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Timothy Peter Graystoke Allen FICA (BH, 1971)
Timothy Allen died on the 25th August 2017, aged 64. Dr Francis Michael Andrews FRCP (DB, 1949) Francis Andrews died on the 5th September 2016, aged 85. On leaving College, he went on to study Medicine at the Middlesex Hospital, graduating in 1954, leading to a very distinguished career from which he retired early as a Consultant in Rheumatology and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He objected strongly to what he saw as the politicisation of health and the National Health Service. He then qualified as a Deacon, serving in the Birmingham Diocese until his very last moments. Many experienced Francis in his public roles in the NHS and in the Diocese where his reserve and shyness were masked by his role. Fewer saw his behind the scenes commitments. These included his involvement as a trustee of the Arthros Charity, his practical support of single young mothers in difficulties, involving him and his wife opening up their home to people who would otherwise have no support, his support of the Developing World Food programme, his membership of Amnesty, CND and the Labour Party. Francis committed to what he believed in, even when those commitments could be considered controversial by some. This commitment extended even to challenging the Church institution when he felt it had got things wrong. He was certainly not a passive follower. In his spare time, he was an avid model railway enthusiast and a collector of Moulton bicycles. He was an enthusiast for decent wine, and for the rather more dubious homemade variety! Francis lived a full life despite being very ill since childhood. He was diagnosed as diabetic at 7 years old and succeeded educationally despite missing a great deal of schooling. He injected himself twice a day with insulin for almost all of his life and had every expectation of dying early. His family were aware of this but it was not shared with many others. Francis was predeceased by his wife and is survived by his six children, seventeen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. John Charles Boutflower (OJ & NH, 1951)
John Boutflower, son of C.H. Boutflower (Hsm Xt, 1947-61 and Past Head of Classics) and father of Robert Boutflower (OJ & H, 1983) and Kirstin (Cha, 1984), died on the 14th December 2017, aged 84. He was Head of House and a College Prefect. The highlight of the year was when he and the other College Prefects escorted the then Princess Elizabeth when she visited College as part of the Centenary celebrations. On leaving College, he qualified as a Vet at Bristol University. John served his National Service as a Captain in the Royal Veterinary Corps and was posted to Cyprus in the troubled times before separation. After several short veterinary assistant posts, he ended up in Chepstow in a partnership with Johnny McEwan (Th, 1962).
spent Beagling with the Clifton Foot over the Somerset Levels. He never really valued fox-hunting in the same way, although he wrote often in Hunting Magazine about scent hounds and their breeding, while his association with the horse was somewhat ambivalent. He liked them best viewed through binoculars crossing the finishing line at Prestbury Park (where he worked for many years at the Festival), rather less when they refused to box, broke the fences, churned up the paddocks or ate the trees! John was a very keen fisherman, his grandfather teaching him aged six! It took him on a New Zealand adventure in search of monster wild brown trout, where his ‘singular’ approach and stubbornness almost forced his wife Sheina onto the plane home without him. He caught a salmon each decade of his life, always in the most underfished, challenging parts of the UK, including the longest and thinnest 8-pounder ever to come out of the Barle (to huge acclaim from the Tarr Steps Hotel). Sadly, John’s long-term battle with Parkinson’s Disease set in as they moved to Wiveliscombe in the late 90s. He locumed, and even had a stint looking after the health of a dairy herd in Riyadh, but found he could do less and less veterinary work. Happily, they settled into life on the edge of Exmoor and made many good friends, as well as attending Cheltonian South-West events whenever he could. John is survived by his wife Sheina, son Robert and daughter Kirstin and his three grandchildren. Stewart John Russell Osborne Carey (Xt, 1947) John Carey, brother of R.K.O. Carey (OJ & Xt, 1957), died on the 21st of December 2016, aged 87. Harvey Ian Richard Cole (OJ & Ch, 1947)
Harvey Cole, brother of R.D. Cole (OJ, 1945) and the late M.E. Cole (OJ & Ch, 1950), died on the 25th March 2017, aged 87. Harvey came to College from the Junior School on a scholarship. He won the Francis Cade prize in the 5th form and, as well as being a scholar of the College, he was awarded the James of Hereford scholarship. He was awarded the Ronald Marsden Prize for Latin in the L6th. He won the Ronald Marsden prize for Latin in the L6th and the Schacht prize for Modern Languages in the U6th. He was awarded his boxing colours in 1947, played in the 1947 cricket XI and represented College in golf. On leaving College, he was awarded an exhibition to Magdalene College, Cambridge. After initially reading Modern Languages, he opted to switch to Economics in the final term of his first year. He was told that to stay on the course he would need to achieve a second class honours mark for the year; typically, he passed with high first class honours. After graduating, Harvey enjoyed a successful and varied career and was a highly respected journalist for a wide range of national newspapers and journals specialising in economic and political issues and subsequently in economic consultancy with a specific focus on town planning.
During the 70s he became the Saluki Coursing Club’s Secretary, and this was his major sporting preoccupation. Having come across smooth haired salukis – not the longer haired, ‘feathered’ ones seen at Crufts – in Cyprus, John bred several fantastic dynasties of dogs which challenged for, and more often than not won the main pots and stakes all over the country. The saluki is a singular breed, particularly inclined to doing just what it wants! John had possibly the loudest whistle ever heard and he didn’t walk, he strode fast, covering lots of ground. The perfect saluki man really!
While at University, Harvey served on the Labour Party National Executive Committee as the University’s student body representative. He went on to stand for parliament for the Labour Party in the 1950s and, after losing in an election, he was approached about taking a seat in the House of Lords. An offer he declined on the basis that he thought he could achieve more locally. He left the Labour Party in the 1980s and joined the Liberal Democrats. He was a Hampshire County Councillor, representing the Winchester Westgate Division for the Liberal Democrats from 1985 to 1989 and 1993 to 2001. He was also briefly Hampshire County Council Leader in 1997. After he stood down as Councillor, he continued to take a strong interest in local affairs, in particular planning. He maintained an interest in local politics and was chairman of the constituency party for many years.
He had always enjoyed hunting the hare, his student Saturdays
In later life Harvey became an inveterate letter writer, addressing with
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