The Record 2009 - Keble College - University of Oxford

The Life of the College
Oxford Group Controller and was awarded an MBE in 1969
for his services.
In spite of his many responsibilities he found time to help
his colleagues with botanical and agricultural advice and
this extended to sharing experiments with me on a study for
the Home Office on botanical methods for locating buried
human remains. After observing at ground level luscious
growth believed to be due to the decaying of animal flesh he
was asked to view the site from the air for which a helicopter
was provided. This was undertaken with a certain degree of
trepidation!
After retirement he rarely came into College, believing it was
best left to his successors to manage. However, for a few years
he attended gaudies whenever former pupils were present
and occasionally he would be seen at the St Mark’s Dinner.
Unfortunately his health failed and he suffered from dementia
during his last few years. Nevertheless he took a great interest
in the affairs of his local Church of St Nicholas, Old Marston,
and assisted his wife Pamela during her many years as
churchwarden.
He is survived by his widow, a son, daughter and five
grandchildren.
Sir David Williams
We regret to report the death of Sir David Glyndwr Tudor
Williams Kt QC, Fellow and Tutor in Jurisprudence 1963–7,
Honorary Fellow of Keble since 1992. Born 22 October 1930,
died 8 September 2009. A full obituary will be included in The
Record 2010.
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