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Robert S. Wilson (1947)
1st January 2004
Robert Stewart Wilson (1942-47) who died in 2004 (exact date unkown please contact Lorettonian Society if you know the date) in North Carolina was a prefect and in the XV and the hockey and athletics teams. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh, moved to the U.S.A. and worked as a wine merchant becoming a director of The House of Burgundy Inc, wine importers and national distributors, in New York. His wife Joan died last year.
George Cunningham (1947)
1st January 1996
George Cunningham (1943-47) is reported to have died in 1996 (exact date unkown please contact Lorettonian Society if you know the date).
Robert L.F. Fife (1946)
29th September 2006
Robert Leonard Fulton Fife (1943-46) died on 29th September, 2006. His early working life, following National Service in the Royal Air Force, was as Manager of the seed potato department in the family firm Dobbie & Co in Edinburgh. He was a successful gent for a number of companies in Scotland during the 1980s and this was followed by about 10 years in Majorca owning and running a large restaurant. He and his second wife Eileen returned to Scotland several years ago. He i...
Douglas M. McKenzie (1946)
7th September 2011
Douglas Manifold McKenzie (1943-46) died on 7th September, 2011. After Loretto he attended Bradford Technical College then went into his family’s knitwear business, Kidmar, in Bridgeton, Glasgow. Following an amalgamation with Donbros in Alloa, he was Export Sales Manager from 1958-63. He also held a Directorship of Woodside Shipping Co. Ltd and Monarch Steamship Co. Ltd, Glasgow, which came from his mother’s side of the family. He joined his brother-in-law in the buildin...
Charles R. Colman (1948)
2nd February 2013
Charles Robert Colman (1938-48) (twin brother of next entry), who died on 2nd February, 2013, was a prefect and in the XV. He went on to Jesus College, Cambridge, and later moved to Canada after becoming one of 5 people who were invited by Brendan Brackan to join mail-order company, Simpson-Sears. He worked for them for many years until the mid-80s and then became Executive Director of the Hospital Records Institute at Don Mills, Ontario. He played for the Ontario XV and is a...
Daniel M.H. Jones (1947)
21st January 2007
Dr Daniel Michael Howard Jones (1943-47) graduated MB, BS, from the University of Durham, where he was in the cross country team and a member of the caving club. At this time he helped pioneer the deepest exploration of Fairy Hole Caves, Ludwell, Tyneside. Specialising in psychiatry, he trained in Harrogate and Derby and was a Registrar at Wallingham Park Hospital in Surrey. He then worked at the London Hospital and Claybury Hospital, Epping, became a FRCPsych and, in 1968 ...
Ronald H. McLaren (1948)
20th January 2013
Ronald Hogarth McLaren (1939-48), who died on 20th January, 2013, was in the XV, and Hockey XI and was Captain of Athletics. He worked in sales with Rank Xerox before moving into Yacht Charters on the West Coast as owner of Tarka Mhor Charters from 1985-2005. He was Chairman of Associated Scottish Yacht Charters. He is survived by his daughter Diana.
Charles J.F. Dykes (1947)
24th August 2004
Charles Joseph Findlay Dykes (1943-47) died very suddenly on 24th August, 2004. He gained a First in Mechanical Engineering at Glasgow University, where he was in the swimming and water-polo teams. He gained his Blue for swimming and also swam for the Scottish Universities. He served as a Lieutenant (TA) in R.E.M.E. from 1948-56. He worked for C.A. Parsons Turbine Generators now NEI Parsons Ltd. as Project Procurement Manager. Having played rugger for Kelvinside Academica...
Robert I.D. Simpson (1947)
21st July 2002
Dr. Robert Ian Dyer Simpson (1942-47) died on 21st July, 2002, at the age of 72 years.. He qualified M.B., B.S. at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, later gaining his M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.G.P., D.Obst. and R.C.O.G. He worked as a General Practitioner near Reading, which included being the highly respected MedicaL Officer to The Oratory School for 25 years. He was also a dedicated Governor of the school during one of the most significant stages of its development from 1990-20...
David J. Cairns (1946)
6th April 2009
David James Cairns (Joey) (1937-46) who died on 6th April 2009 at the age of 81 was Head Nipper, a prefect, in the XV, captain of hockey, and in the fives, athletics and cricket teams, scoring three centuries, in school matches, in his final year in the XI. After serving his National Service in France and Turkey with The Royal Army Service Corps, he went to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He captained the college cricket XI and the Cambridge University Crusaders and pl...
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