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Audit Commission 1989-2000 ( deputy chairman 1997-2000 ). He married ( 1 ) Susan Knights in 1967 , marriage dissolved 1980 , and ( 2 ) Jennifer Page in 2001 , who survives him together with his two sons from the first marriage .
Nigel Ogilvie Ramage ( H , 56-61 ); died 13.11.2022 . Son of AOR , brother of RAOR . VI , Sen Long Jump 1960 , Sen Shot Put 1961 . Trinity College Dublin 1962-6 , general degree , Rugby XV 1965 ; Trinity College Oxford , PGCE ( Dip Ed ) 1966-7 . Schoolmaster , Old Malthouse 1961-2 . Actor 1967-73 : Oxford Playhouse , films , television , repertory and the performer in him was never far below the surface . Director of Studies , EFL School ( Language Studies Ltd ) 1974-84 . Schoolmaster , Highfield School , Liphook 1984 , Head of English and Drama ; headmaster 1993-9 . He brought a passion and enthusiasm to the leadership of the school , coupled with a deep underlying belief that all children could thrive and succeed with the right encouragement . His sense of fun permeated the school , as did his commitment to ensuring that all children felt nurtured , listened to and supported during their time there . He married Katharine Searle in 1984 , who survives him with their 2 sons .
Jeremy John Kinross-Wright ( F , 57-58 ); died 20.12.2021 . Scholar Harvard University , English BA 1968 . Brand manager Procter & Gamble 1968- 72 ; marketing manager Vita Crunch Foods Inc from 1972 and also Heinz . He became a hog farmer and represented Montana on the National Pork Producers Council ( NPPC ) and served on his state ’ s board of livestock . He married Katherine Tyler in 1966 .
Nicholas ( Nick ) John Wandesford Wilson ( I , 57-62 ); died 16.11.2022 . Fives Pair 1961-2 . Voluntary Service Overseas 1962-3 . Self-employed since 1966 . Councillor Winsford U . D . C . 1969-72 ; Vale Royal District Council 1974-91 , Chairman 1978-79 , Leader 1981-84 ; Mayor Winsford Town
Council 1977-8 ; Chairman , Cheshire Association of District Councils 1985- 6 ; Member National Association of District Councils 1979-91 ; Chairman Policy Committee and Leader of A . D . C . 1988-91 ; Member IULA , CEMR & many other outside bodies . He retired from all council / political posts in 1991 . Board Member Muir Group Housing Association 1981-99 ; Council Member Chester Zoo 1985- 95 and many other voluntary posts ; Board Member Mersey Regional Ambulance Service 1993-96 . Joint author of The Charlton Chronicles 2005 . He married Angela Fairman in 1980 , who survives him .
Hon Matthew Devlin ( E , 59-64 ); died 24.10.2022 . Brother of GD , DD and TD . New College Oxford , 3 Chem . 1968 . Executive , Formica Ltd , De La Rue 1968-72 . Cranfield Business School 1973-4 , MBA . Officer , Citibank London 1974-80 , vice-president 1980-6 ; consultant Ernst & Whinney , London 1987-8 . He then turned to the voluntary sector , initially supporting family mediation to lessen the impact of marriage breakdown , becoming director of Mediation Plus in 1999 and then sitting on the board of the College of Mediators 2001-2003 . He was assistant chaplain at H M Prison Erlestoke Prison near Devizes and was one of the founder members of the Community Chaplaincy Association which is dedicated to helping exprisoners and their families . He was a brilliant photographer who foresaw the advantages of digital printing long before they were realised . He married Rosemary Van der Kiste in 1969 , who survives him , together with 2 daughters and 2 sons .
Mark Rangeley Stanley Price ( G , 61-65 ); died 13.12.2022 . Brother of NSP , stepbrother of CS Hebditch . Cholomondley Prize , Bisley 1963-65 . Pembroke College Oxford 1966-69 , BA Class 2:1 , MA 1970 , Domus Scholar 1968-69 , DPhil in Zoology 1974 . 1974- 78 Researcher , Galana Game Ranch Research Project , Kenya , 1978-79 ;
Consultant with EcoSystems Ltd , Nairobi , 1979-87 ; Field Manager , White Oryx Project , Sultanate of Oman , 1987-99 . Vice-President and Director of African Operations , African Wildlife Foundation of Washington DC 1999-2001 . Consultant , Nairobi , 2001-08 ; Chief Executive , Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust , Jersey , Channel Islands 2008 ; Senior Research Fellow , Wildlife Conservation Research Unit , University of Oxford 2008 . Board of Marwell Wildlife , Hampshire , 2009 ; Advisory Board , World Land Trust 1988 ; numerous roles with International Union for Conservation of Nature ’ s Species Survival Commission ; Conservation Fellow , Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort , Abu Dhabi 2010 . Order of Oman ( 1987 ), Order of the Golden Ark , Netherlands ( 1988 ), IUCN SSC Peter Scott Award for Conservation Merit ( 2015 ), Honorary Conservation Fellow , Zoological Society of London ( 2016 ), ZSL Award for Conservation Innovation ( 2018 ), Lifetime Contribution Award for advancing the science and practice of conservation translocations ( 2018 ). Authored Animal re-introductions : the Arabian oryx in Oman . He was an accomplished conservationist , a thinker with common sense and with an uncanny ability to achieve consensus . He was in his element when indulging his passion for nature and engaging others with his enthusiasm . He married Karen Bell , who survives him , together with their 2 daughters . Obituary in The Times .
Edward Thackeray Synge ( H , 62-67 ); died 15.2.2023 . Son of BTS , brother of MMS . Lords , 1965-67 Capt 1967 , Princes 1966-67 ; winner of Kenny Racket 1965 , Wigram Racket 1966 , Wilson Racket 1967 . He worked for Chestertons 1968-69 ; De Beers 1970- 72 ; Fenn & Crosthwaite 1972-74 ; Servicemaster Ltd 1975-80 ; Willis Associates , 1980-81 ; Coleridge Cole & Co 1984-86 ; Hamptons 1987-91 . He married Moira French Macdonald .
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