Alumni Obituaries
Here we commemorate and celebrate the lives of alumni and friends of the University who are no longer with us.
Below you’ll find the obituaries of those we’ve lost in the last twelve months. We update this list monthly. To submit an obituary for a graduate or former member of staff, please email advancement@ncl.ac.uk
| Title | Name | Course title | Degree | Class of |
| Mrs | Gillian L Anderson | BDS | 1971 | |
| Mr | Kevin D Bartlett | Zoology | BSc | 1979 |
| Mr | Richard Bavister | Mechanical Engineering | BSc | 1969 |
| Mr | Simon J Bishop | LLB, LLM | LLB | 1972 |
| Dr | John Blakey | MBBS | MBBS | 1973 |
| Mr | Maximilian E Broadbent | Accounting and Finance | BSc | 2024 |
| Mr | James D Brodie | Agriculture | BSc | 1977 |
| Dr | Arthur H Brown | MBBS | MBBS, MS | 1957 |
| Dr | John Carpenter | |||
| Mr | Toby Cullen | General | BSc | 1982 |
| Miss | Joan P Denham | Combined Studies | BA (Hons) | 1996 |
| Professor | Harry T Dickinson | History, Historical Studies | BA (Hons), MA, PhD | 1968 |
| Mr | Henry P Earp | Architecture - Did Not Graduate | ||
| Dr | John G Elliott | BDS | 1950 | |
| Dr | Judith V Evans | MBBS | MBBS | 1977 |
| Dr | Helen M Flynn | MBBS | MBBS | 1979 |
| Mr | Andrew Gillespie | Architectural Practice & Management | DipA | 2020 |
| Emeritus Professor | Michael Goodfellow | |||
| Mr | Henry H Gossman | MBBS | MBBS | 1949 |
| Professor | David Gregory | |||
| Miss | Alisa Gupwell | History | UG HE Cert | 2015 |
| Dr | Lucy E Harrison | MBBS | MBBS | 2001 |
| Mr | Kenneth L Hayton | Bachelor of Laws | LLB | 1958 |
| Emeritus Professor | Patsy Healey | Hon DCL | 2015 | |
| Miss | Julie Henkel | Mathematics | BSc | 1987 |
| Mr | John Howard | Geography | BSc | 1990 |
| Dr | Janet Howell | Speech | PhD | 1989 |
| Mrs | Judith M Irish | Scandinavian Studies | BA (Hons) | 1976 |
| Mr | Hugh Jackson | Education | MEd | 1991 |
| Dr | James G Kelly | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | BSc, PhD | 2001 |
| Emeritus Professor | John F Lazenby | |||
| Dr | Stephen G Leak | Agricultural Zoology | BSc | 1975 |
| Dr | Anthony Littlewood | |||
| Mr | Philip M Lobb | Economics and Accounting | BA (Hons) | 1980 |
| Mr | Alex B Manda | Mining | BEng | 1976 |
| Mr | Allan K Marsden | Geology | BSc | 1973 |
| Mr | Harold P Maughan | Marine Engineering | BSc | 1985 |
| Mr | Donald Maxwell | Applied Science | BSc | |
| Emeritus Professor | Norman McCord | Modern History | BA (Hons) | 1951 |
| Dr | Jan Mokrzycki | BDS | 1959 | |
| Mr | Brian Moor | |||
| Dr | William G Morgan | Dentistry | BDS | 1961 |
| Dr | Glenys Moss | BDS | 1960 | |
| Dr | Peter Mowbray | MBBS | MBBS | 1964 |
| Mr | Derek E Nicholson | BA (Hons) | 1962 | |
| Mr | Earl Nuttall | Mechanical Engineering | BSc | 1959 |
| Dr | Patricia Pearson | MBBS | MBBS | 1967 |
| Dr | Margaret S Ross | MBBS | MBBS | 1958 |
| Dr | Alan Russell | Dentistry | BDS | 1965 |
| Mr | Mark Scrimshaw | History | BA (Hons) | 1976 |
| Dr | Michael H Snow | MBBS | MBBS | 1969 |
| Miss | Hazel Straker | |||
| Emeritus Professor | Max Sussman | |||
| Mr | Daneil Swales | MA | ||
| Mrs | Elizabeth J Thompson | Agricultural Economics & Food Marketing | BSc | 1994 |
| Dr | Pamela J Thomson | Geography | PhD | 1998 |
| Mr | Ian Thorp | |||
| Mrs | Margaret Underhill | General | BA (Hons), Dip Ed | 1962 |
| Mr | John E Wake | MBA | 1990 | |
| Miss | Simone K White | Law (Hons) - Euro Legal Studies | LLB | 2019 |
| Mr | Robert Williamson | Agriculture | BSc | 1976 |
| Ms | Suzanne L Wycherley | English Language and Lit | BA (Hons) | 2005 |
| Dr | Peter F Young | MBBS | MBBS | 1964 |
Your legacy
We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to those alumni who have left a legacy gift to Newcastle University in their will. Your generosity will support and inspire future generations of Newcastle graduates. Thank you.
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