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John Jebbett
was spent with his many friends
relaxing before starting National
Service, work, or university.
David loved to sing the tunes
from Lionel Bart’s
Salad Days
whilst punting on the Cherwell,
exploring Oxford or socializing
with his many friends.
On leaving Teddies David
became an apprentice at Munro
Brice, timber agents in Liverpool
and in 1959, soon after joining
the family timber business,
David spent several months
working at a sawmill in British
Columbia before travelling
through the United States and
returning to England on board
the Queen Elizabeth. He was
met at the quay in Southampton
by his girlfriend, Barbara Miller.
They married in 1961 and had
three children Penny, Andrew
and Sallie.
David was passionate about
the timber trade. He held the
Presidency of North West
Timber Trade Association
prior to becoming President
of the National Timber Trade
Federation where in 2005 he
was presented with a Lifetime
Achievement Award.
A keen golfer, David was
a member at Royal Liverpool
for over 60 years and was able
to mix business with pleasure
throughout his career. After
retiring David continued with
charitable and other good
causes as well as many fund
raising efforts. David took
a keen interest in Teddies
throughout his lifetime and
kept in regular contact with the
school. He was delighted that
two of his grandchildren Ella
and Jamie Smith attended the
school and enjoyed several visits
to Oxford.
David passed away in July
2016 after a short illness and
will be remembered by all
and missed by many. He is
succeeded by Barbara and their
three children.
JEBBETT
, On 20th December
2016, John Jebbett (E, 1952-
1957). John’s wife Kay has kindly
provided the following obituary:
John was an only child born in
Leicester and extremely proud
of his parents. His mother, Jean
Williamson Jebbett SRN, SCM,
RM, finished top in her nursing
exams for all London teaching
hospitals and then went on to
do a specialist course in tropical
medicine. His father, Hubert
Alfred Jebbett, was awarded the
OBE in 1963 for outstanding
services as a missionary and for
developing St Francis’ Hospital,
Katate, in what was then North
Rhodesia. John spent most of
his childhood in Africa going
to Schools in Zanzibar, Tanga,
Lushoto, Nairobi and finally
Lusaka. He told the tale of
travelling to school on his own in
Nairobi when he was 8, a two-
and-a-half day train journey!
He always kept a lively
interest in all the activities at St
Edward’s and really enjoyed his
many trips to Oxford. He would
often reminisce about his years
at the school, telling us stories
about the masters and pupils.
As a younger man, he
represented the city of Bath
in rugby, played cricket for
Kenilworth 1st team and hockey
for Warwick. He also enjoyed
squash and real tennis.
Above all John was a man
who adored his family - beloved
husband of Kay, adoring
‘pops’ to Jason and Jackie and
‘grandpops’ to Jack, Emily and
Grace.
Thank you John for the
memories, the laughs, the
support you gave to us all and
for being… well just you. We
love you and we will miss you
always.
Roger Haydock