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with his niece and nephews . He made his home in Southern Spain for the last 30 years , where he died . He never married .
Michael David ( Scotty ) Scott ( A , 47-52 ): died 30.11.2015 . Brother of DIS ( A , 44- 48 ). Lords 49-52 ( Capt 52 ), VI 51-52 ( Capt 52 ), Soccer XI 51-52 , Fives 49-52 , Prince ’ s 52 . He played for Southern Schools at Lords . National Service , Coldstream Guards in BAOR . Worcester College , Oxford Law , Rugby Fives 1955-57 , Rackets 1957 and OU Cricket Blue 1957 . When Yorkshire played Oxford they arrived with no wicket keeper and he was lent to them and was always proud to have kept to Fred Trueman . Fives was his best sport and he reached the British Amateur Final . He first worked in the advertising business and , having acquired the Reid Paper Group ’ s Loo Paper account , he was sacked when he delivered a jingle ‘ Tops for Bottoms ’ – it was considered a step too far . He then became a stockbroker , first with Merrill Lynch in the US , where he learnt the art of salesmanship , then in US securities with Dominick & Dominick Ltd , and finally he set up his own company MD Scott & Co . He was deeply into race-horses and in 1985 he won the Northumberland Plate with Trade Line . Married 1972 Eve Bramwell ( marriage dissolved ). He is survived by his brother .
Peter Hamilton Fulke Bullard ( G , 47-51 ): died 29.4.2015 . RMAS 1952-54 , Athletics Team 1954 . Served in UK and in Germany , Kenya and Berlin . Retired as a Major 1971 . Awarded King George Silver Jubilee Common Prize by Chartered Institute of Secretaries 1969 . Company Secretary , RMC Group plc 1971-96 . After retiring he enjoyed travelling the world , allowing time for his interests in photography , military history , particularly the American Civil War , and supporting his favourite rugby team – Harlequins . He is survived by Judy , his wife of 53 years , and their son and two daughters .
Thomas Jeremy Threlfall ( K , 48-53 ): died 9.2.2016 . Brother of CHT ( K , 43-48 ). He bicycled 20 miles each way to Thruxton
Airfield and gained his wings before leaving school . National Service , RAF 1953-55 . Caius College , Cambridge , 2 Engineering , MA . Secretary CU Automobile Club , during which time he completed a four-day uninterrupted 10,000 miles round Montlhéry at an average speed of 97mph . He first worked for Taylor Woodrow Construction 1958-61 , helping to build the Thor Rocket . He rejoined the RAF in 1961 when he flew Valiant and Victor nuclear bombers . Towards the end of one mission a coded message was received to release the payload on Minsk . His deliberate nature led him to verify the instruction – the operator had used yesterday ’ s codes and the real message was ‘ return to base ’. He refuelled the winning Harrier in London to New York air race 1969 . He left RAF in 1971 . He became director , Plowden & Thompson Ltd , glass manufacturers from 1975 , chairman from 1989 . He also went into commercial property , letting eight properties to the likes of Tesco . He won Class 2 and fuel economy prize , Daily Express Offshore Powerboat Race 1972 , the Vintage Sports Car Club Lycett Trophy 1981-83 and was President VSCC 1981-84 . He is survived by Diana , his wife of 52 years , and their son and two daughters .
Ronald Graham Borneman ( E , 49-54 ): died 3.2.2016 . Brother of PWB ( A , 52-57 ). Exhibitioner . Golf 53-54 . Scholarship , New College , Oxford , 2 PPE 1959 . AMICA . He first worked as a merchant bank executive with Ionian Bank Ltd . FCA 1962 . He then worked for the chartered accountants Barton Mayhew & Co before working as a financial director with Mackenzie Hill Holdings Ltd , and then as chairman of Staples & Staples Ltd . He loved wildlife and the country and was remembered for planting a field of daffodils . A typical English gentleman who took the good and the bad in his stride with a stiff upper lip and a laugh in his eye . Married 1979 Patricia Taylor , who survives him .
Robert Nicholas Philipson-Stow ( F , 50- 55 ): died 28.9.2015 . National Service , Royal Horse Guards 1955-57 , with whom he served in Cyprus . Whilst there his troop gave chase to some terrorists and mortar rounds were fired in an attempt to halt them but missed wildly , taking down power lines and cutting off power to half the island . Articled Chartered Accountant 1963 . FCA 1973 . He first worked for Miles Druce , for whom he was Company Secretary 1966-68 , and then worked as a stockbroker for Henderson Crosthwaite & Co 1970-86 . He became Chief Operations Officer , Guinness Mahon Holdings plc 1986-99 , before becoming Chairman , Thames Tube Ltd 1999-2000 and Line Management 1999-2006 . DL , Greater London 1999 . Governor of Malvern Girls ’ College 1993-2002 . He served for 40 years as Treasurer , Pendock PCC and was instrumental in saving Pendock parish church . He was remembered for his work with Birmingham University on the medieval history of Pendock . His great passion was the Crown & Manor Boys Club at Hoxton , being involved for over 40 years , 15 years as chairman of the Executive Committee , and was chairman of the Council from 2000-10 . His provision of storage for the club ’ s equipment and furniture whilst it was moving premises saved the club thousands of pounds . He is survived by Nickie , his wife of 52 years , and their two sons and a daughter .
Anthony Edward ( Max ) Seager ( G , 51-56 ): died 27.11.2015 . Lords 1954-56 , during which he partnered GD Dean ( A , 50-56 ) in a record-breaking opening partnership of 154 . VI 1955 . National Service , Duke of Wellington ’ s Regiment 1957 . Christ ’ s College , Cambridge 1958-6 , 3 Law and Economics . MA . Qualified ACA 1965 . Member of London Stock Exchange , partner Blackwells . Later he worked for Barclays de Zoete Wedd Ltd , where he became a director of Barclays Corporate Services Ltd 1992-95 . But his life was in sport . He joined Esher Cricket Club : during his playing career he scored over 3,000 runs and took over 500 wickets . He was the Treasurer for over 40 years , Club Secretary 1996-2011 , during which time he was instrumental in planning a new cricket pavilion , and in 2013 he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by Surrey .
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