Lorettonian Society

Hamish Michael McNaughton Ph.D. (1962–67) died on 20th March 2023, after being diagnosed with the brain cancer glioblastoma in the previous October. He graduated with First Class Honours in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Manchester, where he was also awarded his doctorate. He joined Turnbull Control Systems, part of the Eurotherm Group, in Research & Development, and eventually became Technical Director of Eurotherm Ltd. He left this post followi...

Simon S. Fraser (1972)

16th April 2023

Simon Scott Fraser (1967–72) died on 16th April 2023 while riding his bicycle near his home in Bédar, Spain. He was a Prefect and in the swimming team. His career started as a Chartered Accountant in South Africa and culminated as the Finance Director of a series of international hotel companies based in London. He retired to Spain where he maintained an active life playing pádel and table tennis, walking and cycling. A celebration of his life was held on 24th May attended by...

Sheridan N. Cross (1974)

31st May 2023

Sheridan Nigel Cross (1965–74) died on 31st May 2023. He was Pipe Major and graduated from the University of Reading. He subsequently entered the music industry where he worked primarly as a musician and, latterly, as a record producer. He also formed a couple of groups and had success helping young musicians into an often difficult sector. It was good to see Randall S. Forrest (1973), now resident in France, at his funeral. His father was Derek (1948) and his brother is Davi...

Cameron S. Stewart (1985)

Cameron Sutherland Stewart (1981–85) is reported to have died in June 2020. He was Captain of Shooting. He graduated B.Eng. in Electronics and Communications Engineering and worked as a Systems Engineering and Test Manager in Cheshire.

Thomas R. Craig (1981)

16th December 2022

Tom Raleigh Craig (1973–81) died on 16th December 2022. After Loretto, Tom worked firstly in the USA and then graduated from the University of Strathclyde in Business. An entrepreneur and early adopter of the internet, Tom ran several successful optimisation agencies in the USA, France and the UK. His first love was music. Nephew of David (above), he is survived by John (1952), first cousins Angus (1982) and Charlie (1987), and first cousin once removed Nea (2020). His father...

Juan M. Robles (1978)

Juan Manuel Robles (1978) died in December 2022. He left Loretto after one year to finish his education at school in Mexico. He is survived by his three siblings, his niece and five nephews.

Friend of Juan, Angus G. Sprott (1980), writes: ‘Friends of mine were invariably surprised to learn that Juan was only at Loretto for a single year. When we shared a dormitory in 1978 we chatted late into the night and became the closest of friends. Coming from Mexico, Juan really fe...

Anthony W. McDougall (1991)

9th June 2023

Anthony W. McDougall (1986–1991), who died on 9th June 2023, aged 49 after a long struggle with leukemia, was a prefect in Hope House.

Alan J.H. Pattullo (1991) writes: ‘Tony was a glorious one-off. He leaves virtually no trace on social media but a deep tread in the hearts of all who knew him — those who knew him a long time, such as school friends who over recent months have remembered his ready smile and infectious giggle, and those who perhaps knew him only briefly, ...

Tim C. Binder (2009)

Tim Christopher Binder (2008–2009) is reported to have died in 2019.

Byron Jones (Hon)

Byron Jones (Staff: 1966–74), who died in November 2022, will be very fondly remembered by OLs from his era — as will his dog Spider. He arrived at Loretto to teach Chemistry and was very soon appreciated as a great teacher and an understanding, very Welsh, man. When he left to become Head of Chemistry at Carmel College, Chris Barclay-Smith wrote: ‘He was a man of strong, if sometimes mistaken, views (he always thought the Welsh XV would win). He was a man of great vigour and...

Ross K. Graham (1965)

13th May 2023

Ross King Graham (1961–65) died suddenly on 13th May 2023 while playing golf at Gullane, at the age of 75 years. He was in the golf and tennis teams. When his father Robin (1930) died in 1968 he became the father-figure for his brothers James King Graham (1968) and Barrie. He became an F.C.A. with Arthur Young & Co., Chartered Accountants in Birmingham. As a restructuring specialist working with crisis-hit companies battling for survival, he learnt that the main reason compan...

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