Alumni Obituaries
Here we commemorate and celebrate the lives of alumni and friends of the University who are no longer with us.
Below you’ll find the obituaries of those we’ve lost in the last twelve months. We update this list monthly. To submit an obituary for a graduate or former member of staff, please email advancement@ncl.ac.uk
| Title | Name | Course title | Degree | Class of |
| Dr | Joan "Biddy" Baxter MBE | Hon DLitt | 1988 | |
| Dr | Trevor J Bedford | Electrical and Electronic Engineering | BSc, PhD | 1979, 1986 |
| Dr | Anthony S Binks | MBBS | MBBS | 1965 |
| Mr | Rod Bramald | Educational Studies | BPhil, MEd | 1977, 1990 |
| Mr | Nigel T Brereton | Town & Country Planning | BA (Hons) | 1965 |
| Dr | Peter J Burnett | MBBS | MBBS | 1954 |
| Dr | Richard M Butler | BDS | BDS | 1968 |
| Mr | Peter R Chilley | Plant Biology | BSc | 1987 |
| Dr | Raymond P Christie | MBBS | MBBS | 1962 |
| Wendy Craig | ||||
| Dr | Ian R Dixon | Dental Surgery | BDS | 1972 |
| Mr | Sidney Dodd | Politics | MPhil | 1996 |
| Dorothy Duffell | Education | Hon BEd | 2025 | |
| Dr | Jane E Eastham | BDS | BDS | 1993 |
| Sir | Terry Farrell CBE RIBA FRSE FCSD MRTPI | Architecture | BA (Hons), Hon DCL | 1961, 2000 |
| Dr | Janet Gale | MBBS | MBBS | 1962 |
| Emeritus Professor | Harry Gilbert | |||
| Emeritus Professor | Max Hammerton | |||
| Professor | Vicki Hanson | Hon DSc | 2017 | |
| Dr | Kay Hartley | |||
| Mr | Brian Helm | Civil Engineering; Applied Science | BSc; MSc | 1957; 1960 |
| Mr | Raymond Holliday OBE | French | BA (Hons) | 1972 |
| Mr | Peter G Jenkins | Archaeology | BA (Hons) | 1999 |
| Dr | Ian Jones | Spatial Planning, Human Geography | PDI, PhD | 2014, 2023 |
| Dr | Malcolm Kennedy CBE | Electrical Engineering | BSc, PhD | 1961, 1964 |
| Dr | John W S Kershaw | |||
| Mr | Ek Tieng Lee | Public Health Engineering | Dip | 1965 |
| Emeritus Professor | Ruth Lesser | Speech; Psychology | BSc; PhD | 1971; 1976 |
| Mr | David R Lewis | BDS | BDS | 1957 |
| Dr | Anthony Littlewood | |||
| Dr | David T Lord | MBBS | MBBS | 1967 |
| Dr | Angus Lunn MBE | Geography | BSc, PhD | 1955, 1958 |
| Mr | Ray Mackintosh | |||
| Emeritus Professor | Robert I Moore | |||
| Dr | Laurence K O'Connor | Agriculture | BSc, PhD | 1951, 1955 |
| Dr | John Ollerenshaw | |||
| Emeritus Professor | Roger H Pain | 1953 | ||
| Mr | Robert Richardson | Economics | BA (Hons) | 1953 |
| Dr | Lorna M Rozner | MBBS, Public Health | MBBS, DPH | 1947,1951 |
| Emeritus Professor | David A Shaw CBE | MBBS | MBBS | |
| Mr | John (Jack) Shepherd | Fine Art | BA (Hons) | 1962 |
| Dr | Christopher J Sier | Marine Science | PhD | 1998 |
| Mr | John Telfer | Crop Production | BSc | 1960 |
| Captain | William R Tinlin | BDS | BDS | 1970 |
| Mr | Neil K Warwick OBE | Law | LLB | 1990 |
| Dr | Brian Wheatley | MBBS | MBBS | 1962 |
| Dr | David J K White | MBBS | MBBS | 1963 |
| Emeritus Professor | James R White | |||
| Mr | David Whitney | Town and Country Planning | BA Hons, MPhil | 1968, 1970 |
| Emeritus Professor | Kenneth G Willis | Philosophy | PhD | 1971 |
| Dr | Albert E Wraith | Applied Science | PhD | 1968 |
| Mr | Robert J Wright | Mathematics & Statistics | BSc | 1991 |
| Dr | Mary A Wynne | MBBS | MBBS | 1950 |
| Mr | Kenneth J Young |
Your legacy
We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to those alumni who have left a legacy gift to Newcastle University in their will. Your generosity will support and inspire future generations of Newcastle graduates. Thank you.
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