Part 2 (Obituaries) - King's College - University of Cambridge
Part 2 (Obituaries) - King's College - University of Cambridge Part 2 (Obituaries) - King's College - University of Cambridge
220 OBITUARIES he married Joyce Burrows. In 1968 he became an Assistant Master teaching Religious Knowledge and English before a further change to working as a government officer at the Home Office. Charles died on 17 August 1998. WILLIAM MICHAELWATKINS (1958) served as an officer in the Royal Air Force for over 30 years. Michael was born in Maidenhead on 3 November 1937 and was educated at St George’s School, Windsor, and then at Eastbourne College. After a twoyear commission with the RAF as a navigator, he came up to King’s to read Economics. Michael was a choir member of both the King’s College Musical Society and that of the University and also served as Publicity Secretary for the latter for the year 1960/1. A member of the College Boat Club, he won oars as stroke in the 4th VIII in 1961 and was also a pilot in the University Air Squadron. From King’s Michael was commissioned in the RAF and qualified as a pilot. He received flying and staff appointments in England, Aden, Hong Kong and West Berlin. In 1978 he was a graduate of the National Defence College and from 1988 to 1990 served as Defence Attaché for the British Embassy in Ecuador. From 1991 to 1992 he acted as President of the RAF Aircrew Selection Board, before retiring from the RAF in November 1992 as a Group Captain. In 1991 he was awarded an OBE. In 1994 Michael was appointed as Bursar at his old school, St George’s in Windsor, but resigned the following year because he did not enjoy the work. He then became the clerk to the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators, a livery company of the City of London, responsible for the smooth running of the company within its budget. At the same time he also acted as an occasional escort officer for the Government Hospitality Fund, guiding overseas visitors. In October 1998 Michael became the Appeals Secretary at the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn where he had responsibility for planning and managing an appeal for scholarship funds in memory of Lord Denning.
The appeal closed in 2000 and Michael subsequently retired to Herefordshire, although he continued to act as an occasional escort for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and also served as a member of the Court of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators. Michael died on 17 November 2006 after a short illness, survived by his brother and two nephews. PAUL RICHARD CAREY WEAVER (1953) did not have an easy start to life. He was born into a family of four children in Roxburgh, New Zeeland, on 5 September 1927 and there was not enough money for their education. He suffered from a serious illness and also lost his parents early: by the age of 21 Paul was an orphan. He rose, however, to become an eminent Classics scholar by the time of his death. It was at Kings High School in Dunedin from 1940 to 1944 that Paul began a lifetime dedicated to learning. He continued to study at the University of Otago in 1945 in the same city, graduating with a BA in general Classics in 1947. From the oldest university of New Zeeland Paul then moved on to the second oldest, Canterbury University College in Christchurch, where he studied for an MA in Latin in 1949. From 1951 to 1953 he worked as an Assistant Lecturer in Classics at the same University. Paul was awarded a Jebb Studentship to continue his studies at King’s in 1953. At King’s he took the second part of the ClassicalTripos and graduated in 1955 with a First. With an Augustus Austen Leigh Studentship and a Craven Fund Grant he was allowed to continue to do research in Cambridge for another year after graduating. At King’s he was part of the College badminton team. It was at the University of Western Australia in Perth that Paul’s professional career started in earnest when he was appointed as a Lecturer in 1956. He progressed to become both a Senior Lecturer and Reader before he moved to the island ofTasmania in 1967 and was appointed a Professor of Classics at the University ofTasmania. He would remain inTasmania until he retired in 1992. 221 OBITUARIES
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The appeal closed in 2000 and Michael subsequently retired to Herefordshire,<br />
although he continued to act as an occasional escort for the Foreign and<br />
Commonwealth Office and also served as a member <strong>of</strong> the Court <strong>of</strong> the Guild<br />
<strong>of</strong> Air Pilots and Air Navigators.<br />
Michael died on 17 November 2006 after a short illness, survived by his<br />
brother and two nephews.<br />
PAUL RICHARD CAREY WEAVER (1953) did not have an easy start to life.<br />
He was born into a family <strong>of</strong> four children in Roxburgh, New Zeeland, on<br />
5 September 1927 and there was not enough money for their education. He<br />
suffered from a serious illness and also lost his parents early: by the age <strong>of</strong> 21<br />
Paul was an orphan. He rose, however, to become an eminent Classics scholar<br />
by the time <strong>of</strong> his death.<br />
It was at Kings High School in Dunedin from 1940 to 1944 that Paul began<br />
a lifetime dedicated to learning. He continued to study at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Otago in 1945 in the same city, graduating with a BA in general Classics in<br />
1947. From the oldest university <strong>of</strong> New Zeeland Paul then moved on to the<br />
second oldest, Canterbury <strong>University</strong> <strong>College</strong> in Christchurch, where he<br />
studied for an MA in Latin in 1949. From 1951 to 1953 he worked as an<br />
Assistant Lecturer in Classics at the same <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Paul was awarded a Jebb Studentship to continue his studies at King’s in 1953.<br />
At King’s he took the second part <strong>of</strong> the ClassicalTripos and graduated in 1955<br />
with a First. With an Augustus Austen Leigh Studentship and a Craven Fund<br />
Grant he was allowed to continue to do research in <strong>Cambridge</strong> for another<br />
year after graduating. At King’s he was part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong> badminton team.<br />
It was at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Western Australia in Perth that Paul’s pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
career started in earnest when he was appointed as a Lecturer in 1956. He<br />
progressed to become both a Senior Lecturer and Reader before he moved to<br />
the island <strong>of</strong>Tasmania in 1967 and was appointed a Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Classics at the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong>Tasmania. He would remain inTasmania until he retired in 1992.<br />
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OBITUARIES
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