University College Oxford Record 2020

youth and families in deprived areas).
Ed was a governor at Thameside School,
where he also ran a gardening club and
numerous prayer spaces. He was passionate
about Christian Education, wanting every child to
have opportunities both to develop themselves
and to discover the wonders of God. He was also
involved in training Church leaders, occasionally
visiting other nations.
Ed was a profoundly loyal person; someone
who invariably sought to do the best for everyone
around him. He was devoted to God, to Kate, to
his children, to Abingdon, to the church he led, to
the group of churches he was part of … the list
goes on.
For Ed, this flowed out of his deeply held faith
in Jesus. Once it became clear to him that Jesus
was the son of God as described in the bible,
Ed determined to follow that Jesus. Ed was, one
hundred percent, a disciple of Jesus: everything he
did, he sought in faith to do “as Jesus would have”.
Former staff
As the Record was going to press, we received the
very sad news that Sandra Williamson had died.
Sandra, and her husband Ian (who died in 2012),
worked at Univ from 1985 until they retired in
2006. There are many Old Members who will
remember them very fondly. We hope to include
a full tribute in next year’s issue.
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