In Memoriam

of his life working with charities. He became the treasurer of a small national charity, the Urostomy Association, until its Chief Executive moved away. He then became a Trustee for Katharine House Hospice in Stafford and eventually took on the role as its Treasurer.

He never stopped his association with sports. On moving to Staffordshire, he played hockey with Stone Hockey Club and became its Treasurer. He followed his passion for football by joining the England Supporters club and attending matches all over Europe. He loved cycling and went on many cycling trips in England and France. Anyone who knew Ian was always amazed at his encyclopaedic knowledge of many subjects, but especially of Sport, and he published a Book of Sports Quizzes with his friend David Jenkins. Ian was nicely summed up by his first Vice Chancellor, Professor Keith Thompson, who said of Ian: “He was the most rounded human being I have ever met”. Vivienne Starkie

Jim started in Bolton School at Park Road and, after passing his A Levels, he studied Economics at the University of Bath. He then joined Lloyds Bank, initially working in the Manchester area, but for much of his life he was based with them on the Isle of Man. Jim took early retirement in 2006 and settled in East Lancashire. But, discovering that he had too much time on his hands, he decided to retrain as a school teaching assistant and became a highly committed mentor to his pupils. In early 2021 he suffered a massive heart attack, from which he never seemed to recover completely. However, he was driven to return to teaching, but then suffered a serious stroke at the end of December 2021, sadly dying on 1st January 2022. Beneath his conventional exterior Jim had an alter-ego which enjoyed Led Zeppelin and was proud to have attended one of their final British shows, at Knebworth in August 1979 (along with fellow Boltonians Dave Anderton and Malcolm Henderson). While in the Isle of Man, Jim became a committed conservationist and frequently contributed his time to tree planting on the island. Jim was a conscientious, unflappable student and became a lifelong loyal friend to his close contacts. David Anderton, Martyn Foster and Malcolm Henderson (all Class of 1974)

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Old Boltonians’ Association Autumn Newsletter 2022

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