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Jeremy Kenyon Tod Ritchie (A, 56-
61): died 9.1.2017. VI 1961. Magdalen
College, Oxford, 2 Law BA 1964. He
first worked for Courtaulds and then
joined the marketing department of
Freeman’s, the mail-order firm. He then
attended Merrist Wood College, where
he was the best student of the year,
before he took a job at Askham Bryan
College to learn about livestock. He then
joined Llysfasi College as an agricultural
lecturer in livestock, supporting youth
training schemes. He retired in 1998 and
in later years he taught children with
special needs at Yale College. In 1988 he
became a JP, specialising on the youth
bench. He was an enthusiastic mason,
being a member of the Kenyon Lodge
and Magdalen Lodge. Married 1971
Barbara Blackwell, who survives him
with their son and daughter.
Henry Christopher Quin Brownrigg (E,
56-61): died 22.12.2016. New College,
Oxford, Modern History 1965. He was
Secretary of the Union and was annoyed
that he was not punished when the
President and Treasurer were rusticated
for leading a protest against the visit of
the South African Ambassador just after
the regime had imprisoned Mandela. He
first worked for Charter Consolidated
Ltd. In 1977 he was posted to Tehran:
he reported that the Shah would be
deposed; ‘Nonsense’ said Charter – it
took many months before he persuaded
them to pull out. He had a Sloan
Fellowship to the London Business
School but he became a collector and
dealer in Indian and Islamic Art on the
Portobello Road, where he became a
leading antique dealer who loved the
objects he bought or sold. But above
all his heart was in Kerala whither, for
over 20 years, he made annual visits. He
was the one person who made efforts to
keep a record of the old Kerala: a coffee
table book of Keralan churches will be
published soon along with his detailed
captions. Publication: Betal Cutters 1994.
He was loved for his eccentricities, his
T he T rusty S ervant
enthusiasm and his indomitable sense of
humour. He did not marry but is survived
by his nephews and nieces.
Ian Coulson Parkinson (C, 56-61):
died 3.8.2016. Senior Duncan Prize,
VI. Exhibitioner, Christ’s College,
Cambridge, 3 Maths Pt 1 and 1 Law Pt
2. BA 1965. In 1966, he started a career
with ICI, first working on legal issues
from the Head Office in London. After
appointment as Company Registrar he
was heavily involved in the demerger of
ICI and Zeneca. He was a FICSA. On
retirement in 1996, he initially worked as
a consultant and as an expert witness. A
keen cricketer, he played for Brentwood
and Prestbury in the Lancashire and
Cheshire Leagues. Later he took up
croquet, rapidly becoming a scratch
player. He is survived by Judith, his wife
of 51 years, and their two sons.
David Clifford Royle (D, 58 and Coll 58-
62): died 24.8.62 in Portugal. VI 1960-62
VIII. He started his career as a marketing
assistant with Rowntree & Co Ltd in
York 1966-69. He then worked as Senor
Systems Engineer for Cummins Engine
Co Ltd 1969-77. His next job with Iran
Air in Tehran was cut short after one
year due to the Iranian revolution in
1979. He then moved to Germany, where
he first worked for Nixdorf Computers as
Manager Mainframe Operating System
Support and then for Macro 4 Gmbh.
He worked and lived in Germany for
12 years before returning to the UK in
1991. He then worked for Macro 4 in
Sussex before retiring in 2003. After 8
years enjoying retirement in Sussex he
moved to the Algarve in Portugal for
the warmer climate. Married (1) Angela
(marriage dissolved) (2) 1986 Helen
Pirrie, who survives him with a son of his
first marriage.
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Andrew Stephen Heywood (F, 64-
68): died 6.1.2015. School Orchestra.
University of Kent 1969-72, 2 (2)
Theology and Philosophy, BA. He first
worked as a secondary-school teacher
1974-77. He then turned to making
Renaissance reed instruments, later
specialising in French and Flemish
bagpipes and creating the incrusté
decoration found on the traditional
French cornemuse. He moved to Buxton
in 1990 and established Peak District
Products – a group formed to promote
local crafts. Having computerised the
farm shop at Chatsworth he became
the Manager and a further shop was
established in Belgravia. He joined the
Buxton Musical Society and helped the
Buxton Opera Festival. A member of the
Buxton Rotary Club, he was active in
fund raising for a grain mill in Malawi.
The original fundraising walk has now
become the national Windgather fell
race. In 2014, he was President of
Buxton Rotary Club. He was a Trustee of
Peak District Music Centres. From 2007
he was Financial Director of Lakeland
Computer Consultancy Services. He
made an impact in everything that he
joined. Married 1992 Jennifer Armitt,
who survives him.
Samuel (Sam) Gerald Wynn Kenrick
(F, 65-70): died 13.8.2016 whilst
clearing the churchyard before a special
service of re-dedication the next day.
He gained his interest in India during
a gap year working for an NGO in
Pradesh. Exhibitioner, New College. He
returned to India to work for CROSS, an
organisation dedicated to the relief and
development for Harijans and Dalits.
The first task was to build a tank more
than twice the size of a Win Coll football
pitch to catch the 30 inches of rain that
fell during the monsoons – all excavated
by hand. He spent a week sleeping on
the pavements of Hyderabad, the better
to understand the effect of poverty and
deprivation on the outcasts. He was
an icon for development workers. He