Sandy, someone for whom even the smallest detail of misplaced punctuation was deeply painful, was renowned for his exacting standards of scholarship and at times for his caustic interventions. Beloved wife of the late David, much loved mum Leave your condolence Death Notices Brian WEIDMAN Published on 19th May 2022 John Hughes, Emeritus Professor of Sociological Analysis, died on 15 May 2015. We also joked about writing a novel together someday since both of us were fans of crime fiction. His colleagues and friends, inside and outside the university, think of Michael as a man of strong liberal principles, a vigorous campaigner who was kind and generous, always willing to lend a hand, and fun to be with. She worked internationally, including in Berlin and at the British School at Rome. Born and educated in Loughborough, she worked as an unqualified teacher. Anne was a lecturer at Lancaster from 1965 to 1971, she was a member of the Department of English; primarily a poet but someone who also taught stylistics and even general linguistics, as well as American literature. He was the inaugural Pro-Chancellor of the newly-created University of Manchester from 1993 to 2012 and was awarded the Universitys Medal of Honour on his retirement from that position. Via Bolton the married couple arrived in Lancaster in 1969. He was a consultant for Binder Hamlyn and Spicers and a Senior Lecturer in Town & Country Planning at Leeds Metropolitan University, the University of Dundee and Newcastle University. He remained a Francophile and lover of red wine.Bob died shortly after diagnosis of an aggressive lymphoma. Tim embodied the values of Lancaster and was dedicated to the contribution he and his team could make towards the Universitys success. Philip had a very successful career as a chartered accountant and leaves behind his wife and three wonderful children. He taught at Warwick Business School, for instance, and continued to research. At Lancaster Uni John developed many friendships and enjoyed debates, working in County Bar, booking bands, playing rugby & cricket, and producing Pendragon. She entered a PhD programme at Lancaster University in 1997 through the LANCDOC project the University was then contributing to, in collaboration with the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research. 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. Andie and Mark were contemporaries at Lancaster University both graduating in 1988. ", Paul Simons (MA Marketing, 1970) passed away in November 2020 after a long illness. He leaves a daughter, a son, five grandchildren and two great-children. A full obituary is published on the Lancaster University website, written by his son, Tom. Paul Raymond Herrington, founder member of the Economics Department, died aged almost 80 on 18 August 2019 and after a difficult time suffering with Parkinson's Disease.Paul was appointed in 1964 and is remembered by the first cohort of Economics students at Lancaster as an entertaining and thoughtful lecturer, as well as a helpful tutor and guide. John moved into mainstream music events organising one day festival events for UB40, Madness and Paul Weller amongst others. He was appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor in 1984 and subsequently became the first Deputy Vice-Chancellor, the position he retired from on 30th September 1993.Walters 29 years at Lancaster were hugely significant for the University. Alan worked for many years in the University's Institute for English Language Education (IELE) and then joined the department in 2001. His books are likely to continue to be seen as authoritative sources for many years to come, and his scholarship was formally recognized by the award of DSc (Edinburgh University 1989) and an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in 1998 for distinguished service to geography in Scotland.Beyond the department, Ian worked with a wide range of colleagues elsewhere in the university, particularly in History, Modern Languages (Ian had a strong interest in the historical geography of France) and in the Centre for North-West Regional Studies. John launched the career of many students and scholars; his influence reaching far and wide. He collected memorabilia, and his office at the University became a virtual Aladdins cave of rare books and artefacts.After his retirement in 1997, Roger became active as a local Conservative councillor, representing the Kellet ward for 20 years until earlier this year. She leaves behind a husband, James, and daughter Cherry, both of whom are Lancaster University alumni. He always had his trusty camera with him and would often spend lunchtimes photographing buildings and life across campus; after retiring he was regularly still spotted on campus, always with his camera and often meeting up with colleagues for lunch. He served on University Court from 2009-2013 and on Senate from 2011-2013. After joining Research Support, Stephies temporary position soon became permanent and she became a much-loved colleague and friend to many in the university, always on hand with a Tunnocks tea cake and a smile. He formally retired in 1998, though, after retirement, he came to the University every week until all his doctoral students had obtained their degrees, and continued to lecture to the MSc course for a decade. His vision and energy gave the department a flying start. Both posts he held until he retired on 31st December 1990 when subsequently he and his wife moved to the Dordogne in France where they lived for 25 years returning to the UK in 2015 the year before he died. Dr Paul Blackwell, Senior Teaching Fellow in Project Management passed away on 25 September 2022. He had an international reputation for his work on stylistics, pragmatics, and descriptive grammar and his research on computer corpora, including the compilation of the LOB Corpus and the BNC (British National Corpus), has been instrumental in establishing Lancaster within the world top 10 for Linguistics. Wayne was a beloved father, son, brother, uncle cousin and companion. He taught and researched at Lancaster before joining the University of Leicester in 1967; the same year that his first students graduated. In a pioneering study, he examined the interface between social and religious life and the economy through a history of an important Quaker industrial dynasty. She built up the modern languages, classics and English collections and later theatre studies, visual arts and music. He also had a strong sense of community involvement and took a sabbatical year performing charity work with the gypsy and traveller community in Kent. He was an enthusiastic, knowledgeable and engaging author of the Guardian's popular cricket and rugby union live online reports since 2013. SHEILA 1 Death Notice 1447 25/05/2022 Morecambe Bare & Torrisholme Add a photo free Norma NEWBY (Phythian) Passed away peacefully on 26th January 22 on the Isle of Wight, after a Death Notice 1065 25/02/2022 Morecambe Add a photo free Jack PRIESTLEY As the Physics Building is now being extended, Marks oak tree has been moved with care to an area of the campus which is designated as a memorial woodland. He also trained as a tour guide for Norwich and guests would be treated to a knowledgeable and enthusiastic exploration of that beautiful city. Steve was a Lecturer in the Department of Educational Research and Vice-Principal of County College. A fuller obituary appears on the Lancaster University website. WebJames Edward Daubenmire, age 96, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on April 11, 2023 with his family at his side. Ian was well known at work and also locally, particularly for his dry sense of humour and his passion for his beloved Staffordshire Bull Terriers. 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 worked for a variety of disability rights organisations including the RNIB and Guide Dogs for the Blind, and he was politically active in not just the Labour party but also the Co-operative Group, where he was on the board, as well as the Socialist Environment and Resources Association and Transport 2000. A full obituary appeared on The Guardian website. An avid crossword solver completing the puzzle was part of her Saturday morning ritual. David was a major force in neuroscience research and will be hugely missed by friends and colleagues in Biomedical and Life Sciences, as well as across the University and beyond. The family of a man who died after getting stuck in a cave at an indoor climbing centre in the Lake District say they have been left broken-hearted. Rob was a valued mentor on the Lancaster Career Mentoring programme and his enthusiasm towards helping his mentees was much appreciated. He was in his element in delegations to successive NUS conferences where he would enjoy all night meetings on composite motions delighting when he had secured speaking rights on a motion for the Lancaster delegation. He then graduated with an MA in French Studies at Lancaster and went on to complete his Post Graduate studies at Keble College, Oxford. His funeral took place in Northamptonshire. Chris joined the then Department of Computer Studies as a Research Associate in 1969-70; moving on to a Lectureship and retiring in 2009. He was also an Editor of the Ruskin Review and Bulletin. He then worked at Bolton College and for the years up to his retirement, as Head of Careers at Bradford College. Dr Lindsay M Newman, former Assistant Librarian in the University Library in 1966, died on 27 May 2019. Martin played rugby at Lancaster and was a keen supporter of many sports, especially cricket and horseracing. David returned to the UK to take up an academic post at Queens University in Belfast, before moving into industry with SmithKline Beecham in Essex. She was a Lancashire Labour politician with particular interests in education, local government, the environment and women's issues. Gary Waller (Politics & International Relations, 1967, Bowland) passed away on July 21 2017. Tonys quiet rebellious nature proved a little much for his parents and an argument over whether he could drop Latin for Politics resulted in Tony being sent to Leyton Park, a Quaker Boarding school for his sixth form.Tony went on to study Economics at Lancaster, where he developed his passion for everything financial and was elected chair of the RAG committee, raising funds for various charities including purchasing a WRVS library van. Support local journalism. He was Senior Tutor of Bowland College from 1968-77, and Principal of Fylde College from 1977-82, when he moved to the central administration as Senior Assistant Secretary for Colleges and Welfare Services. Dr Alan Thomson, former staff member in the Chemistry, then Department of Biological Sciences, passed away on Sunday 10 December 2017. 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. Peter Whalley (Philosophy, 1967, Lonsdale) passed away in July 2017. (Revised 8/3/2022). This appointment covered the period of the Thatcher retrenchment in higher education, when many tough and unpalatable decisions had to be made, but Keith tackled the protracted negotiations with patience and fairness. In 1966 he moved to Leeds University as Deputy Librarian. Gill was diagnosed with terminal cancer 18 months ago, but always hoped she would be able to return to work. Modern Slavery Statement He was the former chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities, Unilorin Chapter in Nigeria and spent a considerable part of his life and energy in the struggle for the development of the Nigerian University system and the Nigerian nation. He was a popular teacher across a wide spectrum of courses, and head of department from 1983 to 1987 at a time when the first steps to forming a unitary Management School were being considered.Michael took early retirement and buyback in 1997, but continued with active writing and teaching, including for engineers, until 2006. David played a key role in this development, and his teaching and research became increasingly orientated towards Roman studies, with an emphasis on the North-West region, and on the lives of the Roman emperors. He was also a key figure in getting the British Caving Library off the ground in 2008. He also worked with Professor David Allsopp on attempts to identify an early diagnostic test for Alzheimers Disease. His full obituary appeared in The Guardian. Mr Cockburns insight into and knowledge of the universitys finances caused him to anticipate the problems that were to manifest themselves in the cash flow problems of 1996. Geoffrey Nigel Brown (Philosophy, 1976, County) died suddenly in August 2010 while living in Huddersfield aged 57. By the time of his retirement on 30th September 2010 Marketing had become a recognised discipline for business and management schools, as well as being a major contributor to Lancasters internationally prestigious School of Management. She was the department's Careers Officer for a long time and her many innovations became the DeLC way of doing things over that time. Tom joined Lancaster University from King Edward the VII school in Lytham, he absolutely loved his time at Lancaster, fully immersing himself into student life and all it had to offer. She also contributed many pieces for the Staff Intranet, interviewing staff about the great work they do. An obituary was published in The Guardian on 24 November - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/nov/24/david-craig-obituary. He held positions in several countries before coming to Lancaster (Sierra Leone, Kuwait and Thailand), ran courses in many other parts of the world and acted as a consultant to several major ELT development projects. She will be truly missed. She was born Nov. 12, 1951, in Lancaster, daughter of the We won't set optional cookies unless you enable them. Richard started with the Physics Department in 1967 and retired in 1996, however, he continued to work on a part-time basis until 1999. WebCovid infections are increasing across the UK and flu is also circulating widely [via NationalWorld] Susie would like to thank everyone who joined them in a creative, uplifting and loud farewell to John on January 31st and for all the messages of condolence. He campaigned tirelessly for social justice and for a Green New Deal. She was born in Salford to proud Glaswegians, Alastair and Janette and after primary school her fathers work took the family to South Africa. Her husband, Andrew Ellis, also worked at the University as Programme Manager in Network Services Limited between 2001 and 2011. Professor Michael John Tooley, formerly of the Environmental Services department, died 11 June 2022, aged 79. He lived in York from 1987 to 1998. At that moment, within minutes of arriving, she knew she had chosen the right place to study. Always willing, determined and thorough, Dave supported staff and students with their use of technology during his time here through a number of roles - first as Training Officer, then as Information Officer, and more recently as Software Manager responsible for the licensing of software applications.Amongst Daves achievements were playing a key role in the introduction of the LancasterAnswers knowledgebase, and a series of online Home pages that provided staff and students with relevant links and resources (like mini portals, at a time before the Student Portal and Staff Intranet existed).In his spare time, Dave was a keen photographer (with a particular liking for rusty skips) and artist. Fairbairn, M.A. In the U.S., he worked independently as a writer, finding a niche in content areas of business, the stock market and golf. When he arrived, most financial and personnel records were kept manually; by the time he left, his staff of 15 included a data processing officer and four analysts/programmers. Professor Alan Williams - British Heart Foundation tribute. He graduated with a degree in Biomedicine / Biochemistry in 2004 (Bowland) before moving to London. He was an accomplished musician, sailor, and was the life and soul of the party. He will be remembered by many of his fiends and colleagues not only for what he achieved but also for what he wanted to achieve, what he had the potential to achieve, and what he could have achieved. on campaigns. Porsche Ellis, who worked in the central alumni office between 2001 and 2008 passed away on 30 April 2016 at St Catherine's Hospice in Preston aged 41. Yes, flower arrangements are fulfilled and delivered by local florists from Lancaster. He retired in 2008. David Helme, who ran the Universitys Bailrigg Service Station with his wife, Ann, for 27 years, passed away on 23 August in Royal Lancaster Infirmary after a short illness. She died peacefully in Kirkcudbright Hospital on 16th June 2018 following a short illness. 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. His legacy will continue to be felt in the years to come as we continue to benefit from his management, flexibility and inventiveness. He will long be remembered with great affection. He joined the Security and Porter team in 2017 and started off his career with the University as a porter at Chancellors Wharf moving on to Bailrigg Campus in September 2018.Chris was a popular member of team and was more of a friend than a colleague to many. After leaving Lancaster, Martin enjoyed a long career in social work as a highly respected and much sought-after manager of childrens services, eventually retiring as Deputy Director of Social Services in North East Lincolnshire, where he had played a large part in turning around a failing service. Dearly loved mum, m DIANE MITCHELL MITCHELL - Diane. Professor David Shotter's full obituary. Alistair arrived in Lancaster as an honorary/visiting Professor in 2007 before being made a Distinguished Professor in 2018. Paul lived in Malaysia where he ran his own consulting business, having earlier in his career lectured at Blackpool and Fylde College and then in Singapore. He also held positions at the University of Kent, Virginia Tech, USA and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, where he was for 10 years. ), Bill Blackledge, former superintendent of the Biology Field Station, died of Covid-19 on 14 April 2020. When he had the opportunity to go and live and work in Mexico in 2002, as part of a joint venture, he accepted and never looked back. Brian Heron, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council from 1997 to 2003, died peacefully on 11 February 2016. He served under five pro-chancellors, three vice-chancellors and two university secretaries, and helped to steer the university through the steep inflation of the early 70s, the Thatcher cuts of the early 80s, and the period of growth and rapid expansion of the research activity that began in 1986 and concluded with Lancaster in a leading research position by 1992. An early female partner in a firm dominated by men, Andie played a pivotal role in successive mergers before the firm transformed into BSG Solicitors. Ian lived in Banks, near Southport and entered widely into the community in which he lived and worshipped. Brendan was very popular in campus life, both among his undergraduate students and postgraduate peers and had been battling his illness for some time. His charisma, together with his intellectual brilliance, his sharpness of mind, and his exceptional clarity of exposition made him an extraordinarily gifted teacher and a spellbinding lecturer.' By Sean Gleaves Published 22nd Apr 2022, 15:17 BST - 1 min read Updated 22nd Apr 2022, 17:23 BST Police were called to reports of a sudden death in Morecambe Road at around 5.12am on Friday (April 22). He was curate at Broughton and become Vicar at Emmanuel Preston. Post-retirement, Brian wrote extensively on George Eliot and Evangelicalism. His biggest regret was he died before he could collect a pension from this bunch of clowns. He was script editor on Play for Today working with writers such as Malcolm Bradbury and David Edgar at the time he was appointed as Editor of The Archers in 1978.

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