The Record 2009 - Keble College - University of Oxford

The College at Large
and St John the Baptist, Bollington (1947–50). He moved to St
Peter, Macclesfield (1950–6) being Assistant Diocesan Inspector
of Schools (1953–6) and an Assistant Master at Macclesfield
Technical College (1953–6). He was appointed Vicar of All
Saints, New Brighton (1956–67) being also Youth Chaplain
(from 1958) and Chaplain to the Cheshire Regiment (TA)
(1962–86) attaining the rank of Major. He became Vicar of
Hoylake until he retired (1967–86) and for most of this time
was a Master at Wellington School (1967–82). He continued
to officiate in the Diocese of Chester into his late 80’s in local
Wirral churches as well as looking after his disabled wife.
His son John summed him up as basically a clergyman of the
‘old school’ who disliked the ordination of women but one
admired by his parishioners and fellow clergy. One vicar, who
trained under him, in his funeral tribute described him as ‘John
Richard — Master Priest’. He is survived by his wife Rachel and
sons John and Nicholas.
Trevor Charles Marius
Richardson (1957)
Richard Harry Robbins
(1949)
died in early 2002 aged 64. Educated at Blackpool Grammar
School he came up to Keble to read Theology. He became an
Assistant Master at Tulse Hill School. He was Editor of Records
and Recording (1972–6) and then Editor of Classical Music Weekly
(1976–7). Entering Holy Orders he was ordained Deacon (1978)
and Priest (1980). He was Assistant Curate of St James, West
Hampstead (1979–82) and Vicar of Holy Cross, St Pancras.
He was Editor of the Church Observer. He refused to accept the
ordination of women into the Church of England and became a
Roman Catholic Priest in the Archdiocese of Westminster. He
was Parish Priest of Our Lady of Pity Roman Catholic Church,
Swaffham. Father Trevor also became the Roman Catholic
Chaplain to the University of East Anglia (1996 until his death)
where the Chaplaincy and the Dean of Students were sad to lose
a much valued colleague. Marion Houssart, the Catholic Lay
Chaplain with whom he worked closely, said: ‘He touched the
lives of many in his inimitable way’.
died on 22 September 2008 aged 90. He was educated at West
Kensington Secondary School and became an Associate of the
London College of Divinity (1941) being ordained Deacon
(1941) and Priest (1942). He was Curate of St George, Enfield
(1941–4) and then became a Chaplain to the Forces (1944–8)
gaining a Batchelor of Divinity from London University (1947).
He came up to Keble for the Diploma in Theology and then
rejoined the Forces as a Chaplain (1950–5). He was Chaplain to
Antofagasta, Iquique and Bolivia (1955–63) and to the Diocese
of Chile (1963–86). After he retired (1986) he returned to the
UK and lived in Bournemouth.
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