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passed our way.” On his return
he spent time with the EU Peace
Monitoring Mission in Yugoslavia
in 1992 before his retirement
later that year. He was made
a Lieutenant of the Royal
Victorian Order by HM The
Queen in 1979, during her visit
to Malawi, and was appointed
Commander of the British
Empire in 1990. In retirement
he became a guide at Guildford
Cathedral and pursued his
passions of fishing (in Scotland),
gardening and philately. He is
survived by his wife Betsy and
his three children, Deirdre,
Patrick and Bridget, and four
grandchildren.
HOLCROFT
– On 4th August
2015, Ronald Stanley Holcroft
(F, 1930-1935).
The following obituary has
been taken from the
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Salt Spring has lost one of its
most distinguished gentlemen.
Rarely would you see him
without his tweed jacket, tie and
flat cap, in summer substituted
by a panama hat adorned with
a hat band bearing the colours
of his old boarding school, St
Edward’s, Oxford. Ron passed
away peacefully at Lady Minto
Hospital after suffering heart
complications and finally a
stroke. He will be missed by
his loving and attentive wife,
Nancy (married 59 years),
his son Tom of Victoria,
daughter Anne of Cochrane,
Alberta, and sister Janet Mill
of Shiptonthorpe, Yorkshire,
as well as several nieces and
nephews and cousins. He was
predeceased by his parents, and
sister Margaret Magnus. Born
in Wolverhampton, Ron’s plans
of becoming a solicitor were
abandoned when he joined the
Territorial Army and entered
the Second World War as a
military policeman in 1939,
followed by five years in POW
camps. After the war, Ron
studied agriculture and operated
a market garden. He emigrated
to Canada in 1952, settling in
Brampton, Ontario. There he
met Nancy, who had emigrated
from England in 1954, when they
were both acting in an amateur
theatre production. His first job
was at a greenhouse, followed
by a job at a reformatory where
he eventually began teaching.
That led to his career as a high
school teacher of horticulture
and environmental science.
In addition to teaching, he
joined the Lorne Scots militia
in Brampton, kept himself
busy on a hobby farm near
Barrie, Ontario and became
the lay preacher at Hawkestone
Anglican Church for several
years. He took up wood-carving
and became well known for his
walking sticks, even selling them
for a time in Lake Louise. In
1986, Ron decided to make Salt
Spring Island his home, thinking
the climate might reduce allergy
symptoms, and no doubt
wanting to leave behind the
shovelling of snow. He and
Nancy immediately became
involved in the community which
continued until only five months
ago. Activities started with
Sea Capers, but soon included
the Anglican Church, Masons,
Shriners, Canadian Legion
(particularly on Remembrance
Day), Trail and Nature Club,
Scottish Country Dance Club,
Boy Scouts, Seniors Services
Society, Meals on Wheels,
volunteering at Fernwood
School, Salt Spring Literacy
Society … the list goes on.
Editor's Note: Ron’s Teddies
experience in his own words
featured as ‘Dear Mr Jones’ on
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HORSCROFT
– In September
2015, Robin Horscroft (B,
1945-1950). Robin attended
St Catherine’s College,
Oxford, from 1953 to 1959.
He was Divisional Manager of
chemistry and explosives at
AWE Aldermaston from 1960
to 1997.
HUNT
– On 10th January 2016,
Barry Wingfield Hunt (E, 1943-
1947), son of Eric Hunt (E, 1913-
1915) and brother to Tony Hunt
(E, 1941-1945). Barry joined
the Army at Sandhurst in 1948,
retiring as a Captain in 1961. He
was Director of Central Plastics
Ltd from 1977 to 1994. Barry
was a fundraiser for the Suffolk
Association for the Care and
Resettlement of Offenders and
Honorary Treasurer of St Mary-
Le-Tower, Ipswich.
JAMES
– On 19th October
2015, Geoffrey James (F, 1960-
1965). Geoffrey taught in Vienna
from 1970 to1972, before
working for BBC Radio 4 as a
producer and presenter from
1977-2001.
JAMES
– In February 2015,
Thomas Frederick James (D,
1934-1940). Thomas served
in the Royal Electrical and
Mechanical Engineers from 1940
to 1945.
KENDALL
– On 19th
December 2014, Paul Kendall
(A, 1962-1967). Paul attended
Guildford Law College from
1972 to 1973, before qualifying
as a solicitor in 1974. He was
Company Secretary of BNB
Resources.
KINGERLEE
– On 8th August
2015, Jonathan Kingerlee (F,
1973-1978), son of Thomas
Kingerlee (F, 1936-1940) and
brother to Philip Kingerlee (F,
1971-1976) and David Kingerlee
(F, 1975-1980).
The following obituary has
been taken from the
Oxford Mail
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Father-of-three Mr Kingerlee
had begun working for his family
business, based in Kidlington,
in 1981. Jonathan Kingerlee
was born on 18th July, 1960, to
parents Tom and Janice. Tom,
who ran the family business,
died in November 2013, aged
91. Although he was born in
Abingdon, Mr Kingerlee was
raised in Oxford, with older
brothers, Philip, 57, David, 53 and
a younger sister Helen, who died
in 1996 age 32. He was a pupil at
the Dragon School from 1967 to
1973 and then St Edward’s from
1973 to 1978. It was in January
1981 that he began his time
with the family firm, Kingerlee
Limited, where he stayed until his
death. He was one of the fifth
generation to join the business,
and became chairman after his
father’s retirement. His younger
brother David will succeed him
as chairman of the company.
Mr Kingerlee was also a founder
member of the Good Homes
Alliance, a trade association for
property developers and housing
associations committed to
improving the standard of new-
build homes. His colleagues at the
Good Homes Alliance described
Mr Kingerlee as a highly capable,
distinguished and generous man,
with a “laconic” sense of humour.
They remembered him as wise,
practical and down-to-earth.
Mr Kingerlee had three children
with his partner Fiona – Thomas,
William and Benjamin. His main
passions in life, aside from his
sons and his work, were sailing,
gliding and cricket. He started
sailing as a boy, with friends, at St
Edward’s, and even took part in
the 2013/14 Clipper Round the
World Race. Mr Kingerlee died on
8th August following complications
after an operation at the Churchill
Hospital.
LAMBOURN
– On 2nd
December 2015, John David
Lambourn, (B, 1943-1947),
aged 86.
The following obituary has
kindly been provided by Nick
Lambourn;
Father of NJE Lambourn (B, 1970-
1975), paternal half-brother of
William (Bill) Lambourn (F, 1966-
1971), uncle of Michael Lambourn
(E, 1997-2002) and David
Lambourn (E, 1999-2004). Son
of WE (‘Ted’) Lambourn, MBE,
CStJAB, MM (1895-1965), who
brought the Lambourn family to
Oxford in 1926 when appointed
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