The Queen's College Record 2020

Martin was unusual in his sense of consideration, kindness and practical care for
others. At work this meant he could bring out the best in the teams he led. After his
father Richard’s death he took responsibility for ensuring that his mother Mary and
sisters Debbie and Lucy always had the practical help and support they needed. His
sense of service meant that he was the ideal person, after he retired, to be secretary of
the X-press Boat Club in Cambridge. ‘He has been the cement that has held this club
together,’ said one colleague at the funeral.
Obituaries
Sport, most of all rowing, remained his passion. He was particularly proud that his
two children not only followed in their parents’ footsteps to Oxford, but also became
accomplished rowers – James in a successful Pembroke First VIII, and Joanna
winning a Blue with the Lightweight Women’s Boat in 2015.
Martin had rowed regularly for ‘old boys’ boats after the family moved to Cambridge in
the early 1990s. He was due to row, early on the morning after his death, in a training
outing on the Cam with the X-press VIII. His daughter Joanna took his seat in the boat;
she and the rest of the crew silently rowing through their shock and grief. It was a
fitting tribute to a great team player.
Martin Green is survived by his wife Monika, children James and Joanna, and sisters
Debbie and Lucy.
Rob MacLachlan (PPE, 1973)
BARRY HOFFBRAND
We were probably unique for Queen’s: two brothers
from the same school who arrived at the College only
one year apart, to read the same subject, Medicine.
Although Barry, who matriculated in 1952, was only
one year ahead of me he seemed a lot wiser. He was a
bright undergraduate who took an active role in many
of the College’s activities. He played for the Queen’s
College cricket team and remained a keen follower of
cricket. Despite his Yorkshire origins he later became
a Member of the MCC. His name is engraved on the
Quondam’s Cup, the silver trophy kept behind the bar in the College’s sports pavilion.
He achieved this distinction by drinking two pints of ale in the remarkable time of
13.6 seconds.
After Oxford, Barry continued medical studies at University College Hospital, London.
He was appointed Consultant Physician to the Whittington Hospital in 1970 and
rapidly built up a reputation as a brilliant diagnostician and for his wise medical
opinion. Over his nearly thirty-year tenure of this post, he was regarded as the
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