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took a close interest in the welfare of the nurses she worked with. On learning that the nurses at Addenbrooke’s had to pay for study courses out of their own pockets, she established a Nurses’ Education Fund to cover these expenses. At Kettering General she was well known for her courage in supporting any staff member whom she felt was being treated unjustly in any way. On the day of her funeral, the Eye Department closed for the afternoon so that all staff could be present and the nurses wore their uniforms as a mark of respect. Despite Trudi’s immense dedication and devotion to her work, she managed to make time to enjoy several wider interests. She enjoyed tennis, swimming, cycling, and walking. She did a sponsored walk along the Great Wall of China on behalf of the Children’s Society in 1999 and some years later visited India with the thought of doing some work among leprosy patients there in her anticipated retirement. Trudi’s acute intelligence was balanced not just by her ready wit but by her warm heart and compassionate nature. She was adored by her family and cherished by her many friends and colleagues; her funeral was attended by over 300 people. Cyprian Blamires
There will be an obituary of Edna Ullman-Margalit, 1968, in the College Report for 2011-2012
Philippa Mary O’Neill (1981) Philippa O’Neill, who died of cancer in August 2010 at the age of 48, was an extraordinary woman of great intellect, an advocate for the marginalised with a zest for life in all its dimensions. A graduate in History (tutored by Barbara Harvey), Pip brought a historian’s skills of observation, curiosity and perspective to her engagement with life. This made conversations with her endlessly refreshing and always stimulating! Pip was one of the first people I met at Somerville as a fresher. I was drawn to her by her warmth, by her eclecticism and by her laugh—almost a guffaw—which never failed to make me smile in return. Along with Harriet Hilken and Tamsin Geach,