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

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OBITUARIES
Jim was a driving force in the community of local historians that tried to
put Sherborne on the map. He worked tirelessly to make the Sherborne
Museum a reality, and participated in many archaeological digs in the area.
Jim was the first person to find physical traces of a Saxon cathedral at
Sherborne Abbey. He served as President of the Sherborne Museum for
many years and supplied it with exhibition material such as illustrations and
models that he made himself. One of his last endeavours for the museum
was to write a pamphlet about the town’s conduit that won a much coveted
Lottery grant. Jim was also President of the Sherborne Historical Society, a
Brother of the Almshouse, and an active member of the Friends of
Sherborne Abbey.
Jim’s death on 17 May 2005 after a long illness was not only a loss to his
family but also to the local community in Sherborne. He left a large number
of publications including Guide to Sherborne Abbey (1971), The Anglo-Saxon
Cathedral at Sherborne (1975) and The Book of Sherborne (1981). Jim is survived by
his wife Sally and their children Diana, Christopher, Frances and Tom.
JOHN BARRY WALTER GOODWIN (1943) was born in September 1924.
He was educated at Eastbourne College and came to King’s as an RAF Cadet.
From 1943 to 1945 he served with the RAFVolunteer Reserve. In 1950 he was
admitted as a solicitor and in July that same year married Mary Such. John
held posts with Taylor Jelf & Co, the Metropolitan Police and Bentley Taylor &
Stevens before becoming a Partner with BentleyTaylor & Goodwin in Harrow,
in 1960. In 1964 John became a Partner with Goodwin & Knipe, which
changed its name to Goodwin Harte & Co in 1980. He retired in 1988 and
died on 13 December 1991.
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM CURTIS GREEN (1948), cousin of R L Irvine
(1939), died after a long illness borne with great courage. Bill was born in
Kensington on 9 June 1927 and educated at Charterhouse.At King’s he gained
an ordinary degree in Agriculture and was a member of the University
Cruising Club 1st team, winning a Half Blue.