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died after 64 years of marriage in 2007. He
is survived by their son.
Montague James (Jimmy) Lindsay Stow
(D, 34-39): died 30.4.2016 aged 95. Son
of JLS (Coll, 1893-98) and brother of
ADS (D, 35-41) and JGS (Coll, 37-42
and Co Ro, 53-86). Co Prae, French
Prize, VI. Commissioned KRRC 1941,
with whom he served in North Africa,
Italy and North West Europe. Mentioned
in Despatches. He accepted the surrender
of Denmark on 2nd May 1945: although
just a Lieutenant, he was the only
available officer who spoke German. He
was awarded, but sadly never received, the
Legion d’Honneur for his part in the
Normandy Landings. Trinity College,
Oxford 1946-48, 3 History 1948, MA
1953. In 1948 he began his successful
career at Horris Hill, first as an assistant
master, then assistant headmaster and
finally following his father as headmaster.
He retired in 1989. He encouraged
German and Italian pupils to come to the
school to help foster mutual
understanding and respect. A keen
footballer, cricketer, golfer and cross
country runner, he cemented Horris Hill’s
formidable sporting and academic
reputation among prep schools. It is
generally recognised that in Jimmy Horris
Hill had one of the best football coaches
for that age group in the country. He
wrote a history of the school in 1992. In
his memoirs he wrote, ‘I knew then, and
have felt it increasingly since, that I will
never repay the debt I owe to
Winchester.’ Married 1957 Colina
Mackintosh (died 2008). He is survived
by their daughter.
Michael Selwyn Longuet-Higgins (Coll,
39-43): died 26.2.2016 aged 90. Brother
of HCL-H (Coll, 35-39). Major
Scholarship Trinity College, Cambridge
1943. 1 Maths 1945. He first worked as a
scientific officer at the Admiralty
Research Laboratory with Group W
(Waves), where he helped predict wave
and current conditions in preparation for
the Pacific landings. He won the Rayleigh
T H E T R U S T Y S E RVA N T
Prize 1951. PhD Geophysics 1951.
Commonwealth Fund Fellowship 1951,
first at the Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institute at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He
then joined National Institute of
Oceanography at Witley 1954, where he
studied ocean waves and storm surges. He
was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
1963 and was one of the honorands when
the Fellows of the Royal Society and
British Academy were received Ad Portas
in 2011. From 1969-89 he served as Royal
Society Research Professor at Cambridge.
After his ‘retirement’ from Cambridge he
moved to California and worked at La
Jolla Institute at San Diego. In 1991 he
was appointed to the Institute for
Nonlinear Science as a Senior Research
Physicist (known as ‘The Admiral’) until
his second ‘retirement’ in 2001. He
introduced the theory of the origins of
microcosms, discovered the LonguetHiggins point and circle and was the
inventor of Rhombo blocks. He
constructed the first ever complete set of
edge models of the uniform polyhedra,
continuing in the tradition of Plato,
Archimedes and Kepler, and donated the
collection to Win Coll in 2012. He
married Joan Redmayne-Tattersall, who
died in 2010 after 51 years of marriage. He
is survived by their two sons and two
daughters.
Ian Henry Gaunt Graham-Orlebar (A,
39-44): died 18.7.2016 whilst preparing
for his 90th birthday. National Service,
RNVR. He passed the Navy eye test by
learning the letters by heart and then
hiding his glasses and ‘reading’ by
memory. Passed out 1st at HMS King
Alfred. Sub-Lieutenant, Staff of C-in-C
Pacific 1946. During this time he climbed
Sydney Harbour Bridge, taking a disabled
friend with him. New College, Oxford
1947. 2 Jur 1949, MA 1956. Admitted a
solicitor with Walton, Luton Solicitors.
Legal Secretary, Boy Scouts Association
1956-60. Attended Cuddesden College of
Theology 1960 when Robert Runcie was
Principal. Curate Hemel Hempstead
1962-70. Robert Runcie, then Bishop of
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St Albans inducted him as Rector of
Barton-le-Clay. He had humour, he was
non-judgemental, he persevered and he
was gracious. He inspired his nephew to
set up the mentoring programme
COACH, which supports 750 mentors in
the UK and Australia. He is survived by
his sister.
Gerald Courage Johnson (G, 40-44): died
24.5.2016. Son of ILJ (F, 1887-92), halfbrother of WHLJ (G, 30-35), brother of
DMJ (G, 41-46) and father of DALJ (G,
74). National Service, KRRC, with
whom he served in Tripoli and Palestine.
Merton College, Oxford 1948, Forestry,
BA. Following his marriage in London to
an American Fulbright scholar, the
couple relocated to Eugene, USA. He
joined the Bureau of Land Management,
an agency of US Department of Interior.
He was a dedicated forester for over 50
years, balancing the needs of
conservation, industry and recreation. He
was passionate for shooting and rarely
missed an opening day. He supported
Ducks Unlimited, trained dogs, surveyed
endangered spotted owls and sailed. He
attended the theatre with his
Shakespearian English professor wife of 60
years. Married 1954 Gloria Mandeville,
who died having celebrated their
diamond wedding anniversary. He is
survived by a son and two daughters. One
son predeceased him.
Anthony Charles Thomas (H, 41-44):
died 7.4.2016. Father of CRVT (B, 75-79)
and MNCT (B, 76-81). Gillespie Prize
1944. He served with the RAOC in Egypt
1945-48. Corpus Christi, Oxford 1948, 3
Jurisprudence, BA 1951. Forsaking the
law he read for a diploma in Archaeology
at London University 1952. He then
acted as a tutor with the Workers’
Education Association in Cornwall. He
was Lecturer in Archaeology at Edinburgh
University 1958-67, during which time he
was the first Professor of Archaeology at
Leicester University and the Hunter
Marshall Lecturer at Glasgow University.
President, Council for British