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John Denza( Coll, 43-48): died 4.3.2016. He played the first movement of Mozart’ s Concerto in D Minor whilst still in the School. National Service, Royal Artillery 1948. Scholarship, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge 1949, 1 Classics, BA 1952. ACA 1956. FCA articled to Spicer & Pegler. He was placed in top ten in the country out of the 1,000 who took the exam. Partner, Finnie Ross Welch & Co, later BDO Stoy Hayward, 1963-95. Music was central to his life: he sang for the Hampstead and the Highgate Choral Societies. He worked for St Mary’ s Church, Hampstead as a Reader, and on the Parish Council as Treasurer. In 2000 he received the Benemerenti Medal from the Pope for his work for the Church. A memorable man – in his quiet, understated way, an exceptional man; deeply cultivated, broad-minded and humane. He was always supportive of his wife, rejoicing in her successes and playing Scrabble in Latin. Married 1966 Eileen Young CMG. He died just before their 50th wedding anniversary. She survives him with their two sons and a daughter.
John Mortimer Rollett( Coll, 44-49): died 31.10.2015. Science and McDowall Prizes. National Service, Royal Signals in BAOR. Scholarship, Trinity College, Cambridge 1951, 1 Natural Science pt 1, Senior Scholar 1953, 2( 2) Natural Science pt 2 1955. MA 1960. PhD London 1971. He first worked for Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, where as a junior researcher he identified the Rollett Invariant Stability Factor, for which he was enrolled in the American Institute of Electrical and Electronic Hall of Fame. Then working for British Insulated Cables Ltd he designed signal amplifiers for the undersea Atlantic cable. He worked for BT from 1963 to retirement in 1990. During this time he worked on the filterand-detect chip, the first in the world that enabled the tones dialled to be condensed into telephone numbers. He had a great love and understanding of classical music, attending music camp for nearly 50 years. He was fascinated by Elgar’ s Enigma Variations and was the author of New Light on Elgar’ s Enigma in 2008. A keen scholar of Shakespeare, he was intrigued by the authorship question. Through much research he published William Stanley as Shakespeare: Evidence of Authorship by the Sixth Earl of Derby. He is survived by Clare, his wife of 52 years, and their son and daughter.
James Frank Lafone Blamey( I, 44-49): died 30.8.2015. New College, Oxford 1950. 2 Modern Languages 1953. MA 1957. From 1953 he worked for the Alkali Division of ICI in various positions in the Personnel Department. He retired as Personnel Manager in 1981. After he retired he was very active in the community. He read books for the Blind Newspaper every week. He visited people who had strokes – he read to them and played the piano. He acted as a volunteer for the Samaritans, becoming director of the Samaritans and later chairman of their fund raising body. He was a school governor for 15 years. He was a leader, he brought leadership to the community and he made a difference. He never married.
Richard Morgan Oliver Stanley( E, 44-49): died 13.11.2015. Co Prae. Whilst at the School he conducted the Labour Minister of Education on a tour of the School, at the end of which the Minister said:‘ Well lads, if I’ d had to live in these conditions I’ d go on strike.’ National Service, Coldstream Guards 1950. When commanding the Bank of England Picquet he lost his way through the streets of London and asked a passer-by the way – he was removed from the duty list. Scholarship, New College, Oxford 1951, 2 Hist 1954. Whilst at Oxford he was a member of the Bullingdon Club and was a Gold Star Officer, acting as an usher at the Coronation in 1953: he was one of only 25 who attended the Diamond Jubilee lunch hosted by the Queen in 2013. He first worked for Metal Box, being a director 1979-85. He continued as a director of Friends Provident 1979-2001. He was a trustee and then a senior trustee of Longleat, and he supported with enthusiasm Ceawlin, Viscount Weymouth in the running of Longleat, enabling it to flourish into the 21st Century. He was a Governor of Bradfield College for 30 years, being appointed Warden in 1989. The School recognised his contribution by naming one of the houses built during his Wardenship after him – a rare accolade for someone not an old boy. From 2001-2010, as chairman of the Rainbow Trust – a charity which helps families with a child with life-threatening illness – he doubled its annual income. Survived by Phyllida, his wife of 59 years and their two sons and two daughters. Obituary The Times.
Julian John Lyddon Gardner( H, 44-49): died 9.1.2015. National Service, RASC. Christ’ s College, Cambridge. 2( 2) Economics and 3 Modern Languages. He first worked for Yardley & Co from 1954- 69, director in 1963. He then worked for Lenthéric, followed by Dawson, Shores, Punch, importing and exporting to the Middle East and Caribbean. He became involved with the Fourth Feather’ s Club, organising youth projects. He became a JP on the Juvenile Bench in East London, becoming chairman of the bench. In the 1980s he took over the family farm in Wickhambrook, Suffolk and was involved with fundraising for Denston Church and thereafter with Suffolk Historical Churches and Suffolk Rural Housing. Latterly he was a volunteer in West Suffolk Hospital’ s ophthalmic department. He continued to support those in the Middle East, particularly the Palestinians. He is survived by Helen, his wife of 55 years, and their daughter.
David Lyon Fellowes( H, 45-49): died 27.1.2016. He attended West of Scotland Agricultural College 1950-52, which set him up for his life-long passion – farming. He won several awards: the Craig Seller Cup for the Champion Bull; the Junior Championship award; and the Ferguson Cup for the best pair of calves on several occasions. Many prize winners were bought to establish the Highland Breed in Germany, Austria, Denmark and the Netherlands. In 1953 he joined the Committee of the Dalmally Show and stayed on it for his entire life: he was
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