My father, Denis Mongon, who has died aged 65 from cancer of the oesophagus, described himself as a besotted grandparent and disappointed football fan. As a teacher and educationist he was a force for social justice and strove to improve the lives of young people at the margins of society.
He was particularly proud of co-authoring a Unicef report into children in Turkish prisons. He wrote several books, most recently High-Leverage Leadership (2012). However, no single aspect of his life family, politics, professional achievements, sport could be separated from the others.
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