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The Very Rev Michael Till obituary
The church was given early notice by my brother-in-law, Michael Till, who was ordained in 1965 and has died aged 77, that he was not a "yes" man. He failed the general ordination exam, not because he...
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Bernard Horsfall obituary
Imposing stage and screen actor whose work ranged from Shakespeare to The BillThe character actor Bernard Horsfall, who has died aged 82, appeared in television, films and on the stage for more than...
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Patty Andrews obituary
Last surviving member of the wartime swing trio the Andrews Sisters, whose hits included Boogie Woogie Bugle BoyPatty Andrews, who has died aged 94, was the lead singer and soloist with the Andrews...
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Anthony Whitehead obituary
My dear friend, Anthony Whitehead, who has died aged 88, was for many years a classics teacher at Queen Elizabeth's grammar school, Middleton, Manchester. He was a rare example of a clever man who also...
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Ilya Bohac obituary
I first met Ilya Bohac in the union bar at University College London in September 1968, just after the Soviet Union crushed the Prague Spring initiated by Alexander Dubcek's reformist government. Ilya,...
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Eileen Fuchs obituary
My aunt Eileen Fuchs, who has died aged 92, was a talented violinist and decided, in 1953, to spend a year studying in Vienna. There, she met and married Karl Fuchs, a member of the Austrian Olympic...
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Inez McCormack obituary
Human rights activist and trade unionist who became involved in the Northern Ireland civil rights movement in the 1960sInez McCormack, who has died aged 69 after suffering from cancer, was an...
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Audrey Brain obituary
My friend Audrey Brain, who has died aged 93, taught piano and aural training for more than 70 years. Cheerful, good-humoured and generous, she always showed a genuine interest in what other people...
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Denys Hodson obituary
Our colleague Denys Hodson, who has died aged 84, was best known as an inspirational arts administrator. Judging by the quality and confidence of his writing when he was 17, however, he might have...
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Colin Tipton obituary
My stepfather, Colin Tipton, who has died aged 72 after suffering from MS, was a dedicated and inspirational teacher. He was an expert on south-east Asia and his course in political sociology at the...
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Ed Koch obituary
Outspoken former mayor of New York who led the city out of its late 1970s financial and social crisesEd Koch, who has died aged 88 of congestive heart disease, was mayor of New York for 12 years. His...
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Tony Travers on how Ed Koch's style paved the way for Britain's mayors
Ed Koch surely had a role in the development of city government in Britain. The omnipresence of New York in the world's media provides a global platform for its mayor, and it was Koch more than any...
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Archie Roy obituary
Leading Scottish astronomer whose interest in psychic research earned him the nickname of 'Glasgow's ghostbuster'Archie Roy, who has died aged 88 of pneumonia, was one of Scotland's most distinguished...
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David Tipton obituary
My friend David Tipton, who has died aged 78, was a writer, translator, publisher and teacher. In Peru in the 1960s he began translating some of the country's poets, including Antonio Cisneros, often...
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Jan Ormerod obituary
Illustrator and author of books for young children with a genius for simple storytellingThe illustrator and author Jan Ormerod, who has died of cancer aged 66, brought a fresh vision to children's...
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Tony French obituary
Our friend and colleague Tony French, who has died aged 83, was the foremost British specialist on the geography of Russia. Tony wrote or edited five books including The Socialist City: Spatial...
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Seymour Laxon obituary
My friend Seymour Laxon, who has died aged 49 after sustaining a head injury during a fall, was an internationally respected Earth scientist. Seymour used satellites to observe the polar ice caps and...
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Lilly Zan obituary
Naw Lilly Zan, who has died aged 89, was one of the last of a group of nannies from the mostly Christian Karen minority who left Burma with British families and settled in the UK in the 1950s and early...
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Butch Morris obituary
American composer who created 'conduction', a fusion of conducting and improvisationThe globetrotting projects of the American composer Lawrence "Butch" Morris, who has died of cancer aged 65, drew on...
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Letter: Maddalena Fagandini, a real blues lady
In the early years of her career, it was extremely difficult for women to progress in the BBC, but Maddalena Fagandini became a brilliant mentor and trainer of younger programme makers. She had a...
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