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DOWNING COLLEGE ASSOCIATIONcommitted and above all successful career. Tony was a warm hearted man witha generous spirit and kindly manner. He had an engaging open sense of humourwhich could sometimes disguise the sharpness of the insights which he wouldbring to bear on his observation of the world. He would prick pompositywithout a trace of malice. At heart an intellectual who moved in those Collegeand University circles, he nevertheless shared all the enthusiasms of his manyfriends in Downing which not infrequently revolved around sport. For him itmight be to express the frustrations of supporting Palace or Reading, or torecount, very occasionally, something of his sporting achievements at Dulwichnot generally flaunted at Downing beyond now and then demonstrating theart of off-spin on the college grounds after Hall. He never seemed more relaxedthan when listening to or talking about music – or even playing. It was jazz,blues and only grudgingly, I think, pop. He certainly educated me in those arts– something I have always been grateful for as I suspect have many others. It isaround music that my abiding image of Tony rests – guitar in hand, cordjacketed, polo necked, fag (it was never cigarette) in Belmondo-like suspension– strumming, singing in the style sometimes of Ledbelly or Joe Turner andsometimes of the emerging Ray Charles. It was something he never lost. Andthe last time I saw him he picked up the guitar and sang a few strains inreminiscence – just for me I think.With acknowledgement to Mike Holmes (1959) and school friend forhis recollections.Robert Jefford (1956) has passed away. Bill Harpe called to inform us.Marcus Lim (1990) died in a diving accident in Malaysia in October 2009.Marcus was a registrar in ophthalmology with the Singapore National EyeCentre. He was awarded the National Medical Research Council Fellowship in2009. He was passionate about photography and a keen sportsman. He leavesbehind his wife Christy and son Jayden. Their second child was due inNovember 2009.Lisson Palmer Madge (1932) died on 25th August 2009 at his home in Kendal,Cumbria, aged 96. His son, Mr Willliam Madge, says – “Peter” came from agifted Exeter family of games players and captained the Exeter School RugbyXV and Hockey XI before winning his place at Downing. He read NaturalSciences and chose to play rugby and captained the College XV. He took theTeacher Training Diploma and after graduation he taught Biology and coachedthe 1st XV at Bishops Stortford College for four years before beingcommissioned into the Royal Artillery. From 1946 he spent the next 32 years35