Obituaries

A Memorial Service was held at Guildford Cathedral on Friday 18th March attended by around 500 of his friends, family and colleagues. It was a beautiful sunny day. The majestic cathedral, filled with light and music, was the perfect setting in which to give thanks to God for the precious life of Christian. Members of his family, and several friends, gave moving tributes recalling his warmth of character, his natural charm, his great sense of fun, his emotional intelligence and kindness and his outstanding footballing talent. Along with prayers, hymns and Bible readings there were two beautiful musical items: Dorothea Flo sang “You Raise Me Up” and Gordon’s Semper Fidelis Singers sang “You Will Be Found.” A Gordon’s Piper gave a poignant rendition of “Flowers of the Forest” whilst walking slowly down the aisle. Amidst the undoubted and heartfelt sadness and tears, there was a profound sense of warmth and love for Christian and his family and, indeed, amongst all those present. Christian’s funeral was held at Gordon’s Chapel on Thursday 17th February, another beautifully sunny day, attended by his close family and friends. Whilst many tears were shed there was a wonderful sense of calm and love amongst everyone present. Many lovely words about Christian were shared in tributes, and scripture verses, from the book of Ephesians, gave encouragement to our hope and trust in the love of God. Following a Swedish tradition, the Service ended with each person present laying a white rose on Christian’s casket, before leaving the Chapel. Both services were led by the School Chaplain, the Revd Graham Wright. Staff and students paid tribute to Christian Rowe on Tuesday 19th April by planting a memorial tree outside the new 3G pitch and taking each other on in a football match. The Old Boys ended up 7–5 winners in this new annual event.

Michael Tuvey 6688 (1959)

We are very sad to share the news that Gordonian Michael Tuvey 6688 (1959) China, passed away on the 31st January this year.

Thomas Probert 5508 (1946)

It is with sadness that we share the news that Gordonian Thomas Probert 5508 (1946) passed away last November, he was 91.

Greg Smith

We have been informed by his family that Greg passed away on the 30 January 2022. Greg Smith taught piping off and on at Gordon’s School for around 25 years during the 1990s.

Ian Eddie 6240 (1952)

We heard the sad news that Gordonian Ian Eddie 6240 (1952) passed away in January 2022.