Obituaries

Honouring the lives of your fellow alumni

We’re deeply saddened to announce the deaths of our Newcastle University alumni and supporters.

Below you'll find the obituaries of those we've lost in the last 12 months. We update this list monthly.

Deceased NU alumni

Name	Course Title	Degree	Class of
Mr AA Fogarasy
Dr Alan E Bottom	Pure Science (Chemistry)	MSc	1968
Mr Andrew T Shaw	Mining Engineering	BSc	1981
Mr Brian Charlton			1970
Mr Brian Henderson	Electrical Engineering	BSc	1968
Mrs Christine B Eyre	PGCE	PGCE	1982
Mrs Christine H Merrell	MEd	MEd	1995
Mr Christopher Rouse	Mathematics	BSc	2018
Mr Clive D Richards		MSc	1978
Mr David G Buffin	Agricultural Zoology	BSc	1983
Professor David G Robinson	Town and Country Planning	BA (Hons)	1955
Mr David L Pritchard		MA	1971
Mrs Deborah M Reynolds	Geography	BSc	1972
Dr Derek Packham
Mr Desmond J McHugh	Economics	BA (Hons)	1974
Mrs Doris R Burwood	Education	BPhil	1987
Mr Douglas Mennear	Town and Country Planning	BA (Hons)	1959
Dr Elise M Vandervelde	MBBS	MBBS	1961
Miss Elizabeth Barraclough	Computing	MSc	1965
Dr Elizabeth Grisenthwaite	MBBS	MBBS	1958
Miss Ella J Dawson	Fine Art	BA	2019
Dr George D Hurrell	MBBS	MBBS	1955
Dr George Philliskirk	Bacteriology & Biochemistry	BSc	1971
Dr George R Cottrell	MBBS	MBBS	1945
Dr Gordon Pledger		MD	1964
Mr Graham W Watson		BSc	1977
Dr Heather M Bond	Biochemistry	BSc	1981
Mr Hugh G Brown	MBBS	MBBS	1947
Mrs Janet P Goddard			1988
Miss Janet Morrison		LLB	1977
Ms Jean M Harris	Econimic and Social Studies	BA (Hons)	1968
Dr Jessel Josephs	MBBS	MBBS	1947
Dr Jim Smith
Dr Joan Elliott	MBBS	MBBS	1960
Joan Patricia Crichton	Applied Science	BSc	1944
Mr John A Dalton	Technology in the Marine Environment	MRes	2000
Mr John B Mayne	Civil Engineering	BSc	1969
Emeritus Professor John F Sawyer
Mr John Harbottle	Education	MEd	2001
Mr John P Wilkinson	Arts	BA Hons	1970
Dr John W Bull
Miss Kara T Russell	Clinical Psychology	PhD	2004
Kevin Monaghan
Sir Laurence W Martin		Hon DCL	1991
Dr Margaret Browne	Clinical Biochemistry	MSc	1977
Miss Margaret E Murray	Education	Dip Ed	1979
Miss Margaret Nelson
Dr Margaret S Emerson	MBBS	MBBS	1958
Mrs Marina S Joseph		BSc	1976
Miss Marjorie H Stewart	Education	MEd	1988
Mr Martin C Wright	Mechanical Engineering	BSc	1982
Mrs Mary E Murray-Parkins	Education	MEd	1985
Ms Mary G Cawthorn	Architecture	BA Hons
Mr Michael Lacy	Education	MEd	1983
Emeritus Professor Michael Rawlins		Hon DCL	2008
Dr Nigel R Adams	BDS	BDS	1969
Mr Paul A Kentish	Computing Science	MSc	1971
Mr Paul J Sartin	Music	MA	2005
Emeritus Professor Peter Arnold
Professor Philip Bradbeer		BSc	1955
Mr Philip M Lobb	Economics and Accounting	BA (Hons)	1980
Dr Philip S Ansell	Statistics	PhD	1999
The Revd Randolph Vickers	Applied Theology	MA	1993
Mrs Rebecca Robertson		MA	1979
Professor Richard J Parish	French	BA (Hons)	1970
Mr Richard L Gillam		BSc	1976
Mr Roger C Rowell	Civil Engineering	BSc	1970
Mr Ronald Kerr
Mr RR Dukes
Mr Shiraz Shivji	Economic Studies	BA (Hons)	1972
Professor Stanley Openshaw	Geography	BA (Hons)	1968
Dr Stanley Pumford	MBBS	MBBS	1964
Mr Stuart Irvine	Town Planning	BA (Hons)	1997
Professor Stuart G Parker		MD
Dr Susan M Tilley	Music	MLit	2009
Mr Thomas Britten	Geography	BSc	1983
Mr Thomas F Brass		LLB	1970
Mr Thomas Rillands	Business Administration	MBA	1990
The Rt Hon The Viscount Walter G Runciman		Hon DCL	2012
Dr William G Donald	MBBS	MBBS	1958
Dr William G Roberts	English Literature	PhD	1994