The Record 2009 - Keble College - University of Oxford

Keble College: The Record 2009
in 1988. He was the author of 16 books and articles on the Old
Testament and editor of a series of books. He leaves a widow
Mary.
Donald Pierpoint Woods
(1945)
Peter Hadfield Wreghitt
(1950)
died on 24 April 2009 aged 81. He was educated at Bemrose
School, Derby and came up to Keble to read Physics and
Chemistry. He was called up for military service and joined
the 1 st King’s Dragoon Guards (1946–8). He returned to Keble
and read Medicine (1948–54). He was House Physician, House
Surgeon and then Resident Accoucher at the London Hospital
before becoming a General Practitioner. He was a Principal in
a group practice in Brentwood, Essex for 30 years (1957–87)
where he was a GP Trainer and Chairman of the Essex Faculty
of the Royal College of General Practitioners. He was the
RCGP representative on the Medical Pharmaceutical Forum
with the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry.
He retired to Hampshire and took the Certificate of Aviation
Medicine. He worked at Gatwick and Heathrow as a Port
Health Medical Officer and as a Medical Examiner for the Civil
Aviation Authority. He also did locums both civilian and for the
RAF and did trips as a Ship’s Doctor. His recreations were long
distance sailing, walking and reading. He is survived by his
wife Barbara, their children Katherine, Richard and Deborah
and 7 grandchildren.
died on 24 August 2008 aged 79. Educated at King Edward
VII School, Sheffield he came up to Keble after National
Service to read Modern Languages (French and German). He
played football and cricket for the College and football for the
University Centaurs and cricket for the University Authentics.
He also threw the javelin for the University Freshmen’s
Athletics Team. He joined Lilley and Skinner as an Area Sales
Manager (1953–60) and then moved to S Hubbard Ltd. He was
Assistant to the Managing Director of their Luton subsidiary
(1960–1) and a carpet subsidiary (1961–2). He became Assistant
General Manager of Chiesmans Ltd, moving to Loughborough
he was a Senior Buyer for the British Shoe Corporation. His
son Chris writes: ‘Sport remained a passion all his life, enjoying
as much games with the family as he did the competitive
golf, cricket, bowling and table tennis at which he played and
excelled. He had a great sense of humour and his popularity
was demonstrated by the hundreds of people who attended his
funeral. His first wife Gill died (1989) but he is survived by his
second wife Val and his three children from his first marriage
Carolyn, Chris and Sarah.
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