Browsing: obituary

Just after 9.20pm, Houston time, on Monday 13 April 1970, Jim Lovell, who has died aged 97, looked out of the left side window of Odyssey,…

My friend Wally Houser, who has died aged 90, was a lawyer and sax player who had a massive effect on British jazz through his relationship…

My former husband David Brooks, who has died aged 86, was a GP in Manchester across four decades, and a trainer of GPs in the city…

My father, Sam Ayer, who has died aged 81, dedicated his life to the care and support of vulnerable children and adults. His research made a…

Sir Kenneth Calman was a doctor, public servant and academic leader whose identity as a proud Scot underpinned his values of compassion, ethics and hard work.…

My friend Len Doyal, who has died aged 80, was for many years a senior lecturer in medical ethics at St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London…

My father, John Hipkin, who has died aged 90, was a teacher, councillor and former mayor of Cambridge. He brought intelligence, compassion and moral clarity to…

Stella Rimington, who has died aged 90, was the first head of the Security Service, commonly known as MI5, to be officially identified. She was also…

Many young people start out wanting to make a difference. Sir David Nabarro, who has died aged 75, was unusual in recognising early on the power…

In the early 1990s, Naomi Stadlen was attending an event at the Freud Museum in London, where her husband, Anthony, was a research fellow, and someone…