Manitas de Plata obituary
Virtuoso French Gypsy guitarist with a unique playing style and a celebrity followingWhen the guitarist Manitas de Plata, who has died aged 93, became an international star in the 1960s, his was the...
View ArticleWayne Goss obituary
Premier of Queensland from 1989 to 1996, he dedicated himself to improving employment, education and the environment and ridding his state of the stench of corruption Wayne Keith Goss was born in...
View ArticleRodney Fitch obituary
Retail designer who combined creativity with robust commercialismThe purpose of life is shopping. Theres a thought that reveals more inclusive human warmth than it betrays an imaginative lapse. Rodney...
View ArticleJohn Postgate obituary
Microbiologist whose research contributed to the production of vital chemicals for use in industry and agricultureJohn Postgate, who has died aged 92, was a microbiologist whose research provided the...
View ArticleLetters: Gerard W Hughes encouraged other believers and inspired his pupils
Chris McDonnell writes: The obituary of Gerard W Hughes brought out how Pope Francis elaborated on the theme of Gerrys best-known book, God of Surprises, last month. He spoke of how God is always new:...
View ArticleMaggie Boyle obituary
Folk musician who was a member of the trio Grace Notes and worked with artists such as John Renbourn and Bert JanschFor such a highly regarded folk singer, Maggie Boyle performed solo comparatively...
View ArticleAnna Craft obituary
Our friend and colleague Anna Craft, who has died aged 52 of cancer, championed the role of creativity in education. She coined the term possibility thinking to describe the move from what is to what...
View ArticleMarion Daltrop obituary
My friend Marion Daltrop, also known as Marianne, who has died aged 87, experienced the horrors of Nazi Germany and went on to work for the welfare of children.Born in Bielefeld, Germany, to Albert...
View ArticleJenny McCrindle obituary
Versatile actor who stood out in the BBC drama Looking After Jo JoThe actor Jenny McCrindle, who has died of multiple sclerosis aged 46, gave one of her finest screen performances in the BBC drugs...
View ArticleChris Bracey obituary
The Neon Man who turned illuminated signs into an art formChris Bracey, who has died aged 59 of prostate cancer, was known as the Neon Man, sometimes as the Master of Glow. In his north London...
View ArticleJames Caldwell obituary
My father, James Caldwell, who has died aged 93, was a committed member of the Labour party and for some years the political agent for Shirley Williams, when she was MP for Hertford and Stevenage...
View ArticleSalahuddin Ahmed obituary
My uncle, Salahuddin Ahmed, who has died aged 90, was a historian, a humanist and a rationalist a rare combination in his native Bangladesh. He believed that such values are ingrained in all of us, but...
View ArticlePeter Robinson obituary
My husband, Peter Robinson, who has died aged 74, was a respected railway historian, photographer and author, and a prolific campaigner for better public transport.Most of his working life was with...
View ArticleClare Sandford obituary
My colleague Clare Sandford, who has died of cancer aged 39, was a key figure at Beanstalk, the childrens literacy charity. Clare joined Beanstalk in 2011 and set up the childrens reading scheme from...
View ArticleWarren Clarke obituary
Actor best known as a gruff, hard-drinking detective in the TV series Dalziel and PascoeWarren Clarke, who has died aged 67 after a short illness, was a burly actor with a hangdog expression who came...
View ArticleBruce Killeen obituary
My father, Bruce Killeen, who has died aged 86, was a painter and poet, and a passionate man. He loved vermilion and the ember colours, raw umber, burnt umber, burnt sienna, cadmium red, chrome yellow,...
View ArticleDennis Dutch obituary
My father, Dennis Dutch, who has died aged 84, was a senior partner of the Clarks Pies company in Cardiff. He decided at a young age to join the family business and used to tell people his ambition was...
View ArticleVincent Nolan obituary
My father, Vincent Nolan, who has died aged 85, influenced the management style of major companies when he introduced Synectics, a creative problem-solving methodology, to the UK. As well as being a...
View ArticleGeorge Green obituary
In 1939, my father, George Green, who has died aged 97, volunteered for the Royal Navy and trained as a telegraphist. His first seagoing ship was a flower-class corvette, HMS Violet, on which he served...
View ArticleJohn Doman obituary
When my friend John Doman, who came from a devout Sikh family, declared that he wished to become a Christian, the Irish missionary priests in Tanganyika (now Tanzania), where he lived, feared a...
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