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  • Kelvin Symonds, 1953–2008 30 June 2008 Kelvin Symonds, Head Attendant in the Arts and Social Sciences Library, died in May. Peter King, Director of Library Services, remembers 'a devoted and very proud family man... the sort of person who presents solutions to problems rather than the problems themselves'.
  • Professor Andrew Lang, MSc, PhD, FRS 1924-2008 24 July 2008 Andrew Lang, Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Bristol, died in June. He joined the University in 1960 and was promoted to Professor of Physics in 1979.
  • Dr John Frederic Hope-Simpson 1913-2007 14 August 2007 Dr John Hope-Simpson, a lecturer in the Botany Department for 31 years, died in February.
  • Professor Roger Parsons, 1927-2017 6 February 2017 Professor Roger Parsons FRS, a former member of the School of Chemistry, passed away on 7 January. His colleague Roger Alder offers a tribute.
  • George W Brandt, 1920-2007 31 October 2007 Emeritus Professor of Drama, George Brandt, died on 24 September. Martin White and John Adams review the life and career of this 'remarkable and lovable man'.
  • Kevin F Tindall, 1922-2008 18 June 2008 Dr Derek Parsons remembers Kevin Tindall, long-serving Laboratory Superintendent in the HH Wills Physics Laboratory and a man with a 'quick wit' and 'unquenchable enthusiasm'.
  • Susan Hurley, 1954-2007 30 August 2007 Susan Hurley, Professor of Philosophy, has died. Alexander Bird offers an appreciation of her life and work.
  • Judy Willis 1949-2007 17 July 2007 Sue Sadler, Jill Klee and Lyn Chapman remember a charismatic, multi-talented member of the Children of the 90s team.
  • Leighton Greenham 1930-2007 8 January 2008 Leighton Williams Greenham, formerly Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Bacteriology and Virology, died on 28 August 2007 after a short illness. This obituary was written by Professor Alan Linton and Dr Gilbert Howe.
  • Pete Siwiec 2 July 2007 Pete Siwiec, a cleaner based in the Medical Building, died suddenly in June. Liz Lynch, Site Services Manager, remembers 'a genuinely kindhearted man'.

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