May They Rest in Peace
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| Fazi, Gabriel OP 1966; SBS 59-66 Died February 2023. |
| Ferns, Mark OP 1983 Died 30th November 2017, Aged 53. Mark was IT Manager at St Benedict’s from March 2003 to October 2014. |
| Flannery, Claire OP 1983; SBS 81-83 Died 19th January 2022, Aged 56. To her husband David McClune and daughter Elizabeth we extend our deepest sympathy. |
| Foley, Michael OP 1967 Died 9th August 2016, Aged 68. Michael joined the academic staff at Aberystwyth University in 1974 as a Lecturer in American Government and Politics. Since the 1990s he served there in a variety of leadership roles in International Politics, including Director of Graduate Studies and Director of Research, and most recently Acting Head and then Head of Department. |
| Freeman, Kevin OP 1956 Died November 2023, Aged 85. Brother of Shaun (OP 1963) RIP. |
| Friedlander, Cecil Staff 1953-1966; OP 1966 Died 28th August 2024, Aged 100. |
| Gibbs, Paul OP 1971; SBS 66-71 Died 10th August 2014, Aged 61. Brother of Jonathan (OP 1977), Peter (OP 1983 and Uncle of Harry Sumpter (OP 2011). |
| Gilvary, Robert OP 1954; SBS 48-54 Died 30th September 2014, Aged 77. |
| Green, Joseph OP 1963; SBS 55-63 Died 6th March 2020, Aged 75. Brother of Mark (OP 1960; RIP 2011) |
| Grigg, Michael OP 1957 Died November 2023, Aged 84. |
| Grubb, Peter OP 1960 Died 23rd December 2016, Aged 64. Peter was credited as Britain’s leading mammalian taxonomist, and one of the pre-eminent mammalogists worldwide. |
| Gulamhuseinwala, Nadim OP 1993 Died 5th August 2009, Aged 32. |
| Gullan-Steel, Fr Stuart OP 1956 Died 29th December 2023, Aged 75. Please see the Obituary here |
| Hajduk, Christopher OP 1975; SBS 71-75 Died October 2011, Aged 54. |
| Halliden, Michael OP 1960; SBS 54-60 Died 18th January 2022, Aged 79. |
| Hanley, John OP 1960; SBS 53-60 Died 13th April 2020, Aged 78. Brother of James (OP 1966) and Mark (OP 1972), Son of Frank (Staff 49-75Head of Modern Languages, RIP). To his wife Faith and son Liam we offer our deepest sympathy. |
| Harman, Martin OP 1962; SBS 52-62 Died 15th December 2021, Aged 81. Brother of Alan (OP 1958; RIP). |
| Harvey, Philip OP 1966 Died 1st December 2015, Aged 67. Philip was living in Ireland when he died. |
| Hemy, Peter OP 1967; SBS 59-67 Died 21st December 2019, Aged 71. Brother of Anthony (OP 1971) |
| Hepburn, Anthony OP 1985 Died January 2023, Aged 55. |
| Hines, Robert OP 1977; SBS 70-77 Died 23rd October 2015, Aged 57. Brother of James (OP 1978). |
| Hooper, Laurence OP 1999 Died 25th January 2019, Aged 37. Brother of James. Laurence was a Dante specialist, gaining a PhD in Italian whilst at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He was Professor in Italian at Dartmouth College in Hanover and held three fellowships in the USA. |
| Hooper, Neil OP 1974 Died November 2022, Aged 66. |
| Hopper, Christopher OP 1963; SBS 57-63 Died 1st February 2020, Aged 75. Brother-in-law of David Randell (OP 1957) and son of Mrs Amy Hopper (RIP 1997), a former Senior School Librarian. |
| Horan, Bernard OP 1958; SBS 51-58 Died 21st January 2006, Aged 66. Brother of Brian (OP 1958), Father of Anthony (OP 1997) and Benedict (OP 2005) and Husband of Susan (Junior School Admin Staff). |
| Horsey, Carroll Staff 1943-1965 Dom Kevin, Monk and Priest of Ealing Abbey Died 28th November 2006, Aged 92. Contingent Commander St Benedict’s School CCF 1942-1958. |
| Hubner, Peter OP 1960 Died 28th October 2018, Aged 76. Brother of Martin (OP 1962). Peter died suddenly after a major heart attack whilst out cycling near his home in Kirby Muxloe, Leics; His death was totally unexpected; he was very fit, played tennis, kept to a very sensible diet and did not drink – always concerned as a heart surgeon, that others should follow his sensible and healthy example. Peter was a loyal supporter of the Old Priorians, and a credit to St. Benedict’s School, having obtained a First at London University, qualified as a doctor at the Middlesex Hospital, was a founding member of the Groby Road Heart Unit outside Leicester and a world-renowned heart consultant. He was a devout Catholic, a real Christian, always ready to help others, especially those who may have failed in life. To his family we extend out deepest sympathy. |
| Humphrey, Paul OP 1981 Died 2015. |
| James, Fred OP 1959 Died 2018, Aged 77. To his family we extend our deepest sympathy. |
| James, Kevin OP 1963; SBS 56-63 Died 6th February 2015, Aged 69. Brother of Brendan (OP 1959). |
| Jantet, Bernard OP 1953; SBS 44-53 Died 5th May 2020, Aged 85 Brother of George (OP 1945) and Paul (OP 1948). To his wife Jane and family we extend our deepest sympathy. |
| Jewers, Matthew OP 1976 Died June 2022, Aged 64. |
| Johnson, Dennis Staff 1966-1986 Died 5th September 2017, Aged 91. Dennis joined the Senior School Staff as Head of English in 1966 and served in the capacity for twenty years. |
| Keetch, Eric OP 1968; SBS 61-68 Died 28th September 2015, Aged 65. |
| Kelly, Paul OP 1958; SBS 51-58 Died 10th January 2009, Aged 69. |
| Kenny, Anthony, MVO Staff 1956-1959 Died October 2014. |
| Kilaart, Brian OP 1949; SBS 47-49 Died 2nd January 2015, Aged 82. |
| Kilroy, Anthony OP 1953; SBS 43-53 Died 25th July 2021, Aged 86. Brother of Bernard (OP 1957) and Gerard (OP 1963). To his family we extend our deepest sympathy. Anthony had lived for many years at Nashville in the USA; he was Associate Professor of Paediatrics at the Vanderbilt University Medical Centre where he was an eminent pioneer in Neurology. |
| King, Michael OP 1971 Died 8th September 2015, Aged 52. |
| Klim, Richard OP 1973 Died May 2016, Aged 61. |
| Knowles, David OP 2000; SBS 93-00 Died 20th December 2020, Aged 38. |
| Knowles, Michael OP 1961; SBS 54-61 Died 22nd September 2015, Aged 71. |
| Kusnierz, Simon OP 2002; SBS 95-02 Died 15th June 2012, Aged 28. |
| Lee, Brian OP 1957 Died 24th May 2018, Aged 80. |
| Leyton-Henry (Herniczek), Zygmunt OP 1960; SBS 53-60 Died 9th September 2020, Aged 78. |
| Linehan, Peter OP 1960; SBS 54-60 Died 9th July 2020, Aged 76. Brother of Christopher (OP 1963). To his family we extend our deepest sympathy. Peter was a Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge and of the British Academy. |
| Little, Terrence OP 1935; SBS 25-35 Dom Francis, Monk and Priest of Downside Abbey Died 21st March 2007, Aged 90. Brother of Patrick (OP 1932, RIP), Denis (OP 1939, RIP) and Michael (OP 1940, RIP) and Uncle of Richard (OP 1973), David (OP 1975), Peter (OP 1978) and Philip (OP 1980). |
| Livesey, John OP 1959 Died January 2023, Aged 82. |
| Lomax, Anthony OP 1967; SBS 60-67 Died 12th July 2006, Aged 58. Father of Adam (OP 2007). |
| Lynch, Peter OP 1961 Died 12th June 2024, Aged 80. |
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