Obituaries
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Professor Roy Parker, 1931-2017
23 January 2017
Roy Parker, the first Professor in the Department of Social Work and Administration in the university, has died aged 85 in Devon. His former colleague Hilary Land offers a remembrance.
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Professor Bob Chambers, 1924-2016
20 January 2017
Robert G (Bob) Chambers, Professor of Physics and Professor Emeritus in the School of Physics, died in Southmead Hospital on December 17, 2016 with complications following a fall. His former colleagues and friends Professors Emeriti Bob Evans and Mike Springford offer a remembrance.
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Dr Brian Greally, 1972-2010
14 December 2010
Dr Brian Greally, a visiting researcher in the School of Chemistry, died on 8 December. Dr Simon O鈥橠oherty and Professor Tim Gallagher offer a tribute.
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Professor Herbert Gutfreund FRS, 1921鈥�2021
14 April 2021
Professor Herbert 鈥淔reddie鈥� Gutfreund, Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry, died in March 2021. Professor Stephen Halford FRS offers this appreciation.
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Vic Jobbins 1935-2008
2 December 2008
Vic Jobbins, retired Senior Engineer in Site Services, died suddenly in September. Liz Lynch, Site Services Manager, remembers a man who 'lived his life to the absolute full and loved every minute of it'.
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Dr Sue Porter, 1954-2017
24 January 2017
Dr Sue Porter, Senior Research Fellow in the School for Policy Studies, passed away on 11 January. Her colleague Beth Tarleton offers a tribute.
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Jack Bones, 1930 - 2017
23 May 2017
Mr Jack Bones, former Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, died on 29 April 2017 at the age of 87. His colleagues offer a remembrance.
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Emeritus Professor John Vincent, 1937-2021
21 April 2021
John Vincent, Emeritus Professor of History, passed away in March at the age of 83. Professor Ronald Hutton offers a remembrance.
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Phil Gould, 1948鈥�2021
11 June 2021
Phil Gould, Estates Assistant in the Victoria Rooms, passed away earlier this month. Matt Davies and other colleagues offer a remembrance.
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Elisabeth Lazarus, 1956 鈥� 2017
23 August 2017
Former Senior Lecturer in Education and Modern Languages Elisabeth Lazarus has passed away. Her colleague Professor Ros Sutherland offers a remembrance.
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