Part 2 (Obituaries) - King's College - University of Cambridge

Lamson Paragon in London before war intervened. After service in the Royal
Navy he returned to Lamson Paragon in 1946 and in 1948 he married
Jean Adams.
In 1951 Jack and Jean emigrated to Canada where Jack worked on the layout
and development of the ski resort at Lake Louise in Alberta. He remained with
the Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies Ltd as its Managing Director until 1972.
After retirement Jack was able to devote his time and energy to promoting
amateur musical performances. A composer of art songs and chamber music
himself, he took on voluntary coaching of musicians at his local high school
in Kaslo and founded and managed the Kaslo Concert Society. Together with
other local music lovers, money was advanced for the purchase of a concert
grand piano for the use of visiting artists and by the local community on
special occasions.
Jean died in 1983 but Jack continued with his musical activities until his death
in 1999. Some of his scores are held in the Banff Centre Archives, and an
annual Jack G McDowall Memorial Concert is held in Kaslo.
WALTER THEODORE ROBIN MCMILLAN-SCOTT (1946) was born on
24 March 1924 in Northern Rhodesia and educated at Eton. From 1943 to
1946 he served with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve where he achieved
the rank of Lieutenant. In 1946 he married Elizabeth and came up to King’s
to read Architecture. After qualifying Walter worked in private practice and
was a member of the Exeter Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of
Churches and the Exeter Cathedral Fabric Advisory Committee. He died on
30 July 1999.
ANTHONY WRIGHT CAMAC MELLOR (1919) was born on 19 May 1899.
After Westminster he came to King’s to read Natural Sciences. He went on to
St Bartholomew’s Hospital and qualified as a doctor in 1932. Apart from
wartime service in the Royal Army Medical Corps he spent his working life as
a GP in London. Anthony died in June 1995.
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