OD11 digital HR - Flipbook - Page 84
We remember them
We acknowledge and list here the deaths reported to us or that came to our attention over the past
year. They are grouped by year of leaving Bishops, with house, occupation, and place and date of
death (when known). Fuller versions of these and other obituaries can be found at odunion.com.
1947
GARDENER John Brett (G),
legendary Bishops principal
and lifelong educationalist,
in Kirstenhof, Cape Town,
13 February 2025 (see
page 86)
1948
FAIRWEATHER John (G),
squadron leader in the
armed forces, in Oakham,
England, 17 January 2025
1951
AYRES Donald John (O),
civil engineer, in Plettenberg
Bay, 1 April 2024
GROVES John (G),
naval aide-de-camp
and European Commission
delegate, in Rome, Italy,
28 October 2024
MORSE Thomas (G),
corporate HR department
head and sports
administrator, in Kuils
River, 24 August 2024
1952
HEYE Theodor (F), shipping
entrepreneur and business
owner, in Cape Town,
5 January 2025
RACTLIFFE Jeremy (O),
company executive and
director, in Plettenberg Bay,
1 July 2024
1954
MANNING Christopher
Donne (F), attorney and
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investment banker,
in Oakville, Canada,
30 August 2023
MARTIN Adrian Roy Percy
(G), anaesthetist and
professor at Northwestern
University, in Chicago,
USA, 8 January 2025
STEYN Peter Roy Barry (O),
ornithologist, photographer
and author, in Cape Town,
4 July 2024 (see page 85)
1956
BALL Donald (O), physics
lecturer and academic
advisor, in Noordhoek,
23 July 2024
TOWNSEND Anthony
Law (G), eye surgeon,
in Coquitlam, Canada,
19 June 2024
1957
HOBDAY Jonathan (S),
journalist and golfer, in Cape
Town, 11 November 2024
KLEYE Peter (F), import
and distribution business
owner, in Constantia,
7 March 2024
SHIELL Rab (F), professor
of English, in Edinburgh,
Scotland, 11 May 2024
SIMPSON Michael James
(W), attorney and former
Johannesburg OD branch
secretary, in Johannesburg,
30 August 2024
1958
WALTON Peter (O),
agronomist, in Portugal,
25 April 2024
CHARNOCK Graham
Niven (O), maritime
attorney, in Cape Town,
16 February 2024
1959
1972
FOOTE Peter Michael (W),
doctor of obstetrics and
gynaecology, in Zimbabwe,
9 April 2024
SELFE James (F),
“originalist”, politician
and parliamentarian, in
Cape Town, 21 May 2024
(see opposite)
HALL Ridgley (O),
accountant, auditor and
financial manager, in Cape
Town, 3 March 2024
1960
RICKETTS David Stanley
(S), lay preacher, in Cape
Town, 26 August 2023
1962
GETAZ Paul (O), medical
oncologist, haematologist
and professor of medicine,
in Johnson City, USA,
20 March 2024
JORDAN David Eric (W),
educator and tour guide,
in London, England,
13 August 2024
1963
VAN DER MERWE Philip (G),
legal services professional
and former editor of
De Rebus, in Pretoria,
10 September 2024
1964
BEWSEY David (F),
business administrator
and accounts manager,
in Edenvale, 20 April 2024
1973
BICKET Alexander “Zandy”
Paul (S), Allegheny County
Common Pleas Court
judge, in Pittsburgh,
USA, 2 December 2024
(see opposite)
1980
LOWE Stuart John (S),
media, marketing and
consumer research
professional, in Cape
Town, 28 October 2024
(see page 84)
1981
PARKER Terence (K),
engineer and risk
management specialist, in
Cape Town, 18 July 2024
PORTER Brian (K),
farmer and chartered
pilot, in Malgas,
20 December 2024
1985
BRINK Timothy (O),
cycling enthusiast
and editor of Bicycling
magazine, in Cape Town,
1 August 2024
