Lorettonian Society

The Right Honourable Lord (Alan Charles Macpherson) Johnston (1955-60) died suddenly on 14th June, 2008, at the age of 66. He was a prefect and Under Officer in the CCF. He read law at Jesus College, Cambridge, and took his LLB in Scottish law at the University of Edinburgh. In 1967 he was admitted as an advocate, often acting for the Coal Board. He was Junior Counsel to the Scottish Home and Health Department from 1974-79, served as an advocate depute from 1978-82 and be...

Richard V. Lee (1956)

7th May 2013

Professor Richard (Dick) Vaille Lee (1955-56) died very suddenly in Buffalo on 7th May, 2013, aged 75 years. He was in the athletics team and was a very keen supporter of Loretto.
His paternal grandfather, Lee Yan Phou, was one of the first Chinese students to study in the United States, at Yale University, where Dr. Lee also received degrees in 1960 and 1964. He played ice hockey for Yale, and, while in Medical School, he was awarded the Ferris Prize in anatomy and the Wint...

Alexander M.G. McCombie (1960)

21st August 2002

Alexander Murray Giles McCombie (1956-60), who died on 21st August, 2002, was a prefect and in the XV. From Loretto he went to Britannia R.N.C. and served in submarines as a Lieutenant. He joined Vosper Thorneycroft in 1968 after leaving the Royal Navy and later worked for Sperry Gyroscope (later British Aerospace) before forming his own marketing consultancy. He was also a director of Morgan Automation Ltd.

Robert D. Carswell (1958)

11th July 2009

Robert Dean Carswell (1954-58) died in Texas on Saturday, July 11, 2009, at the age of 68. Dean graduated MA from Glasgow University in 1962 and LLB in 1965. He then continued his Law studies at Cornell Law School with a JW Fullbright International Exchange Fellowship. He began his law career in Glasgow with McGrigor Donald where he became partner. He continued his career as an international business attorney with Gearhart Industries Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, 1980-89, as Partn...

John D. Illingworth (1958)

13th July 2010

John David Illingworth (1949-58) died on 13th July, 2010. Following his years at Loretto, he attended the Bradford Institute of Technology and later Heidelberg University. His studies in German, French and Economics prepared him for his subsequent positions at Deutsche Bank in Hamburg and Dusseldorf as well as his ultimate position as Managing Director of wool merchants Herbert Illingworth (Bradford) Ltd. A keen amateur engineer, his free time was spent flying planes and d...

Thomas D.H. Young (1955)

31st March 2013

Thomas David Hayward Young (1953-55) died on the Isle of Wight, after a 4 year battle with cancer, on Easter Sunday 2013. After 2 years at sea he became a shipbroker, moving from Director at Henry Ansbacher Holdings plc to Managing Director and Chairman of Seascope Shipping. After a successful career in London, he began a commercial pheasant shoot at his home on the Isle of Wight which his wife, daughter and son-in-law run today. He is survived by his wife, Avril and two daug...

Hamish R.M. Milligan (1957)

1st February 2005

Hamish Roderick Malcolm Milligan (1949-57) died in February 2005 (exact date unkown please contact Lorettonian Society if you know the date). He worked as a surveyor and contracts engineer, moving to Denmark in the early 60s to work with civil engineers Wintgens, though his work took him throughout Europe. He is survived by his wife Else, two children and his step-children as well as OL brothers (see DJM, above) and a sister.

Peter McDougall (1958)

30th January 2009

Peter McDougall (1953-58) died suddenly on 30th January, 2009, whilst on holiday in Kenya. He was in the athletics team. He graduated B.Sc. from the University of Edinburgh and ran the Corsemalzie Hotel in Wigtownshire for many years. He is survived by his wife, Elaine, OL son Anthony (1991), daughter Tara, and grandchildren Peter, Alexander and Emily.

Neil D.M. Mackay (1957)

14th July 2002

Neil Douglas Malcolm Mackay (1953-57) died on 14th July, 2002 whilst returning from holiday in Spain. He was in the fives and athletics teams. He worked for Lazard Brothers & Co. Ltd., the merchant bankers firstly in the Corporate Finance Department, becoming Managing Director in 1987 and latterly a non-executive director. He played tennis and bridge at the Hurlingham Club. He is survived by his wife, Fanny, two sons, two daughters and a granddaughter.

William A. Menzies (1956)

26th May 2007

William Alexander (Sandy) Menzies (1948-56) died in 2007. He served as a Lieutenant in the 11th Bn., the Seaforth Highlanders, before farming in Aberdeenshire.

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