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Robert N.D. Stephenson (1949)
20th March 2006
Robert Noel David Stephenson OBE (1945-49) died on 20th March, 2006 . Having qualified as a FCA, he worked for Peat Marwick Mitchell in Canada before joining Scottish and Newcastle plc in 1960. He rose to become Managing Director of Newcastle Breweries in 1976, a position he held until his retirement in 1991. He was a director of several other companies and an Honorary Fellow of Northumbria University. His award of the OBE in December 1990 was for Services to the Communi...
Christopher B. Holman (1943)
27th February 2007
Christopher Boot Holman (1939–43) who died on February 27th, 2007, was a prefect and in the XV. He farmed after studying at the Royal Agricultural College Cirencester and was an Underwriting Member of Lloyds. He served during the war as a Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards and was a High Sheriff of Warwickshire. His wife, the Hon. Winifred Ponsonby whom he married in 1950, died in 1992, and he is survived by his four daughters, Sarah Holman, Serena Hartley, Alice Roberts...
Eric N.S.M. Paton (1943)
1st January 2011
Eric Nigel Stuart Mongomery Paton (1939-43), whose death has been reported (exact date unkown please contact Lorettonian Society if you know the date), was a prefect and in the XV, Hockey XI, Cricket XI and the fives and athletics teams. During the war he served in the Far East as a Lieutenant R.N.V.R. He was a chartered accountant and sole partner in his own company, Paton & Co.
William Leslie (1944)
6th February 2011
William (Bill) Leslie WS (1939-44), who died on 6th February, 2011 at the age of 84, was a prefect and CSM in the JTC. He joined the Seaforth Highlanders (attached to the K.O.S.B.) and served in India towards the end of the war.  On demobilisation, he continued to serve in the Gordon Highlanders TA, attaining the rank of major and being awarded the Territorial Decoration. He went up to Cambridge (Sidney Sussex) with a Classics scholarship and rowed for the college. He then r...
William G. Walker (1944)
7th September 2008
William Glassford (Pip) Walker (1940-44) died on the 7th September 2008. He went up to Clare College Cambridge with a Foundation Exhibition and graduated BA (1st Class Hons. Nat. Sciences Tripos Pt. I, 1st Class Hons Pathology Tripos Pt II) and completed his medical education at the University of Edinburgh, graduating MB ChB. His National Service from 1951-53 was as a Captain in the RAMC Parachute Brigade and GHQ Middle East. After returning to Edinburgh he became a FRCS(Ed...
John C. Hall (1945)
5th January 2004
John Cecil Hall (1940-1945) died suddenly on the 5th January 2004. He was a School Prefect, member of the XV and Athletic teams and was captain of Fives. After Loretto and National Service with the R.A.F. (1945-1948), he attended Edinburgh University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1953. He married Helen in 1954 and shortly after moved to Newcastle upon Tyne, eventually to establish the accountancy firm Richardson Hall Kennedy & Co. He was very proud to see the...
Jack S. Lindsay (1944)
15th August 2011
Jack Stewart Lindsay (1940-44) passed away peacefully at home in Bedar, Spain on Monday 15th August 2011 aged 85. He was a prefect and in the shooting team. He read English Literature at Oriel College, Oxford and was in the College Rowing Team and the University Water Polo Team. He served as an A/Lt in the R.N.V.R. from 1944-47. He joined I.C.I. and then moved to its Exports affiliate, firstly in Jamaica and then Mexico, from 1951-69 becoming Head of the Chemicals and Plastic...
Frank E. Martin (1940)
17th April 2000
Frank Ewart Martin (1935-40) died on 17th April, 2000. He was Head Nipper in 1939 and left Loretto in 1940 to continue his education at Punahou School in Honolulu. He attended Haverford College in Pennsylvania and later Edinburgh University. Towards the end of the War he served as a Captain in The Royal Scots attached to the 14th Punjab Regt. in India and Singapore. He worked for Unilever plc from 1950-89, retiring as a Member of the Overseas Committee. He is survived by...
William Cullen (1940)
18th November 2007
William Cullen (Nippers: 1935-40)who died on 18th November, 2007, completed his education at St George’s College, Buenos Aires and then at the University of Glasgow. He trained as an Accountant, a profession which he followed, with brief interludes in the speed boat business and a computer consultancy. He is survived by his wife Patsy, daughters Amanda and Alexandra, and OL sons Iain (1970), Neil (1975) and Matthew (1998).
Donald A.W. Black (1944)
28th November 2009
Donald Alister William Black (1940-44) who died on 28th November, 2009, was a prefect and in the hockey team. As a Lieutenant in the RNVR did a military ‘Short Course’ at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He later qualified as a C.A. and became Managing Director of Blay's Guides Ltd, publishers of financial information, in Buckinghamshire. He is survived by his wife, Jenny, three children and five grandchildren.
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