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 M Baxter MBE | Hon DLitt | 1988 | |
| Dr | Trevor J Bedford | Electrical and Electronic Engineering | BSc, PhD | 1979, 1986 |
| Mr | Rob Bramald | Educational Studies | BPhil | 1977 |
| Mr | Maximilian E Broadbent | Accounting and Finance | BSc | 2024 |
| Dr | Richard M Butler | BDS | BDS | 1968 |
| Mr | Peter R Chilley | Plant Biology | BSc | 1987 |
| Wendy Craig | ||||
| Miss | Joan P Denham | Combined Studies | BA (Hons) | 1996 |
| Dr | Ian R Dixon | Dental Surgery | BDS | 1972 |
| Dr | Jane E Eastham | BDS | BDS | 1993 |
| Dr | Judith V Evans | MBBS | MBBS | 1977 |
| Miss | Alisa Gupwell | History | UG HE Cert | 2015 |
| Emeritus Professor | Max Hammerton | |||
| Dr | Kay Hartley | |||
| Mr | John Howard | Geography | BSc | 1990 |
| Dr | Janet Howell | Speech | PhD | 1989 |
| Mrs | Judith M Irish | Scandinavian Studies | BA (Hons) | 1976 |
| Mr | Peter G Jenkins | Archaeology | BA (Hons) | 1999 |
| Dr | Moira Johnston | MBBS | MBBS | 1967 |
| Dr | Ian Jones | Spatial Planning, Human Geography | PDI, PhD | 2014, 2023 |
| Dr | Malcolm Kennedy CBE | Electrical Engineering | BSc, PhD | 1961, 1964 |
| Mr | Ek Tieng Lee | Public Health Engineering | Dip | 1965 |
| Mr | David R Lewis | BDS | BDS | 1957 |
| Dr | Anthony Littlewood | |||
| Dr | Angus Lunn MBE | Geography | BSc, PhD | 1955, 1958 |
| Mr | Donald Maxwell | Applied Science | BSc | |
| Mr | Ian R Maxwell | Mechanical Engineering | BSc | 1967 |
| Emeritus Professor | Norman McCord | Modern History | BA (Hons) | 1951 |
| Emeritus Professor | RI Moore | |||
| Dr | Glenys Moss | BDS | 1960 | |
| Mr | Peter D Mullen | Mechanical Engineering | BSc (Hons) | 1959 |
| Mr | Derek E Nicholson MBE | BA (Hons) | 1962 | |
| Dr | Laurence K O'Connor | Agriculture | BSc, PhD | 1951, 1955 |
| Dr | John Ollerenshaw | |||
| Emeritus Professor | Roger H Pain | 1953 | ||
| Dr | Lorna M Rozner | MBBS, Public Health | MBBS, DPH | 1947,1951 |
| Dr | Michael H Snow | MBBS | MBBS | 1969 |
| Mr | Christian K Stoltz | BSc | 1970 | |
| Mr | Daneil Swales | MA | ||
| Mr | Ian Thorp | |||
| Miss | Simone K White | Law (Hons) - Euro Legal Studies | LLB | 2019 |
| 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 | |||
| Dr | Peter F Young | MBBS | MBBS | 1964 |
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.
If you would like to find out more about the impact of leaving a legacy donation in your Will, please complete our expression of interest form.