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Alan Shepherd (71): “I am retiring at the Royal Radar Establishment in Malvern, is married to Josephine and they have a
end of September this year, after over where I worked in the summer holidays son, Victor, and a daughter, Leyla. William
forty years in IT. During that time, I have until my three-year Engineering course came back to visit Ratcliffe earlier this
covered many areas, from programming was finished. I left the Ministry of year – see page 45 for more details.
real-time operating systems and Defence in July 1983, and joined a Racal
industrial process control computers to company as a Marketing Engineer; finally, Zoe Smith (13): “After leaving Ratcliffe,
project and quality management and IT I rose to Head of Engineering (board- I went straight into my Physiotherapy
governance. I now hope to spend more level) by the mid-‘90s. I now work for degree at York St John University. When
time practising Bach on the piano and a specialist cellular communications I finished the degree in May, I moved to
organ, which I started at Ratcliffe. I also company based in Bournemouth, but still Leeds with my boyfriend, Alex. The day
have a big garden of my own design and live in Malvern. Recently, I have begun that the Association emailed me to ask me
enjoy photography. Of course, I will have activities as a STEM Ambassador; having about my news was my first day as a fully
more time with my wife, two daughters led a charmed life throughout both my qualified Band 5 Physiotherapist in the
and grandson – one of which is Theresa career and education, it’s time that I gave Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation
Shepherd-Kancsar (née Shepherd) (02). something back to budding scientists, Trust. The job is rotational (as most new
I have now been in Germany for forty mathematicians and engineers presently graduate jobs are in this field), which
years and will continue to live here in my at schools and colleges.” means that I get to cover several different
retirement. Ratcliffe sowed the seeds for areas every six months or so. To start with,
two very important aspects of my life. I’m working in the Intensive Care Unit
Firstly, taking O Level German with Mr and the surgical wards, but this specific
Dobson led me to move to Germany, and rotation also includes paediatrics, which
secondly, having music lessons (classical I’m very excited about. So far, I’m doing
guitar, piano and organ with Mr O’Reilly) what I set out to do!”
has now developed into my main leisure
interest.”

Anthony Cutler (73) & his wife, Lesley, at the
Tower of London

William Kattan (68) attended the
University of Manchester to study Law,
where he obtained an LLB (Hons.)
degree, followed by University College
Alan Shepherd (71) in his garden London, where he obtained an LLM. In
1973, he was called to the Bar of England Zoe Smith (13)
Alasdair MacMillan (58): “I have just been and Wales. Apart from roughly seven
on my first Art Holiday in the Algarve years in private practice at the London Charlie Murphy (92): “I have recently
for one week. It was a great experience, Bar, William’s professional experience started my own business as a professional
supported by six friends from Windsor. has been in overseas public service (in organiser, specialising in decluttering,
My favourite part of it was definitely Sudan, Vanuatu, and the Turks and home staging, interior advice, colour
drawing with ink.” Caicos Islands, Bermuda). He has held schemes and a unique house moving
a range of posts, including Attorney service. See my website for more details:
Anthony Cutler (73): “I was recently General, Solicitor General, Director of www.creativeorganisers.co.uk.”
elected as a Fellow of the Institution Public Prosecutions and Legislative
of Engineering and Technology (IET). I Counsel. His last stint was in Bermuda as Renata Jones (99): “I think it’s fair to say
was very pleased by this, as it provided Director of the Legal and Enforcement that I’ve been busy lately! I started an
a bookend to a career that saw me start Department at the Bermuda Monetary exciting new job just a couple of months
as an A Level trainee at the Royal Aircraft Authority. William also undertook short- ago working for Biffa, where I run and
Establishment (RAE) in Farnborough term consultancies for projects funded steer growth as a Business Manager. I’ve
in September 1973, shortly after I left by the UK government, the World Health also been involved in local politics for
Ratcliffe. I was sponsored, which meant, Organisation and the Adam Smith the last few years, previously as a Town
inter alia, I was salaried from the time Institute (in Vanuatu, the Gambia and Councillor. Since May 2015, I’ve been
that I started at Farnborough onwards. Palestine). He returned to the UK in 2012 working as a Borough Councillor for
I was transferred from the RAE to the to begin semi-retirement in London. He Charnwood, looking after residents in

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