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 |
| Mrs | Thelma Allen | 1970 | ||
| Dr | Margaret A Appleby DL | MBBS | MBBS | 1965 |
| Dr | Joan "Biddy" Baxter MBE | Hon DLitt | 1988 | |
| Dr | Trevor J Bedford | Electrical and Electronic Engineering | BSc, PhD | 1979, 1986 |
| Miss | Deborah R Bell | Museum Studies | MA | 2017 |
| Mr | Christopher M Benarr | Politics | BA (Hons) | 2002 |
| 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 | Michael Bryson | MBBS | MBBS | 1965 |
| Dr | Pamela Buck | MBBS | MBBS | 1970 |
| Dr | Richard M Butler | BDS | BDS | 1968 |
| Ms | Diane Challoner | General Science | BSc; MSc | 1970; 1973 |
| Ms | Margaret Chittick | Latin & French | BA (Hons); PGCE | 1963; 1994 |
| Dr | Raymond P Christie | MBBS | MBBS | 1962 |
| Mr | Christopher W Davies | MSc | 1993 | |
| Dr | Xu Deng | PhD | 2017 | |
| Dr | Ian R Dixon | Dental Surgery | BDS | 1972 |
| Mr | Sidney Dodd | Politics | MPhil | 1996 |
| Dorothy Duffell | Education | Hon BEd | 2025 | |
| Dr | Charles (Gavin) Fairpo | BDS | BDS | 1959 |
| Sir | Terry Farrell CBE RIBA FRSE FCSD MRTPI | Architecture | BA (Hons), Hon DCL | 1961, 2000 |
| Emeritus Professor | Harry Gilbert | |||
| Professor | Vicki Hanson | Hon DSc | 2017 | |
| Emeritus Professor | John B Harris | |||
| 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 | John W Kershaw | |||
| Dr | Herbert "Natural" Langdon | Media, Culture and Heritage | PhD | 2025 |
| Mr | Ek Tieng Lee | Public Health Engineering | Dip | 1965 |
| Emeritus Professor | Ruth Lesser | Speech; Psychology | BSc; PhD | 1971; 1976 |
| Dr | David T Lord | MBBS | MBBS | 1967 |
| Dr | Angus Lunn MBE | Geography | BSc, PhD | 1955, 1958 |
| Mr | Ray Mackintosh | |||
| Dr | Athol J McLachlan | |||
| Mr | Paul F Miller | Agriculture | BSc | 1986 |
| Emeritus Professor | Robert I Moore | |||
| Mr | Jonathan D Morley | Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding | BSc | 1981 |
| Mr | Ian J Paterson | Law | LLB | 1959 |
| Mr | David W Plevin | Zoology | BSc | 1967 |
| Mr | Robert Richardson | Economics | BA (Hons) | 1953 |
| 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 |
| Dr | Michael Snow | MBBS | MBBS | 1969 |
| Mr | John Telfer | Crop Production | BSc | 1960 |
| Captain | William R Tinlin | BDS | BDS | 1970 |
| Dr | John M Wardell | Dental Surgery | 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 |
| Mr | James R Wright CBE DL | Hon DCL | 2001 | |
| 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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