The Queen's College Record 2023

He was also a member of the Leeds Moor Allerton Golf Club and Yorkshire County
Cricket Club.
For as long as he was able, professionally, and in the Jewish community and beyond,
Ian was a public actor, for which he was well equipped and which he enjoyed.
In more recent years, limited by illness, a regular bridge table, and music – his
collection of CDs, and going to opera and concerts – were particular pastimes. And,
like others of us, he and Andrea became grandparents, to his joy.
Obituaries
He has been a loyal friend, to me and amongst others to James Jolly (History, 1966)
who died in 2015.
Ian is survived by his wife Andrea, their two sons, both in the legal profession, and
three grandchildren.
Revd Dr Brian Curnew (Modern History, 1966) and friends
MARTIN EDWARDS
Martin was born in Wigan, and we all know that although
he left Wigan, it never left him. His parents, Tubby and Dolly
Edwards to their friends, were an old-fashioned couple,
and Martin was their only child. I am sure he was the centre
of their attention, and spoiled in many ways. Martin told me
that he and his father were never allowed in the kitchen,
from where his mother did everything for them. His years at
Wigan Grammar School must have been very happy for him...a brilliant scholar with
a regular place in the school teams for cricket and football. All this no doubt helped
to form the character of the man we remember, very sure of his opinions, his likes
and dislikes. We all knew where we were with him.
I first met Martin when I went up to Queen’s, His was already in his 3rd year, and
working hard for Finals. We were from very different backgrounds, but our competitive
natures threw us together on the cricket field, the bridge table, the squash courts,
and even an occasional game of football. We became friends for life.
Others will recall his different interests, but it was his cricket that affected me most.
He was, or certainly thought he was, a significantly better player than me. Of course,
he played a lot more games, indeed once he had graduated (with a top First), he
played most afternoons of the summer. Different clubs played on different days of
the week, so the combination of Queen’s, Abingdon, South Oxford Amateurs, and
even The Southern Electricity Board had at least five days covered.
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