", Margaret Gardner MBE, former member of staff for 37 years, passed away on 3 December 2019. Jane Lewis, (Music, 1989, Bowland) passed away on 1 July 2018 just after her 50th birthday and 25th wedding anniversary. Emma Fitchett, LUMS colleague for over 20 years, sadly passed away in June 2021. This was followed by the headship of Sandy Upper in Bedfordshire, with the family living in nearby Beeston. A report that he commissioned and chaired on the colleges was issued in January 1994 and was influential in ensuring that their important contribution would be more appropriately recognised and resourced. Cliff came to Lancaster, to what was then the Department of Operational Research in 1965, from Liverpool University, where he had been involved in studying bus routing and scheduling. He was an enthusiastic internationalist, a lifelong Liberal and a great believer in the application of liberal values in all social contexts. February 28, 2023 (61 years old) View obituary. His work involved assisting departments in the selection and procurement of teaching and other material, training students in the use of the Library, overseeing the development of the relevant subject area collections, and helping staff and students gain access to the emerging on-line databases. A colleague has described Rachel as someone who went for life at full throttle with a spreadsheet open. Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Leech died on Tuesday 19 August 2014 at the age of 78. ), Mark Easterby-Smith passed away on 15 April 2020.Mark spent most of his career at Lancaster University Management School, which he joined in 1978, the then School of Management and Organisational Studies. He was married to alumna Arabella Stuart for 40 brilliantly happy and funny years. Fairbairn, M.A. Malcolm made many, many friends with students he had looked after over the years and genuinely kept in touch, often long after their time at County was over. He was deeply involved with the activities of the British Psychological Society, holding a number of posts within the organisation, and becoming a Fellow in 1996. Born in Blackpool and a lifelong supporter of all things Lancashire &, of course, Blackpool F.C. From there she moved to the LUMS Undergraduate Office, before finally in 2014 joining the Professional Support team in the Department of Economics, providing invaluable support to the departments Postgraduate students on the MSc in Money, Banking and Finance, MSc Economics, and MSc Quantitative Finance programmes. After leaving Lancaster, Geoff gained a PhD at Newcastle University and went on to lecture at Newcastle, at Sheffield University and had two spells lecturing at Leuven in Belgium. Harry was moving away from history towards political sociology, and, keen to learn of the Third World, posts of eight years at the University of Dar es Salaam and six at the University of the West Indies were important in deepening his interest in transnational and comparative studies. Mrs Franoise Steel, retired lecturer of the French Studies department, died of Covid at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary on 15 December 2021 where she had been receiving treatment for other illnesses. lancasterguardian.co.uk WebAge 77. He also worked on more political topics such as the impact of closed-circuit television and Global Positioning Systems on human rights. ), Tom Clarke (MSc Human Resource & Knowledge Management, 2013, BSc Business Studies, 2012, Grizedale) sadly passed away on the 18 April 2021 following a short illness. He leaves a wife, Susan, and two daughters, Katherine and Eleanor. He was not only popular in the University, for example, playing tennis in the head of the departments circle, but also in the town. He received an honorary doctorate (LLD Doctor of Laws) in 1996. An avid crossword solver completing the puzzle was part of her Saturday morning ritual. He was also a visiting professor at Kyushu Institute of Technology at Kitakyushu in Japan. Her students - that is how she referred to them - knew they could turn to Emma for support in whatever form that took, sometimes just a chat, sometimes advice. She was kind, helpful, well-organised and efficient and worked easily with both staff and students. Judith met her future husband, Peter, on their first day at University in 1976 and they married in 1984. He is sadly missed by his son Jack and all of his friends from those days. Philip Lowton (Accounting & Finance, 1987, Pendle) passed away on 15 October 2022 following a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He moved to New Mills where he fondly remembered delivering milk on the horse-drawn dray up and down the steep lanes. He first became a student at the University of Glasgow, followed by further study at Cambridge and Birmingham. He was particularly fond of mathematics and classics, areas in which he continued to read long after his retirement. His subsequent interests were very diverse, but always at the intersection of modelling, decision support and the application of Information Technology. He took on the top role at the council in 2004 and was renowned for seeing the value in nurturing talent. Den Winterburn (French Studies, 1967, Cartmel) died on 10 August 2022. In those days Scan was put together from typed text pasted onto sheets of paper which would then be copied and printed. He was made a Professor Emeritus on 1 September 2006. After gaining her doctorate in 1999, Cheryl took up her post at Lancaster University the same year and spent the majority of her career in FASS as a Research Associate. He was one of the pioneers in that subject, established for the first time in a British university as part of Lancasters early commitment to business studies. (Bob) Moffit, and the original design of University House included a few small rooms on D floor where students could be looked after when they were ill. Painstaking and careful field and laboratory work led to the overturning of long held views about sea-level changes in the area and in addition to securing him his PhD, initiated a steady stream of academic articles and two books on the topic with the latest appearing in 2013. He was a friendly and inspirational figure, who would recognise talent and develop it. Fundraising stunts included an auction of fellow students, and wheelbarrow races. John Ulyett (Politics, 2005, Cartmel) passed away suddenly on 8th April 2015 in London. Dr Jayne Steel (English & Creative Writing, 1995, County, MA Creative Writing, PhD English) died on 10 October 2015 aged 57. She was born in Salford to proud Glaswegians, Alastair and Janette and after primary school her fathers work took the family to South Africa. (Cambridge), PhD (Birmingham), F.Inst.P., C.Phys., peacefully at home in Keynsham on 18 August 2019. In 2017 he received a long service award in recognition of 18 years of continuous accreditation with 'Investors in People'. Harry began working at Lancaster as Chair of Economics, then became Head of Economics in 1979. He retired in 2007 but continued his involvement with the ATLAS experiment as an Emeritus staff member. He had a keen interest in the Beatles and celebrated his 64th birthday in Paul's old house in Liverpool. Nicholas Russell, the sixth Earl Russell (Politics, 1994, County), a tireless campaigner for disability rights and a member of the Lancaster University Court for 9 years died aged 45 in August 2014. Warm tributes have been paid by some of the earliest students and sent to the Alumni Office. He was a leading member of the ultra low temperature group whose work was for a time known for creating the coldest place on earth. (Obituary supplied by LU graduate Vic Seddon). Tony passed the entrance exam to enable him to attend the Royal Grammar School Guildford. Geoffrey Thomas (Religious Studies and Sociology, 1980, Grizedale) passed away in October 2018, aged 60, after being taken ill on his bicycle near his home in Islington. Davids research was in the field of neurodegenerative diseases and he was particularly interested in investigating the pathological consequences of misfolded proteins in Alzheimers and Parkinsons disease. Peter joined the University as a Biochemistry technician in the mid 1960s when departments were still based in St Leonard's House whilst the main Bailrigg campus was being built. He went to Verona in 1981 and devoted himself to the "Scavi Scaligeri", the excavation of the former court of Verona. David made seminal contributions to this field; including being the first scientist to investigate a link between the formation of amyloid plaques in the brain and Alzheimers disease. Whilst at Lancaster he was an active climber and mountaineer making lifelong friends through these activities. Born in Bronx, NY on May 17, 1954, he was the son of the late , Minerva H. Good, 98, of Ephrata, passed away Monday, January 24, 2022, at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital. The Ground News media bias check for Lancaster Guardian is A full obituary appeared on The Guardian website. Cora Martin, former staff member, passed away in May 2022. Just ten months ago Rachel was diagnosed with a very rare brain stem tumour. He was still working on two studies, one a history of Ticino and the other on external perceptions of Switzerland when he died in December 2021. In 1977 she was elected to Lancashire County Council and chaired the Education Committee from 1981-91, as well as being chairman of the Council for a year in 1992-93. An obituary written by Steve Kempster appears on the Lancaster University website. Many staff joined BSG Solicitors over the years just so they could work alongside her and clients would switch after being on the other side. and in 2011 was elected to Epping Forest council, becoming its cabinet member for 'safer, greener and transport' issues, a post he held up to his death.A memorial service was held on Wednesday 17th January 2018 at 2pm at St Stephen's with John Church Westminster, 38-42 Rochester Row, London SW1P 1LE. He donated all royalties to the theatre. The University is happy that it was able to recognise Xolani with an honorary degree just months before his death. Colin Adams, former Planning Officer from 1990 to 2004 died on Friday 1 May, aged 75. Full obituary on the Lancaster University obituaries page. That these features of the course have endured to this day and latterly have been imitated elsewhere, is witness to Michaels forward-thinking. ), Full obituary from the Lancaster University website, Dave Checkley full obituary (cave and karst science. After graduating she went on to complete a postgraduate diploma in Library and Information Science at Birmingham Polytechnic and her first job was as a Librarian at Sydney Stringer School in Coventry. A founder member of the University, Lord Taylor of Blackburn became one of the original members of the Court and was the first of its members to be elected to the Council in December 1964. Harold quickly became Finance Officer, the post he held until his retirement on 30 September 1992, to which he subsequently added Deputy Secretary. He moved to Spain in the early 1990s, to teach at an English language school in Santander, before settling down to work and raise a family in Barcelona, the city he called home for 30 years. As a teacher, Johns main role from 1986 onwards was Senior Lecturer at Staffordshire University. As one of its founding members, his passing away is a great loss to the Association. He is survived by his wife Selina, his two sons Hugh and Neil, and three grandchildren, Benedict, Clara, and Lily. Bob was popular and well known not just for his appearance, becoming actively involved with student journalism and politics winning election to Chair of the Student Representative Council. It was impossible to ignore Rogers trenchant views. He was the centre of any room he entered, a wonderful raconteur, a marvellous conversationist, naturally witty and often uproariously funny. He enjoyed a long and happy retirement. He took this flair with him when he moved to Caf 21 in InfoLab21. He was a very popular student with a great sense of humour that never failed to have the whole room in fits of laughter everywhere he went. In the same year he married his contemporary Lancaster student Sylvia Hodgson. Malcolm oversaw a huge increase in programmes of study and student numbers before his retirement in December 1992 and his work laid the foundation of postgraduate studies as we know it today. 2023 Lancaster University. Dave Bleasdale (ISS) passed away in April 2019. Raymond Saffin (MPhil Physics, 1972, Bowland) passed away in September 2011 after a short illness, aged 64. Michael Waller, founding member of Russian Studies passed away on 24 October 2021. Chris Kenny-Levick, former Marketing Lecturer passed away on 26 January 2021. John came to Lancaster after industrial experience in Operational Research with Richard Thomas and Baldwins Ltd and British European Airways. He went on to do a PhD at the University of Essex and then became a lecturer and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Science at Manchester Polytechnic, now Manchester Metropolitan University. Judith Kirk, ne Smallwood (English, 1979, Pendle) died in September after suffering with MS for many years. In an interview of 2015, he fondly recalled having an office on the top floor, next to the common room where all staff met for coffee and of giving lectures in the Centenary Church. In his retirement Den enjoyed the company of his family and friends, travel, walking and cycling and the juke box that was his big treat to himself where he could listen to his favourite Beatles music. His lov, Orville H. Schwanger, 97, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Traditions of Hershey, Palmyra. He achieved cricket nirvana in 2008 when he umpired a Halifax Cup match involving the Gentlemen of Philadelphia at Lords, albeit on the Nursery Ground. WebCite This Collection "British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries." When the university in the late 1980s began to push forward on external collaborations, Dick was seconded to the central administration, while retaining links with Physics. Professor Karen Dawisha (Politics, 1972, Furness) died on 11 April 2018 aged 68. He was a member of the Particle Physics group and was involved in a number of very successful experiments at CERN, DESY and elsewhere. His main research interests included geopolitics, water and the environment. By 2019, one hundred years after the Sex Disqualification Act paved the way for women to be admitted into the legal profession, BSG Solicitors was an all-female partnership. John Crookes, a staff member of the Department of Management Science from 1967 to 1995 died on June 3 2015. George Cockburn, former University Secretary died on 16 July 2019. He made wonderful friends from across the world whom he maintained contact with after his studies. He eventually became the Director of Undergraduate Courses in the Department of Physics. Andy was incredibly well-loved by colleagues, students, staff and alumni. He came to Lancaster from Aberystwyth and was appointed as lecturer in mathematics on 1 January 1966, but with an agreement by the vice-chancellor, Charles Carter, that he could couple this role with external work as a concert pianist. He was Chief Executive of the Brathay Educational Trust, Ambleside for 14 years from 1992-2006Malcolm McDonald, Graduate Studies Officer in the office of the Academic Registrar for over twenty years, died on 5 August 2013, just three weeks short of his 80th birthday. He was President of the Lancaster Association of University Teachers (1998-9) before becoming Head of the Economics Department (1999-2003). These experiences also raised questions about his own identity. It was rare that a meeting with Gill would not result in laughter, either as a result of her distinctive way of putting things, or the crazy facts that she would impart. Whilst at Lancaster she was a keen member of the drama group and performed in Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" in 1969. Sylvia Bianconi, ne Warburton (French Studies 1968, Bowland) passed away on March 31 2014 after a long and heroic battle against cancer. He came to Lancaster on 1 September 1966 as an assistant librarian, at the time when active preparations were afoot to move the Library from St Leonards House to its new, purpose-designed building at Bailrigg early the following year. The incumbent Head of Finance and Personnel, Robert Boumphrey, was able to become a full-time Establishment Officer. From 2002-2010 he was Head of School and then Dean of the Faculty of Management & Law at the University of Surrey. A funeral was held in France where he has lived on and off for the last 30 years since his retirement from the University. In total, 9,910 have been published by Lancaster Guardian which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months. His brother-in-law, Vince Cable, acknowledged Harrys debt to Lancaster in his funeral eulogy. Brians interests also lay in aspects of print and broadcast media and their association with the arts and culture.In 2004, Brian moved to Lancaster to pursue his work at The Ruskin. Successive generations of students benefitted from her guidance in spoken French, as well as her deep knowledge of French institutions and culture. was conferred on him in July 1994. He is reunited with his beloved wife of An obituary for Ivor was published in the South Leeds Life Online. His first annual accounts showed a balance sheet of 13 million; his concluding balance sheet was heading close to 100 million. Creating an obituary on Echovita is free. He quickly made his mark as a scholar who identified central questions in British economic history - and addressed them in a craftsman-like way, producing at a brisk but steady pace six major books, three edited collections and many articles, all widely seen as robust and original in their underlying research and sound in their judgements. (Waite) Smith. Eric graduated from Oxford University in 1966 and obtained his PhD from Warwick University in 1970. The following tribute was prepared by Ada Pringle, Honorary Researcher. Her father commented that her greatest asset was her voice and communication skills and the last two months of her life were the most difficult as she had lost her speech and her ability to communicate. Damons early work was on modelling data with ordered categorical outcomes. Professor Margaret Canovan, a former member of the Politics Department passed away on June 16 at the age of 79. His reader, Price Theory, was read and devoured by countless trainee economists in the 1970s and 1980s. After retiring from work in 1982, Harry later returned to the University to teach part-time until 1991. He gained a first degree in the University of Botswana in Physics and Mathematics. Mr Thompson, a former Vice-Chairman of J. Bibby and Sons PLC and Fothergill-Harvey PLC, became Chairman and subsequently Treasurer of the Finance Committee in September 1983, and continued until July 1993. He is survived by his partner, Sue, and son, Sam, and will be much missed by all. Carl OKeeffe, a 49-year-old man from Lancaster, was attending a birthday party with his niece in the Kong Adventure Centre in Keswick, Cumbria on 22 April, Sky News reported. He was succeeded by Professor Harry Hanham from 1985 to 1995 when Professor William Ritchie OBE came to Lancaster from her 'beloved Scotland'. From all the messages received from across the Department, LUMS, and the wider University, there has been a constant theme of colleagues memories, and that is of Emmas happy, positive, can-do attitude to all the tasks she undertook, and always with a smile. Mr Thompson, previously Chairman of the Francis Scott Charitable Trust, and using his contacts as Chairman of the then Lancaster District Health Authority, also led pioneering medical health fundraising for the University. His full obituary was published in the Guardian. Seconded by DHSS to the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Vienna in 1979, he met and married Jeannette Weiss Lindsay; they were married for 34 years, and their two children have carried on his legacy of dedication to the public good. She has supported Lancaster since 1963. Until Bailrigg was developed the Grand was the largest lecture theatre available to the University. Cookie Settings. A full obituary appears on the Lancaster University obituaries page. Susie Parsons (French Studies, 1972, Cartmel) died aged 65 on 6 June 2015 following a stroke. The Right Honourable Lord Thomas Taylor of Blackburn CBE JP DL died on Friday 25 November 2016 following an accident. Professor Shaun Fisher, member of the Department of Physics died on 4 January 2015. Dr Peter John Hudson (History, 1976, Pendle) passed away on 8 January 2019 after a career of tireless dedication to archaeological excavation and profound study of the history of Verona. Philip chose the public sector joining the British civil service immediately after graduate school, eventually serving in the Department of the Environment, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Treasury. His friends will be walking in his memory in August 2021 https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/1220milesforTomTCClarke, Lord Judd, Honorary Fellow of the University died on 17 April 2021, at the age of eighty-six, after a distinguished career in public service. He became increasingly involved in the work of senior bodies of the University, and there were few bodies on which he did not sit or take the chair. The original team of mechanics are still at the garage, now managed by Richard Gamble. He got to make the real difference when he became political advisor to Paddy Ashdown, the international High Representative in charge of the country. Following an FA campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the squad members, he was presented with his medal by the then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown at Downing Street in 2009. Den will be sadly missed by his two sons, Phil and Dan and two granddaughters as well as all of his colleagues from those pioneering years. As well as being a thorough field and laboratory researcher, Michael was an excellent teacher and was highly respected by both academics and members of the public. Her previous employment was a lone statistician at Royal Salford. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. Search Lancaster obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. Karen Burns, UK Student Recruitment Manager, passed away in July 2021. Throughout his adult life he supported a wide range of radical causes nationally and internationally. She leaves behind a husband, James, and daughter Cherry, both of whom are Lancaster University alumni. He was President of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1981-83, and Astronomer Royal from 1991-95, the year in which he was knighted. He graduated from Lancaster after studying a BA in Educational Studies and Religious Studies in 1992, returned to do an MA in Education which was completed in 2002, and was awarded a PhD in 2007. Sandy's full obituary (internal news.). Her years at the University, and the friendships she gathered, were ones she always treasured and she greatly missed the cosmopolitan atmosphere of campus once she retired. Full obituary on the MyObits website. He acted as Returning Officer in SRC elections being the only person who fully understood the system of proportional representation then in place. Dave came to Lancaster to read Economics in 1967. Professor Emeritus Maurice Kirby passed away on Friday 17 May 2019 and ends a life of great accomplishment as an economic historian and a notable contribution to the Economics Department and Lancaster Universitys wider life.Maurice graduated from Newcastle in 1967 and was awarded a Sheffield doctorate in 1971. The award to her of a Lancaster honorary degree by the Chancellor, Sir Christian Bonington, on 12 December 2007, marked the universitys recognition of a grassroots politician who was able to make a real difference to people for whom she cared.Professor Harry Townsend passed away in February 2018. Jen Shepherd, formerly Administrator for the Ruskin Library and Research Centre passed away on 12 December after prolonged ill health. ), Margaret Gardner full obituary (internal news.). He was a founder member of the University and a much-valued member of the Environmental Sciences family and played a great part in helping many of his peers keep their feet on the ground with his sense of humour and understatement. He was described as a 'story genius' an wrote over 600 episodes of the soap 'Coronation Street' - more than any other writer in the show's history. Gill met up online with some former Chaplains for a reunion just a few days before she died and was as cheerful and full of encouragement as ever, reflecting on what a privilege it was to serve the University together in such a good and supportive Chaplaincy team.". During her placement, and in true Rachel spirit, she researched and co-devised a course with fellow graduate Tom Morley - Ready for University? an online resource designed to give new students an insight into what university life is really like. Full obituary on the Lancaster University main obituaries page. His monographs have run into several editions and made a significant impact in the field. Jeevan joined Claudio Paoloni, Head of Engineerings research group in November 2018 to work on the development of novel sub-THz travelling wave tubes. By the third year, Tony was put into an Express stream that took O levels a year early. Dr Gareth Hughes passed away on 1 March 2017. He provided enthusiastic and inspirational support to students and colleagues over five decades. Anthony Max Hill (MA French Studies, 1969, BA French Studies, 1967, Lonsdale) died on 1 April 2022. Dr Lindsay M Newman, former Assistant Librarian in the University Library in 1966, died on 27 May 2019. He and his wife became very much involved with Lancaster Footlights the owners of the 200 year old Grand Theatre in Lancaster. He leaves a wife, Ann Tennet (Educational studies 1981, Pendle College). Whilst at Lancaster he was an active climber and mountaineer making lifelong friends through these activities. He returned to academia following a long career in the United Kingdom Civil Service where he worked in the Cost Analysis and Assurance Service (CAAS) function of the Ministry of Defence at Barrow Shipyard. As Director of External Relations, he was responsible to the University Secretary for a portfolio that would now be regarded as impossibly wide. Visit this link to create a free obituary then read the advantages of creating an obituary on Echovita and either click Start now or Create an obituary for your loved to begin. He developed a regression diagnostic for the continuation ratio model and a random-effects continuation ratio model for longitudinal data which was incorporated into the data analysis software R.In more recent years Damon returned to medical statistics and took up a Chair in Applied Statistics at Swansea University. Norman Sherry, Emeritus Professor died on October 19 2016. January 16th- Gone just like that, Left behind daughters, grandchildren and more, his family feeling- Hea, Donald B. Morgan of the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, PA, Entered into eternal rest January 23, 2022. After three years he graduated and gained a scholarship at Columbia University, New York, before returning to Britain in 1966 then starting at Lancaster University as one of the first research students in Environmental Sciences. Stephen was born in Rotherham before moving to Sheffield as a child. Read an obituary written by Greg Myers, Head of Department of Linguistics and English Language. "Jill was born in Manchester but her home was to be in Blackpool. Trevor Hart (Economics, 1967, Bowland), one of the first cohort at Lancaster, died on 7 November 2017. Mark Goddard Memorial Oak Tree - This is to inform the family and friends of the late Mark Goddard, a Geography undergraduate who sadly died in 1988, that the oak tree they planted in his memory has been moved. WebFollow the latest news for Lancaster in Lancashire, England, UK - Local news and information in your area Latest News in Lancaster in Lancashire, England, UK - InYourArea LA1 1ET RegisterorSign In Enter your postcodeto see newsand informationnear you How We Use Your Data Lancaster Please rate this website National News Dr Cheryl Simmill-Binning passed away following a short illness in May 2021. Aaron remained in close contact with many alumni and graduate Dr Muren Zhan shared the following story with us:"Aaron was the first person I met at Lancaster. David Murphy, former Programme Director of the Executive MBA (2000-2005) passed away on 23 November 2019. Significantly he had also become involved in mining, becoming the South African Chairman of BHP Billiton, the fourth largest mining company in Africa, a position he held until 2015.As a graduate student in Physics, he was extremely popular. He was an accomplished musician, sailor, and was the life and soul of the party. He loved reading The Guardian, watching football, researching his family tree, walking in the countryside and going on holidays to France and Spain. Xolani was a Zulu (with a big capital Z) and with the boundless Zulu self-confidence, which allowed him to slip comfortably into this northern society. After completing his course, Yow returned to Singapore where he took up a position with the Singapore Ports Authority where a long and successful career followed. Simone Novello (PhD Marketing/ Sociology, 2006) passed away on 27th November after a prolonged illness.