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OBITUARIES
We have also received further notification of deaths
of OFs, with brief details:
Neil Brenton
Richard Sutton
RICHARD SUT TON, (G48-52) : Originally from Gorleston,
lately living in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, passed
away in Southmead Hospital, Bristol, on 1st May 2020 at the
age of 84. Five years previously he had been diagnosed with
an inoperable aortic aneurysm. He is survived by his widow
Cindy, sons John and Neil, daughter Lindsay, married to
Stephen, and grand-daughters, Bethany and Louise.
Michael Terence Wheatley
MICHAEL TERENCE WHEATLEY (K42-50) :
Died on
17th April 2019, after a heroic battle with cancer. He was
conscripted into National Service on leaving school, signed
up with the King’s African Rifles, served in Mau Mau Kenya
and marched in the Queen’s Coronation as Colour Ensign.
He was a Parachute Regiment reservist. He married Natalie
in Ghana in 1960, and they had 4 children. He bought the
family home, Ivy Lodge, Woodbridge, in 1966. At the age of
20 British and American Tobacco sent him to Ghana to start
tobacco production from scratch, and that was the start of
a career spanning 32 years, which took him to Africa, India
and Sierra Leone and gave him various unpleasant fevers,
but he returned safely to Ivy Lodge in 1986. In retirement, he
and Natalie travelled extensively, before eventually moving to
Seckford Almshouses in 2018, where Natalie needed care.
Mike’s life was a colourful one, and he was a colourful
character, gregarious, but also enjoying quietness. His mother
died of TB when he and his identical twin brother, Gerald,
were just 10 years old. At Framlingham he became good
friends with Dudley Holland. He and Michael were in the
same form and in 1949 Dudley played in the 1st XV rugger
team in the 2nd row where his partner was Gerald. Dudley
spent 3 enjoyable weeks staying with Mike and his wife, when
he was working in Sierra Leone, in 1994. Michael attended
the Pre- 1970s luncheon at the college in 2018 with Natalie,
who survives him.
NEIL BRENTON (K60-64) : Died in October 2019.
We heard from his son, Mark Brenton.
Michael Alec Cooper
MICHAEL ALEC COOPER (G45-48) : Passed away on 5th
May 2018. We learnt this from his son, Neil Cooper of
11, Hatton Road, Norwich NR1 2PT
Richard Arnold Oldershaw
RICHARD ARNOLD OLDERSHAW, (G48-52) : Died on 1st
May 2020 in Frenchay Hospital, Bristol. He would have
been 85 on 20th May. He leaves behind a widow Cindy,
plus 2 sons, a daughter and 2 grandchildren.
Giles Richardson
GILES RICHARDSON, (G78-84) : We have recently heard
that Giles passed away on 1st January 2018. We have no
further details.
John Charles Rippon
JOHN CHARLES RIPPON, (R50 -55) : Died on 19th
December 2019 in a nursing home. This news was passed
on to us by his sister, Bridget Pass.
June De Whalley
JUNE DE WHALLEY , wife of Phillip De Whalley, ex-Head of
Science and Housemaster at the College who died a year
or so ago. June died on 21st January 2020. She was a
well-known Framlingham resident and will be much missed.
Simon de Whalley, their son, was at the College (Z) 1979
– 1989.
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