Charles Green obituary
My brother-in-law Charles Green, who has died aged 63 from complications following surgery, worked for the probation service for 37 years. Privately, he was a jack of all trades, and master of most.The...
View ArticleElwyn Owens obituary
My husband, Elwyn Owens, who has died of cancer aged 76, worked throughout his life to improve the lives of children and vulnerable people, first as a social worker and then in various managerial...
View ArticleTony Hills obituary
My friend Tony Hills, who has died aged 78, was the founder of the narrow-gauge Brecon Mountain railway, a popular tourist attraction in the Brecon Beacons of south Wales.A self-taught engineer, in the...
View ArticleAmyan Macfadyen obituary
My father-in-law, Amyan Macfadyen, who has died aged 94, was an expert in ecology, and in particular soil ecology.He was born in the Weald of Kent to Eric, an agriculturalist, businessman and Liberal...
View ArticleNick Spurrier obituary
My husband, Nick Spurrier, who has died of lung cancer aged 69, was a seller of secondhand books and a writer whose enthusiasm, energy and campaigning zeal made him a popular figure in his adopted town...
View ArticleMichael Simmons obituary
Guardian journalist who focused on events in eastern Europe and hardship in BritainWhen the Guardian journalist Michael Simmons, who has died aged 80, was coming to terms with hearing loss, he wrote a...
View ArticleJohn Norris Wood obituary
Distinguished natural history illustrator who taught at the Royal College of ArtHad John Norris Wood, who has died aged 84, painted landscapes or portraits, he would have become one of Britain’s...
View ArticleYitzhak Navon obituary
Fifth president of Israel who was unafraid of criticising mistakes made by the stateAs the fifth president of Israel from 1978 to 1983, Yitzhak Navon, who has died aged 94, combined loyalty to...
View ArticleGeoffrey Wilson obituary
Founding professor of law at the University of Warwick who designed a groundbreaking curriculumGeoffrey Wilson, who has died aged 85, was the founding professor of law at the University of Warwick,...
View ArticleLetters: Colin Welland’s films gave a voice to those without one
Roy Battersby writes: Auditioning in a grim Salford secondary modern school for boys to play parts in Roll on Four O’Clock in 1970, Colin Welland, Ken Trodd and I also talked about the big strike of...
View ArticleLetters: Colin Welland gave me a harsh lesson in authenticity
Tony Staveacre writes:Colin Welland had started to add screenwriting to his distinguished acting credits when we invited him to be one of the judges for our BBC2 playwriting competition in 1972,...
View ArticleWW Daniel obituary
Social scientist whose work helped to bring about the 1968 Race Relations ActIn 1966, WW Daniel, who has died aged 76, was a young research officer at a market research agency – Research Services Ltd –...
View ArticlePat Eddery obituary
One of the greatest jockeys of all time who rode more than 4,600 winners and went on to become a trainerPat Eddery, who has died aged 63 after a long period of ill health, was the second most...
View ArticleHelmut Schmidt obituary
Gifted and urbane chancellor of West Germany who had to deal with cold war tensions and the Baader-Meinhof gangHelmut Schmidt, who has died aged 96, was West Germany’s fifth head of government and, by...
View ArticleJohn Bossy obituary
Historian whose work transformed understanding of the transition from medieval to modern Christianity“Human relations are one of the main things Christianity is about and any Christian notion of the...
View ArticleAllen Toussaint obituary
Versatile New Orleans musician – pianist, singer, songwriter, producer and arranger – who after Hurricane Katrina flourished as a performerJust over 50 years ago a generation of young British...
View ArticleGeorge Barris obituary
Custom car designer who numbered the Batmobile and the Munster Koach among his many creationsGeorge Barris, who has died aged 89, was a leading American figure in the world of exotic and sensational...
View ArticleMick Carroll obituary
Our friend and colleague Mick Carroll, who has died of cancer aged 68, was a conservationist who worked tirelessly, often at the expense of his health, to protect birds of prey from the depredations of...
View ArticleRobert Chetwyn obituary
Theatre and television director who nurtured stars and dazzled audiencesThere are few stage directors whose work, at the highest level, encompasses the plays of Joe Orton and William Douglas-Home, Tom...
View ArticleHans Mommsen obituary
Historian who confronted Germany with a new and challenging interpretation of its Nazi pastThe historian Hans Mommsen, who has died aged 85, persuaded Germans to rethink the catastrophe of nazism. He...
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