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OBITUARIES
always been interested in education, so
they had a common interest to enjoy
together. Peter met Jean in 1983 at a
Marlborough summer school and their
enduring relationship began. Some years
later they became engaged, then married.
They enjoyed over 30 happy years together.
They holidayed extensively, often travelling
by train, which they both loved, and much
time was spent at Barn Piece, in Norfolk.
At home, in Potters Bar, they enjoyed the
theatre, with regular visits to the National.
They loved orchestral music and would
often go to Festival Hall concerts. Peter
sang in several choirs over the years. Jean
and Peter had happy times singing in the
Barnet Choral Society.
Peter always enjoyed the love of a large
family. Our immediate family made a point
of keeping in close contact, especially on
Peter’s birthday, in November. Liz and I
were so fortunate to have dear Peter as a
brother: We are all most privileged to have
known him, and to have him as a friend.
KENNETH IRVINE MACKENZIE (K45-53)
Kenneth Irvine Mackenzie (K45-53) died on
23 October 2018.
It had been a difficult year for Ken, as his
wife Ute died in July and Ken was on his
own and not in the best of health . He
was in hospital in England in August and
continued to have health problems on his
return home. However, he was very pleased
to have been able to make the trip to
England to catch up with family and friends.
His friend and Executor, Michael King,
emailed Dudley Holland, a long-term
friend of Ken’s, to say that he and his wife,
Margie, were very close to Ken. Michael
had been in the Royal Navy as a pilot on
HMS Ark Royal when Ken was the Doctor.
They had always lived close by to Ken in
Perth and would see him on a weekly basis
either to play bridge or to have a glass of
wine.
It is to Dudley that we owe the following:
“Ken lived in Ivry Street Ipswich, and, after
starting at Ipswich School, came to board
at Framlingham when he was 11. At that
time Ken and I were in the same form, and
our academic paths occasionally crossed.
We really came to know one another well
when we both became prefects in 1950.
We played in the 1st XV rugger team
together in the 2nd row, and also played in
the 1st X1 cricket team together for 3 years.
Ken was a very good all-round sportsman
and played in the hockey 1st X1 for 3 years.
He was Head Prefect from September 1951
until he left in April 1953. He went on to
Cambridge, and Guys Hospital for medical
training, and then, as part of National
Service, he spent 3 years in the Navy, part
of which was on HMS Ark Royal.
He eventually settled in Australia, where he
practised as an ENT specialist, as had his
father. 40 years later I made contact with
him, following up a communication in the
OF magazine, saying how sad he was to
see that the whole 3/4 line of their rugger
team had passed away. When Ken came
over here to see his son, David, and 2
daughters Jo and Juliette, he stayed with us
on 2 occasions. A golf match was arranged
at Woodbridge, together with Norman
Porter, Norman Mayhew and myself. He
also met up with Ken Mayhew, with whom
he remained in touch.”
School Magazines used to include a Valete,
with details of the achievements of leavers
while they had been at school.
The following is in a kind of shorthand,
acknowledged and understood at the time,
but gives a good idea of Ken’s impressive
range of achievements.
VALETE:K. I. Mackenzie (Head Prefect; Vlth, S.C.
‘50, H.C. ‘52, Goldsmith Exhibition ‘50;
1st XI Cricket ‘50 ,’51, ‘52, Cols. ‘52; 1st
XV Rugger ‘50, ‘51, ‘52, Cap ‘51, Capt.
‘52 Eastern Counties P .S. ‘51, ‘52, Capt.
‘52; lst XI Hockey ‘51, ‘52, ‘53, Cols.
‘51, Capt. ‘53, Suffolk Schools ‘51, ‘52;
Squash Rackets ‘50, ‘51, ‘52, 53, Capt.
‘52, .Individual Champion ‘52; Keeper
of Fives ‘52; Tennis Team ‘51, ‘52, Cols.
‘52; Subeditor of The Framlinghamian;
C.C.F., Cert. “A” ‘49, Sigs. Class ‘51, CJ
Sgt.; Christ’s College, Cambridge). B. S.
Monks (VIth, S.C.’52; 2nd XV Rugger ‘51;
Shooting VIII ‘52, Hon. Sec. Shooting.
DOUGL AS ROBIN MCLEAN (K42-48)
Douglas Robin McLean (Rob) (K42-48) of
Swaffield, North Waltham, Norfolk died on
February 2nd 2019, aged 87.
Colin Wigg attended the funeral at St
Edmund’s Church, Kessingland, on
February 15th, representing the SOF.
Colin, as organiser of Norfolk Suppers,
commented that Rob had been an
outstanding supporter of those occasions.
Rob’s son, Jim further commented:
“I’m sorry to inform you that one of your
oldest ‘schoolboys’ has passed away.
My dad, widely known as Rob, was
hugely fond of his time at Fram, which he
attended during the war, and had been
an enthusiastic participant of the society
dinners ever since, especially in his later
years.”
The Eastern Daily Press published an
Obituary, and the family are happy for us to
quote from that.
‘He was born at Ivy Farm, Kessingland,
where the family farmed for more than 125
years, Douglas Robin (Rob) McLean was a
main board director of the long-established
millers and merchants, W L Duffield, of
Saxlingham Thorpe, near Norwich, until
retiring in 1997. He won a scholarship
to Framlingham College – subsequently
attending almost every possible reunion –
and after working on the family farm, he
went to Oaklands Agricultural College,
St Albans, Hertfordshire, before joining
Quaker Oats. A respected nutritionist,
salesman and adviser on animal feed
rations, he left a competitor, RJ Seaman, to
become commercial director with the late
Tony Duffield.
Rob became the first handler in Norfolk
to represent his country in international
trials. It started after he watched the
BBC television programme, One Man
and His Dog, in 1981. As he later told
the EDP: “I thought I would have a go
and went out the next day and bought a
book about trialling.” He honed his skills
and was invited to stage a grand ring
display at the 2004 Royal Norfolk Show
in front of the Prince of Wales. It was an
impressive demonstration although his
top dog became slightly confused by
the loudspeakers relaying his master’s
voice and commands. He was selected
as a member of the 15 strong English
national team to compete in 1991 in
an international trial – the first person in
Norfolk to represent his country, with his
dog, Tom. In August 1993, he won another
chance to compete in the top flight of the
international One Man and His Dog in the
Lake District. “I thought that I had achieved
an impossible ambition when I qualified a
couple of years ago,” he added.
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