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

Derek Sutton (1944), who remembered Dick for his linguistic ability,
distinguished and elegant appearance and his keen interest in sport and many
other aspects of school life. A notable contribution was the production of
several successful plays in French.
In subsequent years Dick was very active in veteran tennis, as both a player
and an administrator. He won the over-65 singles in 1981 and the over-65
mixed doubles in 1987.A regular at the Hurlingham Club, which he regarded
as his second home, Dick held the chairmanship of the Bridge Section, a post
that made great demands on his tact and patience. In 1992 he was nominated
as President of the British Council Retirement Association, a position he held
until 1995 when ill health intervened. Dick died from cancer on 19 April
1998, survived by Margaret and three of his four children.
ALASTAIR SINCLAIR DUNCAN (1943) coxed the Cambridge Eight in
1947. Born in Glasgow on 21 February 1925 and educated at Glasgow
Academy, Alastair served with the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1946 before
recommencing his History studies at King’s. From 1949 he spent five years as
a merchant’s assistant in Burma, with Steel Bros, before becoming a sales
representative for the Monroe Calculating Machine Company. He was later
made Sales Manager. Alastair then became a life assurance broker and later a
syndicate analyst for Lloyd’s. Alastair died on 4 August 1998.
MAURICE GORDON EAGLE (1947) was born in Portsmouth in the summer
of 1925. He served in the war effort, graduated from King’s with a degree in
Classics, and continued on to a long and successful career with the Royal
Insurance Company. A father of three and a loved member of his community,
Maurice died on 24 April 2006 at the age of 80.
Maurice was raised in Portsmouth and earned his place at Cambridge in 1943.
However, instead of attending university immediately, he joined the Army
General Service Corps in May of that year. He served in several units of the
Royal Artillery in India, including the 494/130 Field Regiment. Maurice
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