Univ Record 2018

1943
JOHN HAMILTON PAUFFLEY (Magdalen College School, Oxford) died on 11 January
2011 aged 84. He briefly studied Medicine at Univ.
ROY STORM (Tynemouth Municipal High School) died on 24 June 2018 aged 91. His
widow Anne has kindly written this tribute:
Born in North Shields, at the age of 17 Roy was accepted onto a University Short
Course sponsored by the Royal Marines to read Natural Sciences at Univ. He enjoyed
university life and his training duties, and decided to join the Army. He signed up to
Officer Training School in India and so in 1945 embarked for India, being based in
Bangalore. He was then commissioned into the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers and
was sent to Fanara, near the Suez Canal, aged 19, to take charge of a German prisonerof-war
camp with about 1,500 prisoners.
Wishing to return to Oxford, he passed his exams to re-enter Univ to read Agriculture,
spending the time before his return working as a shepherd on a Northumberland farm.
Inspired by his time in the army, Roy considered agriculture could be a worthwhile
career to help develop the land in some of the countries he had passed through. He also
captained the College cross-country team and met Roger Bannister, who once brought
him a cup of tea after he came 16th in a race.
In his final year at Univ he accepted a position as an Inspector of Agriculture in
the Sudan. He was posted to the town of Merowe where he was responsible for cotton
agriculture along the Nile. His time there included experiences such as being entertained
to supper by the King of Dongola! It was in the Sudan that he learnt to play bridge, a
game which gave him lifelong enjoyment. His time there ended after four years when
Sudan adopted self-rule.
This was followed by a career in various management consultancy roles in UK
business which eventually led him in the mid-1970s to set up his own business, Storm
Recruitment, in Swindon. He grew this business, helping many people in the Swindon
area find employment and becoming an active member of the Swindon business community.
Roy met his wife, Anne, in 1970, through membership of The Music Club of London.
She had earlier arrived in the UK from Australia. They shared a love of classical music
and married in 1971. They moved to Wiltshire in 1974 where they had a family of three
sons and a daughter.
After retiring Roy played golf regularly, both at the local golf club, and with some
Old Members of Univ, including Lord Butler, but he also became involved in the local
community, playing chess and bridge and helping with the finances for the Scout Group.
EDWARD PETER WRIGHT (Ellesmere College) died on 23 February 2018 aged 91. His
son Tim has kindly provided this tribute:
Edward Peter Wright was born on 3rd April 1926, in Wallasey, on the Wirral
Peninsula, the rectangular strip of land which juts out towards the Irish Sea between the
Dee and the Mersey rivers. His character was forged during the 1930s and the war years.
During this time of risk and rationing, stoicism and strength were the order of the day.
Courage and character were required simply to endure.
With all of the political, social and technological changes since 1926, people who
lived to my father’s great age faced probably more change than anyone in modern history
– from war-time to FaceTime.
69