Lorettonian Society

Michael Barclay Mavor C.V.O. M.A. (1955 -1965) (Headmaster of Loretto 2001 - 2008) died very suddenly when visiting his wife Elizabeth’s family in Peru on 8th December, 2009. He had retired in the Summer of 2008 after three very successful headmasterships spanning almost 30 years.
He was born in Malaya and the family moved to Scotland when he was three years old to settle in Edinburgh. Michael attended both the Nippers and Senior School. In an exceptional school career he was...

William H.C. Monro (1965)

16th November 2008

William Henry Campbell Monro (1956-65) died on 16th November, 2008, following a fall at his home in Glasgow. He was a prefect and in the XV and athletics team. (.....Career/Interests etc ...) He is survived by .... and his OL brother James (1957)

Colin H.R. Tindal (1960)

30th October 2012

Colin Hunter Roxburgh Tindal (1956-60) died on 30th October, 2012, his 70th birthday. He established and ran the Loch Melfort Hotel with Jane for many years before taking over Tiroran House on the Isle of Mull in the late 90’s. They sold this about seven years ago and moved to Crinan. They recently retired properly to Nairn to live with their daughter Jennifer and her husband Neil Watson (1988) and their four daughters. His greatest passion was classic boats and sailing – par...

Kenneth O.N. Price (1960)

20th January 2008

Kenneth Oliver Nowell Price (1951-60) died in Malaga, Spain, on 20th January 2008. He was in the shooting team. He went with a scholarship to RAF Cranwell, where he was in the Shooting VIII, and served as a Staff Pilot until retiring in 1980. He then worked as a cargo transport pilot with United African Airlines, Libya, flying mainly in Chad. Later he was an instructor with the Libyan Arab Air Force until 1984, after which he worked as a freelance pilot.

Angus Goodwille (1961)

19th April 2013

Angus Goodwille M.B.E. (1952-61), who died on 19th April, 2013, was in the XV and the sailing team. He graduated B.Sc.(Hons) in Civil Engineering from the University of Edinburgh in 1965; he played for the University Fives Team. He spent a year working for Voluntary Service Overseas in Kenya, drilling boreholes with a rig donated by Oxfam and installing village water supplies in the arid northern district of Turkana. Returning to Kenya in 1966, employed by the UK Ministry of ...

Henry Steele (1959)

4th February 2003

Henry (Harry) Steele (1957-59) who died in Dublin on 4th February, 2003, was a keen swimmer and Fives player. He ran several businesses including a haulage firm and a pub before he retired to Ireland where he had lived for some time. He is survived by his partner and his sister, Grace, who lives in Musselburgh.

Ivor A. Whittington (1961)

1st April 2002

Ivor Allan Whittington (1961) died in April, 2000(exact date unkown please contact Lorettonian Society if you know the date). He spent the majority of his working life teaching. First in schools and then, after a brief spell in industry, he qualified as a company secretary and returned to the classroom as a lecturer in Business Studies at Guildford College of Further & Higher Education. His wife, Joanna, writes: "He spent an awful lot of time avoiding promotion further than ...

Alistair V. Reid-Thomas (1961)

8th January 2003

Alastair Valentine Reid-Thomas (1957-61) died on 8th January, 2003, aged 59 years. He qualified as a Civil Engineer at Heriot Watt College and worked as Technical Director of Kelley, Brown and Root Ltd. He is survived by his wife, Kirstin, a daughter and a son.

Graham C. Adnitt (1961)

10th December 2011

Graham Campbell Adnitt FRICS (1954-61) died on 10th December, 2011, aged 67 years He won the Student of the Year Award at Denbighshire Agricultural College before becoming a Chartered Surveyor and a Chartered Auctioneer. He was a Director of Jackson-Stops & Staff, Chartered Surveyors and Chairman of Chester Association of Auctioneers, Surveyors and Valuers. He was Captain of Delamere Forest Golf Club 2003-2004 and was a member of the Blaster's Golf Society. He is survive...

Alastair I. Milne (1961)

16th June 2008

Alastair Iain Milne (1958-61) who died in June 2008 aged 64, was in the XV and the shooting team - sports he enjoyed with great enthusiasm throughout his life. He went on from school to follow his passion for cars, training to be an apprentice mechanic in Cumbria, moving on to becoming a director of Croall Bryson & Co. Ltd, the Borders motor distributor and latterly owning his own motoring business in Selkirk. He formed firm life-long friendships with Trevor Calder, Dave McC...

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