The Old Diocesan Issue 12 - Magazine - Page 110
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.
1950
1955
1963
GAIN Peter (S), qualified
accountant, investment
consultant and company
director, in Johannesburg,
30 May 2025
FIELDING Michael (F),
lecturer, academic and head
of the Communications
Department at UCT, in
Cape Town, 15 March 2025
BARRY Joseph (O),
insurance broker and
entrepreneur, in East
London, 18 October 2025
REYNOLDS Peter (S),
corporate and media
lawyer, in Johannesburg,
16 January 2026
1951
1956
BÖTTGER Herbert (S), legal
advisor and businessman,
in Swakopmund, Namibia,
23 May 2025
SGOUTAS Vassilis (G),
architect and Robert Gray
medallist, in Athens, Greece,
27 December 2025 (see
page 48)
JANISCH Hudson (G), law
school lecturer, academic
and policymaker, in Oak
Bay, Victoria, Canada,
27 July 2025
1952
1958
BRAMWELL Alan (G),
electrical engineer,
in Simon’s Town,
22 December 2025
VON MOLTKE Henry (G),
banking executive, in
Röttingen, Germany,
22 September 2025
NAPIER Ronald (S),
attorney, in Cape Town,
11 June 2025
PENNY Peter (O),
commercial real estate
expert, in Hermanus,
4 February 2026
1953
1959
HARTLEY Roger (O),
entrepreneur, in Yzerfontein,
17 August 2023
1961
ROWAND Robert (F),
insurance professional,
in Constantia, 30 October
2025 (see page 108)
BURTON Geoffrey (G),
businessman, philanthropist
and Robert Gray medallist,
in Cape Town, 10 August
2025 (see opposite)
SYFRET Peter (S), retired
insurance broker, in Elmdon,
UK, 15 September 2025
MAKIN Roger (G), SA
advertising hall-of-famer
and educator, in Cape Town,
16 May 2025 (see opposite)
WOOD Perran (O/F),
educator and fine art
broker, in Dorset, UK,
1 May 2025
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1962
1965
LAWTON Waine (F), prep
school teacher, in Winchester,
UK, 29 September 2025
ROBINSON Michael (O/F),
journalist/reporter, in London,
UK, 23 December 2024
in Cape Town, 30 January
2026 (see page 108)
1994
BROOKE Geoffrey (G),
government economist,
in Auckland, New Zealand,
21 May 2025
1995
VOIGT Simon (G), piscatorial
merchant, in Cape Town,
5 September 2025
1966
STAFF
BLUETT Richard (F)
entrepreneur, in Hermanus,
3 December 2025
ANDERSON Elisabeth,
wife of Peter, former
head of Bishops Prep, in
Kenilworth, 26 March 2025
GODFREY Michael (G),
farmer, in Stellenbosch,
18 May 2025
1970
WHEELER Philip (O)
private banker, in Tokai,
2 March 2026
1972
JOHNSON Roy (O)
advertising and hospitality
entrepreneur, in London, UK,
29 December 2025
1989
CARLYLE Murray (O),
businessman and
restaurateur, in Cape
Town, 2 September 2025
(see opposite)
1991
NELSON Russell (G), rugby
player, editor and publisher,
CASSIEM Abdul-Aziz,
Bishops Hockey head
coach (2016-2025), in
Cape Town, 30 December
2025 (see page 108)
DOUGLAS Alan, College
Afrikaans teacher (1965-1988;
1991-1999), Housemaster of
Ogilvie and First XV coach,
in Cape Town, 19 January
2026 (see page 111)
GERHARDI Nicola, College
IT department member
(2006-2024), in Cape Town,
13 October 2025
MILNE Edward, Bishops Prep
maths and English teacher
(1968-2000), Brooke
Housemaster and First XI
coach, in Somerset West,
15 April 2025 (see page 110)
