The Record 2009 - Keble College - University of Oxford

The Record 2009 - Keble College - University of Oxford The Record 2009 - Keble College - University of Oxford

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The College at Large Shakespeare (1958) and published Style and Linguistics (1960). He became Professor of English at the University of Indonesia (1960) and later Director of Studies at the Central Institute of English in Hyderabad. He was awarded an OBE in the 1966 Birthday Honours. He joined the British Council as an English Language and Teaching Development Advisor and was their Representative in Poland (1976). He was a Course Tutor for the Open University from 1978 and was appointed a Research Fellow of University College, London (1980). John Francis William (Frank) Mallett (1955) David Courtenay Mansel- Lewis KCVO (1950) died on 27 March 2009 aged 73. He was born in Brazil and educated at St Edward’s School, Oxford. Called up for National Service he served in Germany and on the front line in Korea (1953–5). He came up to Keble to read Physics and rowed in one of the College eights. He carried out research at Harwell on neutron diffraction and crystallography and was promoted to Senior Scientific Officer. While living in Didcot he married Gill and daughters Angela and Jennifer arrived. He was invited to join the Medical Research Council at their new Laboratory of Molecular Biology near Addenbrook Hospital, Cambridge. He set up and ran the Ferranti Argus computer, then the most advanced in Britain and worked for Dr Max Perutz and Uli Arndt on xray diffraction of oxyhaemoglobin and analysis of data using the flying spot densitometer. In Cambridge third daughter Susan was born. He spent just over a year (1970) on instrumentation at Chicago University and afterwards the family toured the States and Canada. Back in Cambridge, computer collection of data, networking from a central memory, etc kept him fully and happily busy for 36 years until his retirement (2000). Later memory loss began to limit his life becoming serious in 2004, but he still found enjoyment with Gill walking and living in Cambridge where his hard work, gentle kindness and love of others will hopefully be remembered now his long illness is over. (We are indebted to his wife Gill for the above.) died on 17 April 2009 aged 81. He was educated at Eton and was commissioned into the Welsh Guards (1946–9). He came up to Keble to read Music and was Chairman of the Wills Club (1952–3). While at Keble he married Lady Mary Rosemary Marie-Gabrielle Montague-Stuart-Wortley and their son Patrick was born (1953). He graduated (1954) and returned to Stradey Castle, Carmarthenshire, where their daughters Catherine (1954) and Annabel (1962) were born. He was High Sheriff for Carmarthenshire (1965), became a Justice of the Peace (1969) and was Her Majesty’s Lieutenant for Carmarthenshire (1973– 4) and for Dyfed (1974–9). He was made Lord Lieutenant of 83

Keble College: The Record 2009 Dyfed (1979–2003) and was invested as a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (1995). He was Honorary President of Llandovery College (having served six years as Chairman of the Trustees), President of the Commonwealth Games Committee in Wales, President of the South Wales Association of Male Voice Choirs, Regional Chairman of the Sail Training Association and Director of the Tall Ships Trust of Wales. He leaves a wife Mary (Chinky), children Patrick, Catherine and Annabel and grandchildren Archie, Edward, Robert, Benson and Johnny. Deborah Elaine Marcum (2003) John Christopher Marsden MBE (1957) Roy Arthur Marshall (1948) died on 24 April 2009 aged 55. A graduate from Lelourneau, USA she came up to Keble as a mature student for a M.St. in English. She returned to the States for further study at Cornell University. She died at the Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, NY after a courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her children Christopher Otis and Jennifer Raymond and her sister Kathy Freiwaldt and brothers Dan and Tim Marcum. died on 19 August 2008 aged 71. Educated at Bristol Grammar School he was called up for National Service in the Royal Signals. He came up to Keble to read Chemistry and stayed on for a D.Phil. in Biological Science. After research on a Theodore Heuss Travelling Fellowship at Marburg University in Germany (1964) and later as a Royal Society Research Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem he took an appointment as a Lecturer in Biology at York. This was followed by appointments as Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Child Health in the University of London and then Reader in Cell Biology at the City of London Polytechnic. He moved (1972) to the Polytechnic of Central London as Head of Life Sciences also serving as Dean of Engineering and Science (1986–8). The demands of managing a contracting faculty meant his making redundancies; he was unhappy about this and decided to take early retirement himself (1988). However the following year he became Secretary of the Linnean Society of London. His excellent work for the Society over 15years was recognized by his election to an Honorary Fellowship and his services to Biology by an MBE (2006). He was Honorary Secretary of the Institute of Biology (1985–9), author of over 20 publications and a Freeman of the Guild of Educators. He was an enthusiastic book collector and cook. He is survived by his wife Hazel, their sons Giles and Neil and grandchildren Jessany, Daniel, Ruth and Luke. died on 11 July 2008 aged 80. Educated at Portsmouth Grammar School he came up to Keble to read Classics and 84

<strong>The</strong> <strong>College</strong> at Large<br />

Shakespeare (1958) and published Style and Linguistics (1960). He<br />

became Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> English at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Indonesia<br />

(1960) and later Director <strong>of</strong> Studies at the Central Institute <strong>of</strong><br />

English in Hyderabad. He was awarded an OBE in the 1966<br />

Birthday Honours. He joined the British Council as an English<br />

Language and Teaching Development Advisor and was their<br />

Representative in Poland (1976). He was a Course Tutor for<br />

the Open <strong>University</strong> from 1978 and was appointed a Research<br />

Fellow <strong>of</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>College</strong>, London (1980).<br />

John Francis William<br />

(Frank) Mallett (1955)<br />

David Courtenay Mansel-<br />

Lewis KCVO (1950)<br />

died on 27 March <strong>2009</strong> aged 73. He was born in Brazil and<br />

educated at St Edward’s School, <strong>Oxford</strong>. Called up for National<br />

Service he served in Germany and on the front line in Korea<br />

(1953–5). He came up to <strong>Keble</strong> to read Physics and rowed in<br />

one <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong> eights. He carried out research at Harwell<br />

on neutron diffraction and crystallography and was promoted<br />

to Senior Scientific Officer. While living in Didcot he married<br />

Gill and daughters Angela and Jennifer arrived. He was invited<br />

to join the Medical Research Council at their new Laboratory<br />

<strong>of</strong> Molecular Biology near Addenbrook Hospital, Cambridge.<br />

He set up and ran the Ferranti Argus computer, then the most<br />

advanced in Britain and worked for Dr Max Perutz and Uli<br />

Arndt on xray diffraction <strong>of</strong> oxyhaemoglobin and analysis <strong>of</strong><br />

data using the flying spot densitometer. In Cambridge third<br />

daughter Susan was born. He spent just over a year (1970) on<br />

instrumentation at Chicago <strong>University</strong> and afterwards the<br />

family toured the States and Canada. Back in Cambridge,<br />

computer collection <strong>of</strong> data, networking from a central memory,<br />

etc kept him fully and happily busy for 36 years until his<br />

retirement (2000). Later memory loss began to limit his life<br />

becoming serious in 2004, but he still found enjoyment with Gill<br />

walking and living in Cambridge where his hard work, gentle<br />

kindness and love <strong>of</strong> others will hopefully be remembered now<br />

his long illness is over. (We are indebted to his wife Gill for the<br />

above.)<br />

died on 17 April <strong>2009</strong> aged 81. He was educated at Eton and<br />

was commissioned into the Welsh Guards (1946–9). He came<br />

up to <strong>Keble</strong> to read Music and was Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Wills Club<br />

(1952–3). While at <strong>Keble</strong> he married Lady Mary Rosemary<br />

Marie-Gabrielle Montague-Stuart-Wortley and their son Patrick<br />

was born (1953). He graduated (1954) and returned to Stradey<br />

Castle, Carmarthenshire, where their daughters Catherine<br />

(1954) and Annabel (1962) were born. He was High Sheriff for<br />

Carmarthenshire (1965), became a Justice <strong>of</strong> the Peace (1969)<br />

and was Her Majesty’s Lieutenant for Carmarthenshire (1973–<br />

4) and for Dyfed (1974–9). He was made Lord Lieutenant <strong>of</strong><br />

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