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
154 OBITUARIES duty-bound to care for his parents back in Australia, and desired to spend his years with his wife and son, his brother (who had studied philosophy in Oxford, but had returned to Australia already) and the sunshine. In 1963, Paul joined the Faculty of English in Monash University in Melbourne, and his daughter, Suzanne, was born. Later, in 1967, Paul entered the University of Western Australia in Perth, and held his position there until his retirement in 1992 at the age of 65. Paul especially enjoyed 17th-century English literature. One of his peers remembers him as “not bookish in the narrow sense … rather he made the best of English literature a part of the fabric of his mind and used it for living and giving”. His many friends celebrated his “wise words, shared wit, sharp perceptions and imaginative insights” infused by Shakespeare, Coleridge, Thomas Hardy and Philip Larkin. During the last eight years of his life, Paul spent his time reading, enjoying the company of his grandchildren and continuing to cultivate his friendships. On Tuesday, 8 August 2000, Paul died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 73. His wife Julia, their children Paul and Suzanne and three grandchildren survive him. PHILIP CRANSTON JONES LAIDLAW (1965) was born in Leith in 1920 and attended Trinity Academy. With the outbreak of war he commenced aircrew training before being transferred to RAF field wireless operations in the Middle East where he served from 1942 to 1946. Once hostilities had ceased Philip became Assistant to the Director of Education in Edinburgh, a post he held until 1960, and was awarded a Bachelor of Law degree from Edinburgh University in 1949. In October 1958 he married Joan Stedman. In 1960 the Laidlaws moved to Cambridge where Philip became the Assistant Secretary of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. He continued in this role until his retirement in 1982. Admitted to the College when Edward Shire was Vice-Provost, Philip found others with similar
wartime experiences, including Hugh Alexander (1928), with whom he shared a passion for chess. A member of the National Executive Committee of the Association of University Teachers, Philip had previously also served as Secretary and Officer of the Cambridge branch. He was also a founder member of the Cambridge Association for the Advancement of State Education, a citywide discussion group aimed at making both the public and the government more sensitive to the needs of local schools. Politics was another of Philip’s interests and he was both a founder member and Officer of the Cambridge Area SDP. He stood unsuccessfully in the Arbury Ward in 1982 and 1983. Philip died in May 2003. ERIC LESLIE LEESE (1929) was a statistician and expert in operational research. Born in London on 16 February 1912, Eric attended Colfe’s Grammar School in Lewisham. A Scholar, Prizeman and M Thackeray Student, he gained a First in Maths and a Half Blue for Chess. After a further two years undertaking mathematical research at King’s, Eric joined London Transport as a statistician in 1935.That same year he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. Two years later he joined the Royal Naval Scientific Service at the Admiralty. In 1941 he married Marjorie Bastick; the couple had two children, Rosemary and Kenneth. In the early 1950s the family emigrated to Canada and Eric took up a position with the Canadian Research Board, part of the Canadian armed forces. From 1957 to 1960 he was Deputy Director of Operations Analysis at NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) before becoming Director of Operational Research at the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1968 Eric became Director of Maths and Statistics at the National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa where he remained until his retirement in 1975. He published numerous reports on operational research, applied probability and statistics, although the majority of these were classified. 155 OBITUARIES
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duty-bound to care for his parents back in Australia, and desired to spend his<br />
years with his wife and son, his brother (who had studied philosophy in<br />
Oxford, but had returned to Australia already) and the sunshine.<br />
In 1963, Paul joined the Faculty <strong>of</strong> English in Monash <strong>University</strong> in<br />
Melbourne, and his daughter, Suzanne, was born. Later, in 1967, Paul entered<br />
the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Western Australia in Perth, and held his position there until<br />
his retirement in 1992 at the age <strong>of</strong> 65.<br />
Paul especially enjoyed 17th-century English literature. One <strong>of</strong> his peers<br />
remembers him as “not bookish in the narrow sense … rather he made the<br />
best <strong>of</strong> English literature a part <strong>of</strong> the fabric <strong>of</strong> his mind and used it for living<br />
and giving”. His many friends celebrated his “wise words, shared wit, sharp<br />
perceptions and imaginative insights” infused by Shakespeare, Coleridge,<br />
Thomas Hardy and Philip Larkin.<br />
During the last eight years <strong>of</strong> his life, Paul spent his time reading, enjoying the<br />
company <strong>of</strong> his grandchildren and continuing to cultivate his friendships. On<br />
Tuesday, 8 August 2000, Paul died suddenly <strong>of</strong> a heart attack at the age <strong>of</strong> 73.<br />
His wife Julia, their children Paul and Suzanne and three grandchildren<br />
survive him.<br />
PHILIP CRANSTON JONES LAIDLAW (1965) was born in Leith in 1920<br />
and attended Trinity Academy. With the outbreak <strong>of</strong> war he commenced<br />
aircrew training before being transferred to RAF field wireless operations in<br />
the Middle East where he served from 1942 to 1946. Once hostilities had<br />
ceased Philip became Assistant to the Director <strong>of</strong> Education in Edinburgh, a<br />
post he held until 1960, and was awarded a Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Law degree from<br />
Edinburgh <strong>University</strong> in 1949. In October 1958 he married Joan Stedman.<br />
In 1960 the Laidlaws moved to <strong>Cambridge</strong> where Philip became the Assistant<br />
Secretary <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Cambridge</strong> Local Examinations Syndicate. He<br />
continued in this role until his retirement in 1982. Admitted to the <strong>College</strong><br />
when Edward Shire was Vice-Provost, Philip found others with similar
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