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OBITUARIES

IN MEMORIAM

Notifications of the deaths of the following Old Ratcliffians and associates have been
received since the last edition of The Old Ratcliffian:

Christopher Browne (63) Leo Simmonds (49) Joseph Weston-Webb (99)
Helen Murphy (92) John Newman (57) Michael Wright (58)
Anthony Fearn (50) Ewan Simmonds (59) Andrew McGauley (71)

Tom Hiney (53) Richard Brosch (53)
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS:
Peter Scott (48) Guy Moser (51)
Mark Balmbra
Richard Nieuwenhuys (64) Thomas Archer (63) (Teacher)
Basil D’Oliveira (44) Antony Giles (65) Gay Pepper

George Guise (61) Brian Reynolds (66)
Edward Brennan
David Thistlethwaite (50) Brian Baldwin (56) (Former Chair of Governors)

REQUIESCANT IN PACE

Friends and relatives are invited to write an obituary for the next edition of this magazine if it is not included in this one.

ANDREW JOHN MCGAULEY

MAY 22ND 1953 – SEPTEMBER 18TH 2019
OLD RATCLIFFIAN 1966 – 1971

Andrew died on September 18th 2019 at firms in the West Midlands, ultimately in
his home in Wythall, near Birmingham, Birmingham. It seemed, for some years,
following an extended battle, courageously that he would remain a bachelor, but then
fought, against cancer. His widow, Stella, he met Stella, leading to their long and
sons, James and George, stepson, Christos, happy marriage. Stella brought Andrew
and stepdaughter, Sandy, survive him, as an extended family from Cyprus, her
do his sister, Mary, and brother, Peter. birthplace, and the two of them spent a
great deal of time at their holiday home in
Andrew came from a family with strong Limassol, with Andrew learning more about
Ratcliffe connections. His father, James the island and its fascinating past.
(30), uncles, Kevin (23) and Gerard (25),
and brother, Peter (64), all attended the Andrew was always interested in history,
College. So, too, did Mary’s husband, and he was a voracious reader. His well-
Christopher Devereux (66). filled bookshelves confirmed his interests,
including political biographies, which he
Andrew was a keen and talented History enjoyed debating, given any opportunity considered himself to have been most
student, and he was one of ‘Doc’ Orton’s to do so. Sport was also an important fortunate. His illness deprived him of
star pupils in the A Level group of 1969 to part of Andrew’s life, from his rugby days the retirement years that he should have
1971. In rugby, he was a second row forward at Ratcliffe to his unswerving support enjoyed, but, to the end, he bore his illness
and was a regular member of the 1st XV in of Aston Villa Football Club, as well as with great fortitude. He died too young,
the 1971 season. He was in Leetham House coarse fishing, when it was time for and he is sorely missed. Requiescat in pace.
and was also an RAF cadet in the CCF. quiet contemplation.
After Ratcliffe, Andrew read Business Law Christopher Devereux (66)
at university and qualified as a solicitor, Andrew was a family man, devoted to his Brother-in-Law, with thanks
practising with distinction in several wife and children. He loved his life and to Martin Foulds (71)
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