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Obituaries

  • Paul Sicolo, 1957-2016 31 October 2016 Paul Sicolo, a Security Supervisor in the University Security Services team (Estates), sadly passed away on 6 October. Simon Ramsden and other colleagues in Security Services offer a tribute.
  • Andras Millward, 1966-2016 11 November 2016 Andras Millward, a member of the Temporary Staffing Service (TSS), died recently. Laura Gibson offers a tribute.
  • Dr Colin J Mapes, 1938-2020 17 November 2020 Dr Colin Mapes, former lecturer in Biological Sciences ³Ô¹ÏÍø, has died. Sir Brian Follett FRS and several colleagues offer a remembrance.
  • Professor Rodney Lowe, 1946-2018 29 January 2019 Rodney Lowe, Professor Emeritus of Contemporary British History and Official Historian of the Civil Service, died on 1 December 2018 at the age of 72. Professor Hugh Pemberton offers a remembrance.
  • Professor Charles Tomlinson, 1927-2015 25 August 2015 Charles Tomlinson, Professor Emeritus in the Department of English and an internationally acclaimed poet, died on 22 August 2015 aged 88. His colleague and friend, Professor David Hopkins, offers a remembrance.
  • Professor Niall Rudd, 1927-2015 19 October 2015 Niall Rudd, Emeritus Professor of Latin ³Ô¹ÏÍø, died earlier this month. Professor Neville Morley and Emeritus Professor Richard Buxton offer a tribute.
  • Professor John Henderson, 1958-2019 22 August 2019 Professor John Henderson, who contributed to the science and life of the Faculty of Health Sciences for over 25 years, has died at the age of 61. His friends and colleagues offer the following tribute to a well-liked and hugely respected clinical expert ³Ô¹ÏÍø.
  • Emeritus Professor Bill Howarth, 1922-2015 10 July 2015 Emeritus Professor William Driver Howarth, a member of the Department of French from 1966 to 1988, died on 3 July. His colleague Dr Edward Forman has provided this tribute, acknowledging help from the late Dr Stan Taylor and from the friends mentioned in the notice.
  • Pam Bird, 1928-2015 1 June 2015 Pamela Bird (née Cobb), an administrator at the Graduate School of Education for almost 20 years, died peacefully in May, aged 87. Sara Meadows offers a tribute.
  • Dr Caroline Anne Williams, 1962-2019 3 September 2019 Dr Caroline Williams, who was at the heart of the life and work of the School of Modern Languages for 25 years, died aged 57 on 9 August. Her friend and colleague Dr Sally-Ann Kitts offers this remembrance, bringing together the many memories and expressions of love sent to her by Caroline’s friends and colleagues at the University of Bristol and beyond.

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