the Jesuit novitiate at Roehampton. Two years' spiritual formation were followed by the long academic slog of Jesuit studies, until, in July 1941, Father Wetz was priested at Beaumont College, Old Windsor. The following year he started his long connexion with Wimbledon College as master of Figures, the lowest class in the school. It was as if, in the intervening years of study since his own boyhood experience of school life, he had bottled up a supply of energy which was to last the rest of his working days. All was possible, everything must be attempted. His early enthusiasm concentrated on his first love, rugby; and he was to build up a coaching expertise based on an intimate knowledge of the game which would become a legend. Not least was he feared and respected by his visiting opponent coaches, who viewed this diminutive figure, draped in a voluminous black coat, hat pulled down, feet clad in ex-RAF pilot boots, with something akin to dread. His second campaign was to revitalise the boxing club; while in summer, not understanding the finer points of cricket, his enthusiasm would turn to coaching athletics. Wimbledon College had emerged from the Second World War into the welcoming arms of the 1944 Butler Education Act. A niche private school pretending towards Headmasters' Conference status, it had even supported a small Army Class since the First World War. Now it woke up. Father John Sinnott, its charismatic headmaster, was working closely with the Labour Minister of Education, Chuter Ede, to shape and guide Roman Catholic education in England and Wales into step with the new reforms. Wetz shared his vision. Moreover, he believed the whole man should be educated, not just mind, but heart and body too. It was the beginning of a seven-year dynasty as sports master and general factotum in charge of the moral welfare of some 300 boys. The new 11-plus entrance exam meant the social mix of "college boys" was changing dramatically. Now the Donhead intake must learn to rub shoulders with lads from Morden and Merton. Wetz rejoiced in the challenge. He saw no distinction between a Catholic boy from Isleworth and one from Ashtead, Surrey; both would make good rugby players if pushed. As a teacher, Wetz displayed uncanny skills at remedial maths. If a vital O level had been missed, he would be in the classroom the following year for a one-term crash course to set the score straight. "Don't worry about whether you can do it: just admire the logic." His success rate was universally high. He also taught Religious Instruction to the senior classes, choosing a richly human appreciation to the experience of Christian faith in preference to the penny catechism. "Just think what the Incarnation means," he would spell out. "God became one of us." In 1955, after 13 years, his career as schoolmaster was ended by a posting to Farm Street as assistant Procurator (financial administrator) of the Province. But after a year he was flung back into the thick once more as Minister and Bursar of Heythrop College, the Jesuit seminary outside Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. He was now in temporal charge of some 150 Jesuit students and their professors in philosophy and theology. The fabric of the house was badly run down, and, more critically, the catering arrangements were unsatisfactory, having descended to a dutiful provision of institutional dullness. "Good food costs no more than bad food," Wetz declared and set about raising the standards, certain that an army marched with its stomach. A noted early coup was to drive the house van across to Evesham in strawberry time and load up with a glut crop. No one before Wetz had ever thought of serving strawberries and cream at Heythrop. His final surprise, in 1971, was to return to Wimbledon as Headmaster of Donhead, a post he was to enjoy for a further 20 years until his semi- retirement, in 1991 (aged 81) to become chaplain at Farleigh School, near Andover. At the Junior School Sevens, his stentorian encouragement could be heard once more urging his schoolboy side to ever greater efforts, to renewed concentration. In 1996, he underwent a prostate operation and in the following year endured a hip replacement. His final years were spent once more in Wimbledon, where he kept a watching brief on Old Boy activities, attending the annual reunion in his wheelchair last October. John Skinner Philip Augustus Wetz, priest and schoolmaster: born London 17 May 1910; ordained priest 1941; died Kingston upon Thames, Surrey 15 December 1999. "Reprinted by kind permission from The Independent, Obituaries, 22 December 1999" RF "Dickie" Mann RIP died on 11th September 1999. Dickie, went to Donhead in 1935 and left in 1938 to go to his father�s old school, Rutlish. However, during this time his best friends remained at the College and the family house was next to the Sacred Heart Church. After leaving Rutlish Dickie joined Home Guard and then the RAF. On his return to civilian life he joined the OW;s rugby club and soon became Captain and then President. He was also a past president of the Old Wimbeldonians Association. Dickie�s life was devoted to the Old Boys. Dickie�s early working life was spent at Unilever. However, after talking with a fellow OW, Hugh Mohan, Dickie joined Carson Paints in Battersea, where Hugh was company secretary. A few years later when Hugh retired, Dickie succeeded him and joined the board. Some years later Dickie left Carsons to become a consultant - work that took him to South Africa. On his return Dickie joined a large motor dealership in Bristol before taking a job as secretary of Saltford Golf Club in Bristol. A few years ago Dickie suffered a stroke whilst on holiday in France but recovered well. He died suddenly of a heart attack. May he rest in peace. Frank Travers died suddenly on 9th December 1997 at the age of 69. For over thirty years Frank was the major driving force in the running of the Old Wimbledonians Association. He was one of only four honorary life members of the Association and was at one time or another President and Chairman of the Association, President of the Rugby Club and Vice-President of the Cricket Club. It was as a direct result of his vision and determination that the Old Boys moved back to Wimbledon and the Atkinson Morley ground in the early 1980's. Francis Joseph Travers was born on 21st May 1928. He went to boarding school in Bangor, North Wales at the age of 3. Even at that age, a fellow student - Brian MacHugh, remembers a precocious and logically-minded infant asking Reverend Mother if he could take his teeth out to clean them - just like she did! After the family moved south, Frank attended Twickenham Junior School before entering the College in 1939. Frank sat his lower certificates at Mount St Mary where he first came into contact with Father Battersby. He returned to the College to do his Higher certificate before entering the Royal Dental Hospital in 1946. There are conflicting reports of Frank�s rugby skills whilst at the College. However, they all agree on two things - his tenacity and the uncanny ability to be very near, but not quite at, the centre of any trouble. After leaving the Royal Dental Hospital in 1951 Frank did his National Service in Germany were he recorded a record number of postings - 13 in 13 months. In 1953, on returning to civilian life, Frank married Ann whom he had met in 1948 through Wilf Friis. They moved to Rushden were Frank acquired an assistantship in a dental practice and also very quickly became involved with Rushden & Higham RFC. In 1957 the family - now plus three boys - moved to Twickenham. In 1959 Frank set up on his own practice in Morden and in 1961 moved to Durrington Park Road - a house that was to become familiar to many Old Boys. He organised his working life around his children and the Old Boys. Whether it was rugby, cricket or even netball, Frank was always on the touchline offering support. His forthright opinions - especially concerning referees - were always objective, unbiased and right! After a school game - either rugby or cricket - it would be quite usual for Frank to buy the whole team a drink at a local hostelry and then invite everyone back to Durrington Park Road where Ann, helped by the twins, would make bacon sandwiches. From the mid 1960's Frank spent the rest of his spare time running the Olds Boys. For most of the next thirty years his management of the bar - firstly at Chessington and then at Atkinson Morley - gave the Old Boys a solid financial base. This contribution alone must have been worth hundreds of thousands of pounds to the Association over the years. It became apparent in the 1970's that in order to attract "newer" old boys the Association needed to move closer to its Wimbledon roots. Frank was the driving force and it was mainly through his efforts that the ground at Atkinson Morley was secured in the early 1980's. The move was an instant success. The bar revenues grew quickly and despite the added financial burden of running two sports grounds - Chessington was retained for cricket - the Association kept its head above water. During the 1980's Frank scaled down his professional activities, finally retiring in 1988. He moved to Cottenham Park Road in - adjacent to the new ground - and also bought a house in Felpham near Bognor Regis. In 1995 Frank finally retired - after two earlier attempts - from running the bar. His last years were spent mostly at the coast were he indulged in his life-long passion for reading and bridge, learnt new skills on his computer and took much pleasure in seeing his grandchildren grow up. May he rest in peace. Ted Travers died on 27 January 1998 at the age of 71. Over many years he did much work for the Old Boys, especially on the grounds. Ted was a former President of the Old Wimbledonians Association, a Vice-President of the OWRFC and was one of only four honorary life members of the OWA. Edward Austin Travers was born on 7 June 1926 in Dublin. After the birth of Ted�s younger brother, Frank, the family moved to Liverpool. He first attended a convent school in Bangor, North Wales were a fellow pupil was P B "Bones" MacHugh - they were to meet up later at the College . After a short time at the Salesian College in Farnborough, Ted went to Donhead and in 1937 entered the College. He became Vice Captain of the School and excelled academically getting a place at Corpus Christi College Oxford to study Classics. His studies were curtailed by National Service with the Royal Marines and on returning to Oxford in 1947 he switched to Politics Philosophy and Economics. After graduating in 1950, Ted joined the Mobil Oil Co. In 1958 he moved to Esso were he remained until his retirement in 1989. Unlike his younger brother, Ted was a shy man. He had a tremendous devotion for the things he cared about - his children, his mother who had brought up Ted and Frank alone and to his close friends. The old boys benefited from this devotion and he worked hard and in his own inimitable way on various projects over the years. May he rest in peace. Ted married Monica in 1961; they had two sons - Tim and Sean (both went to the College and are former captains of the OWCC 1st XI) and two daughters Clare and Sarah. ANTHONY BARTLETT, who has died aged 87, was the last man in the world to hold the antiquated and decorative position of Gentiluomo, as Gentleman at Arms to the Cardinal Archbishops of Westminster. Bartlett, the uncle of Jennifer Paterson, the late star of Two Fat Ladies on television, had many other strings to his bow, notably voluntary work with the poor. "He's a saint," his niece would tell everyone, and she was not alone in this opinion. Bartlett's upright figure, in 18th-century court dress, with black breeches, buckled shoes, ruffles at neck and wrists, a sword at his side, stood out on formal occasions. He was one of the small group admitted to the very graveside of Cardinal Hume when he was laid to rest in St Gregory's chapel at Westminster Cathedral in 1999. In the funeral procession Bartlett carried a cushion on which lay the decorations of the cardinal he had served for 23 years. In the same way, after taking on the role of Gentiluomo from his father, Bartlett had walked in procession behind Cardinal Hume's four predecessors: cardinals Hinsley (1935-43), Griffin (1943-56), Godfrey (1956-63) and Heenan (1963-75). There was a renaissance flavour to the post. At High Mass on Easter Sunday the cardinal's private chaplain would stand by the episcopal cathedra or throne, the Gentiluomo beside him, hand in sword lest an attempt be made on the cardinal's life. In the 1960s, the Second Vatican Council put an end to much colourful ceremonial. Out went the Pope's sedia gestatoria (the chair in which he was carried about at shoulder height), the flabella (vast ostrich feather fans waved about him); with them went the cardinal's tasselled hat, long train - and his Gentiluomo. But in 1968, enthused by the need to give a grand welcome to Dr Michael Ramsey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, on his historic visit to the Roman Catholic Cathedral, the authorities decided that the post of Gentiluomo in England should be kept in being, for the lifetime of its holder. When not about his duties, Anthony Bartlett, for the last 20 years of his life, shared a flat under the eaves, in sight of Westminster Cathedral, with his niece Jennifer Paterson (her mother being an elder sister of his). She, as her performance on television showed, was expansive; he, though quiet, had a firm character. The mixture could be explosive, and he commented that at times they were in a state of armed neutrality. Into his eighties he got up early each morning to go to Mass, at which he would read the lesson in an unfaltering declamatory voice. He would return home to eat a grapefruit while reading the Times at a fold-out bureau beneath a medieval carving of the Virgin Mary to the accompaniment of Radio Three, before walking at a brisk pace to his office. He was always well dressed (though dry cleaners had not entered far into his view of things) and he never seemed to put on weight or become stooped with age. Facially he closely resembled Anthony Powell, and would sometimes be troubled by autograph hunters. His charitable undertakings often kept him out until after dark; on his return he would walk straight to a great lacquered Chinese cassone on which the drinks bottles stood and pour a good long gin and tonic. He enjoyed a healthy appetite, and for dinner would help himself to a succession of courses with ordinary red wine, taking a seat in his armchair in the drawing room where his niece Jennifer would always, when she was in, be watching television at rather a high volume. Fortunately in his last years he was quite deaf. Nor did he often find that Jennifer Paterson had cooked anything especially for him; she certainly did not see herself as a housekeeper, and in any case it was impossible to tell when he would come home. He might have whatever was going; sometimes he happily ate pork pies or scotch eggs (donated by local supermarkets) left over after the homeless had been fed. Something Jennifer Paterson always did was to switch on his electric blanket so his bed would be warm when he returned; she escaped death one day when it exploded into blue sparks and flame. It was a domestic life unsuspected by millions of television viewers. He noted, but was not over-impressed by Jennifer Paterson's last years of celebrity; she was often driven to distraction by sharing a narrow space with a man with whom she had little natural affinity, but she knew he was bound for heaven and admired him for it. Anthony Joseph Jackman Bartlett was born in London on June 13 1913, the sixth son and 10th child (out of 12) of Henry and Eleanor Bartlett, a couple well known in Catholic circles in London and in Birmingham, from which they had moved towards the end of the 19th century. The family lived in Redcliffe Gardens, Kensington. Anthony was nearest in age and remained close to an elder brother, Francis, who grew up to become a priest and a renowned Administrator of Westminster Cathedral with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the history of London; he died in 1992. Anthony was educated at Wimbledon College, a school run by Jesuits. After a year's apprenticeship in metalwork, on his father's retirement through illness, he took on at an early age the family business, the Art and Book Company. Its shop was opposite the great West door of Westminster Cathedral a few feet away. It was demolished in the 1960s to make way for a windswept piazza. The company dealt in religious articles and antiques, and undertook the interior decoration of churches. Bartlett soon began to build up an immense knowledge of historical church fittings and ecclesiastical art. In later life he would talk approvingly of Ninian Comper or with disdain of electric candles. He travelled the country, and visited Italy and Austria, buying and selling articles of ecclesiastical interest. With the outbreak of the Second World War he joined the Auxiliary Fire Service and had some perilous experiences driving a fire engine through London during the blitz. He then joined the Royal Artillery as a gunner; he made such a good officers' mess sergeant that he was only reluctantly allowed to apply to become an officer. Once commissioned he was made second in command of a battery (to which several hundred ATS girls were attached), shooting at doodlebugs, the V1 flying bombs, on the south coast. He once remarked that it was as much like running a marriage bureau as a gun battery. On demobilisation he set about resurrecting the family business, which began to thrive. His brother Aelred, an artist, contributed much to the later decoration of Westminster Cathedral, with its mosaics and rich variety of marble. After the demolition of his premises, Anthony Bartlett moved the business to Buckingham Palace Road, running it until he was more than 80. But more important to him was his work with the poor and homeless. He played a leading part in the development of the Passage day centre, which came to help more homeless people than any other in London. Both Diana Princess of Wales, and more regularly the Duchess of Kent took a practical interest in the Passage, and the setting up of its new night shelter, to which readers donated �200,000 in The Daily Telegraph's Christmas appeal of 1999. Bartlett was no mere committee man. As the mainstay of the Westminster Conference of the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) he visited poor people, found furniture for them and delivered it by van. In more innocent days he would take home a bunch of dirty-faced street children and give them a good scrubbing and clean clothes. He was a natural driver (preferring Jaguars when he could afford them), and even in his eighties took the sick and old to church by minibus on Sunday mornings. It was hard to remember that this sprightly man pushing a wheelchair was much older than most of the old people he was helping. He would often drive whole families down to a caravan that the SVP kept on the south coast to give holidays to people unable to provide for their own. He was deeply involved with the Providence Row Centre for homeless people in the East End. He was to have greeted the Queen when she opens its new wing next month. He worked with the Catholic Fund for Homeless and Destitute People, the St Martin of Tours Housing Association, and the Catholic Children's Society for Westminster. He served for some time on the National Council of the SVP. He was much loved by his many great-nieces and nephews, even if a visit ended in his carrying off most of their spare clothes for the poor families that relied on his help. For more than 60 years of charitable work he was appointed OBE in 1991. He was also made a Knight of St Gregory, a papal honour, and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. The Most Reverend Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the present Archbishop of Westminster, went to see Bartlett during his short fatal sickness and celebrated his funeral Mass at the cathedral. "Reprinted by kind permission of the Daily Telegraph" Guardian Wednesday 10th March 1999 In Defence of Humanity The death of the barrister, Peter Duffy, QC at the age of 44 is an appalling loss to the cause of international human rights, of which he was a highly effective advocate both in the courts and in the world outside. The clarity and authority of his arguments in court earned him the admiration of colleagues and the respect of the judiciary who could rely on his encyclopedic knowledge. When the Human Rights Act comes into force next year, the tragedy of his loss will be even more keenly felt. His commitment to human rights and European law went far beyond the confines of his legal practice. He never failed to respond to requests for advice and help; he wrote and lectured tirelessly; from 1962 he edited the European Human Rights Reports. More recently, he became a senior fellow at the Centre for European Law at King�s College, London, and at the time of his death was chairman of the Bar European Group. From 1989 to 1991 Duffy served as worldwide chairman of Amnesty International and his dedication to the work of Amnesty over more than 20 years took many forms. He was instrumental in the creation out of Amnesty�s medical committee of the Medical Foundation for the Care of the Victims of Torture. Typically he made the party celebrating his taking the silk in 1997 into a fund raising event for the foundation. In the recent Pinochet appeal in the House of Lords, he appeared (naturally without fee) as one of the two leading counsel representing Amnesty, as well as other human rights organisations and victims of torture. After Wimbledon College, and first class law degrees at Gonville and Caius, Cambridge, Duffy pursued his interest in international and public law at the Institute of Eurpoean Affairs, at the University of Brussels, where, in 1975, he was one of the earliest students of European Community law � at a time when Britain�s continued membership of the EC was in doubt. In spite of bad health at the end of the course, the Institute awarded him la plus grande distinction, an honour which had been achieved by only two students before him. After he was called to the Bar in 1978, there followed 10 years as a law lecturer at Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, before he opted for full time practice. There his success was meteoric. He became one of the leading specialists in judicial review, and soon had a string of important cases to his credit. His argument for Diane Blood, based on the right of free movement of goods and services within the EC, was critical in persuading the court to allow her to bear her deceased husband�s child. Recently he represented gay servicemen challenging their exclusion from the armed forces, and had he lived, would have represented them before the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. His expert knowledge of European Law, and of the European Human Rights Convention, led to frequent appearances there and in Luxembourg. His courage and determination were so great at the Pinochet appeal that no one who did not know it could have realised the pain and fatigue his illness and its therapy were causing him. Peter Duffy�s contribution to human rights law has been of unique value. But he will also be remembered as a man of great kindness and charm, a generous and compassionate colleague, without side or self-importance, not least towards his students and clients. He leaves a wife and three small children. Peter Joseph Francis Duffy - Barrister, born 8th August 1954 - Died 5th March 1999"Reprinted by kind permission of the Guardian" George Malcolm died in October 1997 at the age of 80. He was a musician of exceptional talent whose finest achievements were as a virtuoso harpsichordist and as Organist and Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral from 1947 to 1959. Benjamin Britten wrote his Missa Brevis to mark Malcolm�s retirement from the cathedral. George Malcolm was born in 1917 and attended the College until 1934 before winning a music scholarship to Oxford. From 1962 to 1966 he was artistic director of the Philomusica of London and associate conductor of the BBC Scottish Orchestra from 1965 to 1967. He was appointed CBE in 1965. Joseph Peeler who died in May 1997 at the age of 67 was Under-Secretary at the Departments of Transport and the Environment from 1978 to 1986 and for seven years their South-East England Regional Director. After leaving the College in 1948 he went up to Oxford to read Modern History. He took a first in 1951 and chose after National Service to enter the Civil Service. After retiring some years early he moved to the Cotswolds and gave himself generously to Burford life. He indulged his passion for bridge and resumed his historical studies. He was on his way to the Bodleian Library when he was killed in a road accident. He married in 1958, Diana Wynne; they had three sons and a daughter. Bill joined the College in 1942 after gaining a scholarship from the Holy Family School in Morden. The first impression his contemporaries had was of his large physique. Though he came from a football background this was soon overcome and he took to rugby which became a life long passion.. He was so precocious that he played for the 1st XV when he was in Lower Grammar. Walter Watson SJ noted in the College magazine of 1947 that WD was "Forward, rather on the heavy side but good in the line out and set scrums. A very useful player to have as he can play scrum half or full back. A good place kicker". He was also a talented fast bowler who first played for the 1st XI in Grammar. He could throw the ball extremely hard and far and was used by Mr Brennan to give the other members of the side sharp and painful catching practice. Some of his closest friends were Denis Connelly, Peter Fagan and John Latchford who tragically drowned whilst a pupil at the College. WD father�s died when he was 14 and he left the College after gaining his Matriculation in 1947. After National Service Bill tried his hand at stockbroking before moving on to the Peacocks Ford car dealership and pub management - he ran the Railway in Cheam for a time. Sport was still Bill�s passion and as well as playing rugby for the Old Boys, he also played in goal for Sutton United and opened the bowling for Cheam Cricket Club. He eventually bought a restaurant in Brentwood Essex and moved his allegiance to the local rugby club were he started to coach. He still came down regularly to support the Old Boys and it was after one of these trips that he offered his services as coach - making the 120 mile round trip two evenings a week and every match day. During his tenure the standard of OW rugby improved dramatically - winning league titles in two successive seasons. His dedication and knowledge brought out the best in the existing players and attracted new talent to our ranks. It is thanks to the foundations that Bill laid that the Old Wimbledonians are now one of the top old boys sides in the country. Bill Doherty died on 25th March 1997 after a long and extremely courageous battle against cancer. He leaves a wife Margaret and children Danielle and Adam who followed his father to the College. An extract from the Mann
& Co. web site Paul Locke, co-owner
of Cacoethes, dies at 64 Locke's
involvement in the sport began through an interest in jump horses in the 1960s,
but later expanded on to the Flat via runners trained by Robert Armstrong, John
Dunlop, Guy Harwood, who handled Alphabatim, Cacoethes and Polish Patriot, and
Barry Hills. He also raced with considerable success in Barbados, winning the
Cockspur Cup twice with Alto Jane and Asian Jane, both trained by Harwood in
Britain before being transferred to Bill Marshall's yard. Locke
served on the Racehorse Owners' Association council for 14 years, becoming its
vice-president in 1990 and its president from 1993 to 1994, before taking a seat
on the BHB board between 1995 and 1999. He was chairman and trustee of Emergency
Relief for Thoroughbreds, the ROA charity that he founded six years ago, and a
staunch supporter of several other racing charities. Guy Harwood said yesterday:
'Paul was a great friend to me as well as a very influential owner in my yard
and he will be sadly missed throughout racing. 'The sport can ill-afford to lose
people of his calibre, who are both skilled in business and sympathetic to all
aspects of the thoroughbred racehorse. 'He achieved so much, as an owner, as an
administrator and as a supporter of racing charities, that he leaves a lasting
legacy.' Amanda
Perrett, Harwood's daughter, who took over Coombelands Stables in Sussex when
her father retired from racing, said: 'I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Paul,
because he was instrumental in getting my career going by sending me his jumps
horses. He was a regular visitor, coming down frequently on Sunday mornings, and
we'll miss him enormously.' Sir Eric
Parker, another former president of the ROA, said: 'It's very sad, as Paul was
an extremely popular and generous man. He and his wife Jill lived quite close to
us and we had become very close friends. I shall always have fond memories of
him.' Tristram Ricketts, secretary general of the BHB, paid tribute to Locke's work during the early years of the organisation and to his lasting contribution in the field of thoroughbred welfare, adding: 'We are all very sorry to hear of Paul's death and extend our sympathies to Jill and all his family.'� We received the sad news that Eric Daly (1930-37) died
on Monday 23rd February at the age of 84. As well as contributing to the running of the OWA for more than 50 years, Eric also organised the Old Boys annual dinner from the late 1950's until 1990. He was the last surviving Life President of the Old Wimbledonians Association May he rest in peace.
Christopher Waters (1967�74)I am sorry to have to tell you
of the death of Chris Waters, Son of Alan (OW) and Pat and brother of Bernie.
Chris died of cancer on 24th May 2005, surrounded by his family, just
four weeks after the diagnosis. He was aged 50 and was at the College from 1967
to 1974 and at Donhead for four years before that. Chris served 27 years in the
Navy rising to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He served in the David Casey (1942-50)Michael David Casey died on 2nd
June 2005. Bernard Quinlan writes: �Michael
David Casey was my exact contemporary at the College from 1942 to 1950.
Like me, he had two brothers, Gordon (aka Frank) the eldest, and Jim, who sadly
died in a car crash several years ago. Our
paths at school crossed only on the sports field; David took the road of science
while I toyed with the classics, and in those days ne'er did the twain meet.
After the war - during the later years of which both families briefly left It
was after leaving the College that David's talents as the complete fly half
really took off. At St Mary's College he acquired the full range of skills, to
the extent that the head teacher in his first post had to insist that he must
choose between playing serious county rugby - and perhaps more - and a full-time
career in teaching. Opting for the latter meant an end to his higher
sporting ambitions but enriched Old Boys' XVs and VIIs for some years
thereafter. So
sport was a central part of David's life from early school days. But more
important still, as well as his Catholic faith, has been his enduring love for
his wife Margaret. I remember them together at parties and youth clubs
from their teens, and 'inseparable' is the only word for them. Their
family was their treasure; and when Margaret fell ill and died three years ago,
it seemed that it was only the presence of their children that made the
daily struggle with his own cancer bearable. We
had met again through George Bull and the Sinnott Society, and between us we
dreamed up the idea of an archive of our memories of school and wartime, which
eventually saw the light as "The Sinnott Years". David's energy
gave the whole thing an impetus that saw it through to a level that I could not
have envisaged. In
these later years, I saw David as a man of great faith, of unsuspected talents -
he took up painting and both he and Margaret exhibited some fine pieces - and he
was also a sought-after tutor for the Henley Management Centre, publishing his
own excellent treatise on organisation and development. Though gentle and
quiet-spoken, he was always positive, committed and determined.
Indeed, no one in our time can have been a greater credit to Jesuit education in
its widest sense - as well as (at the other end of the scale) to OW rugby in the
1950s. We have lost a dear friend, a devoted family man and a model
Catholic.� May he rest in peace. Anthony Hogg (1938-43)Anthony Leonard Hogg died on 4th
August 2004. Tony Kelleher writes: �Tony
Hogg died on 4th August 2004 having been diagnosed with cancer only 5
months before. He was 79 years old, married to Barbara for all but 50 years and
they had five children, Nicola, David, Simon, Judith and Dominic. Tony
arrived at Wimbledon in 1940 at the age of 15, having been living in Following
National Service as a Lieutenant in the Royal Corps of Signals in Java and For
the past 35 years he lived happily with his loving family in Tom
Inwood (1927-34)
Thomas Gerard Inwood died in
the His son Paul (1958-65) writes:
�I wanted to let you know of the death
of my father, Thomas Gerard Inwood. I believe he first went to the College in
1922 or 1923, joining the preparatory part of the school (which later became
Donhead). He left the College in 1934 and joined the London County Council's
Welfare Department, a career interrupted by service in the RAF during World War
II as a navigator, rising to the rank of Flight Lieutenant and spending much of
the war locating aircrew who had ditched in the North Sea and directing rescue
vessels to them. Resuming
his work for the LCC, he eventually became Deputy Director of the Welfare
Department. Among other things, he was responsible for all the old people's
homes in the entire LCC area. When the LCC was broken up, he found a high-level
administrative position in the new GLC's Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Department; but his heart was never in it and he took retirement as soon as he
could. For 20 years he and my mother Nancy lived in Sheringham, During
his time at the College he took part as a brancardier in a number of College
pilgrimages to The Requiem Mass took place at
Anthony
Lacey Hawkins (1931 -1988) Helen
Engelhardt Hawkins, his widow, writes; Because
my husband died over sixteen years ago, I want to say something about the
circumstances of his death and the recent connection I have formed with
Wimbledon College before I discuss his connection with Wimbledon College and the
subsequent years of his life. Tony
died in the Lockerbie Air Disaster, a passenger on Pan Am Flight 103, on
December 21, 1988. He was returning to his home in Tony
attended His
name appears on the wall in the Remembrance Garden at Dryfesdale Cemetery in
Lockerbie Scotland; on the Cairn in Arlington Cemetery, Washington DC, given by
the people of Scotland to honor the 270 people killed in Lockerbie;
on a plaque at the NYU School of Journalism library where he built and
installed a work console for media students in the fall of 1988; on a plaque at
the NYU Tisch School of Arts Sound Arts Department where the Tony Hawkins Award
for Excellence in Radio Drama is given every spring . And now, at last, on a
plaque in a music room in the school which he attended and loved so much. He
is survived by his wife, Helen Ruth, and his son, Alan Lacey Richard.
Helen Engelhardt Hawkins,
widow of Tony Hawkins (Anthony Lacey)
(1943-1950) would very much appreciate hearing from any of her husband's
classmates. She can be reached at Helenhart@optonline.net. We have also received news of the deaths of the following OW's Martin Patrick Alden RIP on 20th March, 1999 aged 56 at the Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, yesterday after a terrific fight against cancer and fortified by the Rights of Holy Church. Dearly loved and greatly missed by his parents Joan and Geoffrey, sister Julie, Tricia, nephews and nieces, his many relatives and friends worldwide and the boys of Roksby School where he was Sports Master since 1974. Tony Webb RIP - David Webb wrote in February informing us of the death of his eldest brother Tony, on 10th February 2000. Tony left the College in 1943 and was a midshipman on HMS Speedwell, a fleet minesweeper on D Day. He was demobbed in 1946 and went to Kings College London where he graduated in French in 1949. He spent the rest of his working life in Barclays International and retired in 1985. Tony had four sons and two of them followed him into the College. Alan Dawson RIP who died on 18th September 2000. Alan left the College in 1960 and lived in Ontario Canada. Neil Ormsby RIP on 27th April 2000 - a great friend, supporter and player of OW rugby and golf. After a long and courageous battle against cancer at the age of 39. Dr Dan Heffernan RIP - We were sad to learn of the death in August 2000 of a vice-president of the Cricket, Dr Dan Heffernan. Dan was a great supporter of the club especially when his sons Kevin and Paddy were playing. Greg Graham RIP - We were sad to learn of the death in March 2001 of former deputy headmaster at the College, Greg Graham. Deaths are also recorded in the archive pages.
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Old
Wimbledonians Association
Edward
Sammons was born in Leeds, Yorkshire in July 1918. In 1929 he joined Leeds
Catholic College (St Michaels) where his first history teacher was 
Born
in Mexico City, of Anglo-Basque parentage, the youngest of seven children, he
was educated by the Jesuits from the age of seven at Wimbledon College. He
gained his first Degree from King's College, London University.Commissioned into
the Royal Artillery, he continued to serve in the Far East as an Intelligence
Officer until 1947, when he joined the BBC External Services as South East Asia
Programme Organiser, and rapidly became the Corporation's South American
Representative, living in Argentina with his wife, Marie, for two and a half
years. They came to know Juan and Eva Peron well, also numbering the composer
Sir William Walton among their close aquaintances.
