The Salopian no. 160 - Summer 2017

OLD SALOPIAN NEWS 89
OBITUARIES
N S B Aitchison M 1951-56
Sir John Bather O 1948-51
J T Bett Ch 1944-48
C C Black Rt 1971-75
D B Bowen R 1948-53
J C Brook CWM 1936-40
D H Brown SH 1951-56
D D Cave SH 1953-57
D C Christie Staff 1967-83
R A Cooper M 1967-71
Sqn Ldr A H P Cornish SH 1943-48
P J Davenport DB 1968-72
Professor M C Downer DB 1944-49
C B d’A Fearn I 1947-52
R S Edbrooke DB 1968-73
Brigadier A F R Evans I 1944-49
B H Finchett-Maddock I 1944-48
F N Forman M 1956-61
J L Gillibrand Ch 1929-34
C J Gittins DB 1952-57
R P Groves DB 1955-59
F R E Haighton M 1951-55
M G Hammett I 1951-55
H M D Harding DB 1962-67
P G Helder Ch 1950-55
Dr C T Hewetson R 1953-58
G N Hide S 1952-56
A N H Hill Ch 1953-56
P J Hughes-Reckitt O 1948-52
R G Humble Rt 1957-62
Dr F Humphreys 1963-2016
H W C Johnstone SH 1945-49
M J M Jones O 1970-75
I H Jones M 1964-69
M L Kemp R 1945-49
O G Jones CWM 1936-39
M R W Lanyon Rt 1969-73
D M P Lea I 1943-46
A C W Lee Rt 1937-42
D I Leggate S 1953-57
B J M Lloyd O 1944-49
D F B Mansell DB 1943-45
W L Mitchell Rt 1946-51
R A Paterson SH 1939-44
A J Paton I 1945-48
R J Pearce I 1947-51
Captain W S B Rawlings R 1941-46
T R R Richards M 1955-59
Dr J H Ross SH 1934-39
R D I Rycroft S 1961-66
Dr J P D Scott M 1953-58
M O Slocock Rt 1948-53
B M Smallwood DB 1946-51
Rev F D J Smout DB 1950-54
G L P Steer I 1936-41
I G S Stocker I 1944-49
J F Tearle JHT 1941-45
Dr J D Thornhill Ch 1965-69
C R B Townend JHT 1934-38
F W Tunbridge Rt 1940-44
Sir John Wood Ch 1936-41
Mike Andrews (SH 1940-45)
Mike Andrews was born on 6th November 1926. He was a
great oarsman and rowed not only for Shrewsbury, but also
for Oxford and Harvard Universities. He had a successful
merchant banking career in the City, was Director of various
companies and sat on the Council of Lloyds Insurance. He
continued working until well into his 80s.
Mike was a passionate fisherman and loved spending time
fishing in Scotland.
He was a very modest man, with a dry sense of humour
and a ready wit. He died on 30th July 2016 aged 89 and is
survived by his wife Sylvia.
Frank Cassels (I 1933-37)
Frank Cassels was born on 3rd September 1919 in Buenos
Aries, Argentina. He joined Shrewsbury School in 1933 and
had fond memories of his time there. After leaving school
he joined the Indian Army, serving with them until 1947.
He then served a further eight years with the Royal Artillery,
achieving the rank of Major.
He married Anne in 1957 and
spent the rest of his working
life farming in Wiltshire, Dorset
and Devon, where he built up
a successful dairy herd. They
retired to the Isle of Man.
Frank died peacefully in
Okehampton in October 2016.
He is survived by his five sons
and 13 grandchildren.
David Cave (SH 1953-57)
David Cave was born on 16th September 1939 and lived
most of his early life with his parents at Seisdon Hall in South
Staffordshire. He attended Birchfield School, Wolverhampton
before coming to Shrewsbury in 1953, to be followed later by
his brother, Malcolm (SH 1957-60).
During his time at Shrewsbury, David developed a keen
interest in photography and was a very active and supportive
member of the School’s Photographic Society. His talent and
burgeoning abilities for this art form provided the foundation
for what was to be a career in photography that spanned
more than half a century.
David further developed his skills at Wednesbury College
where he met his wife, Lynne. They were married in 1964
and had two daughters, Elizabeth Needham-Bennett, a
senior producer with BBC News in London, and Kathryn
Wright, Clinical Veterinary Director with West Midlands based
Connaught Veterinary Practice.
David worked as an industrial and commercial photographer,
documenting huge changes in technology and travelled all
over the world for companies such as Kvaerner, Trafalgar
House, Pioneer Concrete, British Steel/Corus/Tata, Hotpoint,
Cannon and Creda. His photographs recorded life in the
West Midlands and documented the glass industry in Brierley
Hill. He was also the official photographer for the Princess of
Wales when she visited Wolverhampton in 1992.
Throughout his life, David devoted himself not only to his
family, but also to the service of others. A committed Rotarian
(founder member of Tettenhall Rotary Club), he became a
major player having twice received the Special Paul Harris
Fellowship Sapphire Award for his service to the community
through Rotary. Their motto “Service before self” sums up