2012 Annual Report - Jesus College - University of Cambridge

OBITUARIES I Jesus College Annual Report 2012 129
MA 1975. At college he displayed a gift for communicating his knowledge and
enthusiasm to others and therefore his subsequent career as a teacher seems entirely
appropriate. He took a Certificate in Education at St Martin’s College, Lancaster, but
intermitted his course to do Voluntary Service Overseas in Fiji. From 1973 to 1975 he
taught Chemistry at the Lancaster Royal Grammar School and then spent a year teaching
at Queen’s College, Nassau, Bahamas. He returned to the UK in 1976 and spent the next
thirty four years at Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys School, Elstree. He was promoted to
Head of Careers, then to Senior Master and finally he retired as Second Master in 2011.
Described by Haberdashers' as “a model of kindness and efficiency who was always
willing to offer support”, he dedicated his time to assisting colleagues and pupils alike.
A former pupil's parent commented, "his warmth and genuine interest in people
concealed astuteness and intelligence ... I am proud to be able to call him a friend."
Simon remained an optimist to the end despite a nine month battle against colon
cancer.
He married Elizabeth in 1972 and they had a daughter and three sons.
BROWN, Timothy Edward (1962) died on 17 April 2012 aged 68.
Tim Brown was born on 20 October 1943 in Hornchurch, Essex. Educated at Brentwood
School he came up in 1962 to read English; graduating BA 1965; MA 1969. Following
graduation he joined the National Coal Board as a Personnel Officer. He spent the 1970s
working as a Personnel Manager for Foster Wheeler Limited before moving in 1980 to
become Employment Manager at Stone & Webster Limited. In retirement he moved to
France where he enjoyed growing olives and spending time with his wife, Sheila Smith.
CARPMAEL, John William Maurice (1961) died on 16 September 2011 aged 69.
John Carpmael was born on 23 November 1941 at Wolverley, in Worcestershire. He
attended Oundle School where he showed prowess on the playing field as well as early
promise as a leader. Between school and university he joined a friend, Ian McAlpine, on
a trip to the US and Canada visiting McAlpine civil engineering sites in the two
countries. Two of his strongest memories of the trip were walking on the unfinished
43rd floor of the Place Ville Marie building in Montreal and driving 700 miles in the
baking sunshine across the Nevada desert in one day. On returning to England he
followed the family tradition of coming up to Jesus. He matriculated in 1961 to read
Engineering and soon took an active part in sporting life at the college. After two years it
was decided that he should join the family firm of Patent and Trade Mark Attorney,
Carpmaels & Ransford. He left Jesus with the good wishes of the college, many friends
and sufficient grounding in his subject to be responsible for all C&R’s engineering
clients. He remained at the firm, rising to be senior partner, until ill health forced early
retirement in 2002. He was a man of huge energy which he expended in the office, at the
crease or on a shoot; he also had wide interests including architecture, stamp collecting
and wine. He left a considerable mark on the properties he and his wife lovingly restored
and on the friends and family who were proud to have known him.
He married Alexandra Mary Fowkes and they had two sons, including William.
William came up to Jesus in 1990 and was followed by his cousins Chris Fowkes (1992)
and Nicholas Fowkes (1998).