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The Trusty Servant
Cathedral that he was a committed and life long Ecumenist and had made a significant contribution to Anglican- Orthodox dialogue as chairman of the International Anglican-Oriental Orthodox Commission. He is survived by his brother. Obituaries in The Times and The Daily Telegraph.
Nicolas Rogerson( K, 56-61): died 6.7.2017. Magdalene College, Cambridge, 2 Law BA 1964. Untouched by racial prejudice he made friends with many foreigners, be they from Malaya, Palestine, Persia, Syria or Chile. He learned many languages by working as a tour guide for Thompson coach tours round Europe. He first worked for the Financial Times before embarking on a successful career in Public Relations. He was the joint founder of Dewe Rogerson PR Consultants 1969, who sold off British Gas with the‘ Tell Sid’ campaign, and advised the Government on the sale of Britoil, TSB, BP, British Steel and the water and electricity monopolies. He became Managing Director in 1975 and Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer, Dewe Rogerson International 1985. He set up branches in New York, Central Europe and the Far East, to create a world-wide brand. It was sold off for £ 27m in 1998 and he retired in 2000. He then became Director, Aigis Blast Protection 2001. He was a passionate fisherman, an inspired cook and attentive host. Married( 1) 1973 Elizabeth Rummell( marriage dissolved)( 2) 1998 Caroline le Bas( died) and( 3) Dinah Verey, who survives him with his two step children.
Rupert Howard Cornwell( F, 59-64): died 31.3.2017. Half-brother of John le Carré. Magdalen College, Oxford 1964-67, 2 Medieval and Modern Greek, BA. He began his career as a Foreign Correspondent with Reuters News Agency 1968-72. He then worked for the Financial Times 1972-86, first in Brussels, then Paris and Rome. When in Rome he investigated the hanging of Roberto Calvi underneath Blackfriars Bridge and wrote his best selling book, God’ s Banker
– The life and death of Roberto Calvi. He then worked for The Independent from 1986. First in Moscow where, with his weekly column‘ Out of the USSR’, he provided a running commentary on the collapse of communism and the emergence of ruthless oligarchs. And then in Washington, where he covered the rise and fall of Bill Clinton, the terrorist attacks on 11 th September 2001, the US-led invasion of Iraq, through to the emergence of Trump. Foreign Correspondent of the Year 1989 and runner-up the Orwell Prize 2002. He was one of the great foreign correspondents of our time, who was renowned for his insight into the politics of Moscow and Washington – he understood in real time the meaning of events he was covering. One of his final stories, a few weeks before he died, was on Ivanka, the most powerful first daughter in US history. Married( 1) Angela Doria, an Italian interpreter at the European Parliament( marriage dissolved) and( 2) 1988 Susan Smith, who survives him with his two sons. Obituaries in The Times, The Independent, Financial Times and The Guardian.
Brian Peter Hervey Orange( A, 60-64): died 23.2.2017. Grandson of HWO( Coll, 1878-83) and brother of JRO( A, 56-60), CWO( K, 56-60) and AMFO( E, 68-72). Bisley 1961-64( Captain 1963- 64). Birmingham University 1965-68, where, unusually for a Wykehamist, he read Chemical Engineering, in which he gained a 2( 1), BSc. Graduate trainee with Berck Ltd and Allan- Douglas Ltd. He then set up Orange Chemicals, importing and distributing industrial chemicals all over Europe, until he retired in 2011. He was an active member of the Trade Association Council for many years. Chairman, BCDTA 2004-05. He was Commander, St John’ s Ambulance 1985-96, appointed KStJ 1997, and Commodore, Bembridge Sailing Club 2008-09. He ran the Hampshire Luncheon Club. Having moved to Kings Somborne in 1972, he became fully involved with the village. He set up the Neighbourhood Watch, he ran the Scouts and was involved with the village Horticultural Society. He started a bell-ringing tower group to ring in the millenium – the group rang the bells in Winchester Cathedral and Romsey Abbey. But his main hobby was collecting matchbooks: he had a collection of over 50,000, which he maintained in precisely organised albums. Having been diagnosed in 2008 with Multiple Myeloma Cancer he set up an MM support group to raise money for MM. Married 1970 Denise Berry who survives him with their three sons. Obituary in Hampshire Chronicle.
Ian Geoffrey Bentley( A, 66-72): died 29.5.2017. Exhibitioner, Head of House, Lords 1972, Soccer XI 1969-72, VI 1969- 71( Captain). Christchurch College, Oxford 1973-76, 2 English Language and Literature. He was a prodigiously talented cellist. He played for the Old Wykehamist team which was runners up in the Arthurian League and semifinalist in the Arthur Dunn Cup. He became a talented teacher who inspired generations of students at the Anglo- American School of New York 1979- 81, as Head of English at the Shatin College in Hong Kong 1982-93, and in Holland 1993-96, before becoming Head of English at City of London Freemen’ s School in Surrey 1996-2010. He retired in 2010 when he became an administrator at an NHS mental-health unit in Walton-on-Thames and worked for an examination board. A virulent critic of post-modernism, which he believed stifled the proper study of classic English literature. Married 1982 Sara Swan( marriage dissolved but a lasting friendship remained).
Simon Jonathon Graham Doggart( K, 74-79): died 23.7.2017. Son of GHGD( E, 38-43 and Co Ro 50- 72). Head of House, Lords 1976-79( Captain 78-79) and Princes. His 111 not out will be remembered as the first century against Eton since 1955. And later his hundred for the Old Wykehamists was remembered for helping to defeat the Old Reptonians
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