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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:
Tony Daly (47) Ion Paul Dyson (52) Michel de Dadelsen (67)
Eric Meade (40) Brian Bernard Collins (40) Paul Helm (57)
Andrew Ramen (83) Andrew Power (60) Paul Spencer (98)
Michael Hobday (61) Christopher Clarke (63) John Edward Moore (72)

Rolf Riha (64) Christopher Browne (63) Arthur Michael Porter (56)
Bernard Sherratt (52) John Reynolds (50) Andrew Nutter (Bursar)
Peter Meade (47) Patrick Simmonds (51) Marilyn Bannen (Associate Member)

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.

JOHN EDWARD MOORE

25TH JANUARY 1955 - 15TH AUGUST 2019
OLD RATCLIFFIAN 1968 - 1972
John Edward Moore, the only son of Margaret and Henry Moore’s
five children, was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, on 25th
January 1955. As a child, he had a real sense of adventure, from
gathering wild blackberries and making jam with his youngest
sister to swimming solo across a lake in Austria when he was only
nine years old. The family home in Sheffield became a nursing home
to many wild animals. John looked after and helped injured birds,
a duckling abandoned by its mother, and even a small hedgehog,
feeding them back to health.

John’s love of food became the driving force of his life. After leaving
Ratcliffe, he took a course in Catering and Hotel Management in
Manchester. After working abroad in catering for many years, he
found his feet in the USA, where he met and married his American
wife, Sondra. They were happily married for 25 years. On retiring
from the catering industry, he enjoyed working on his late father-
in-law’s ranch, near Ione in California. Their Texas Longhorn cattle
were famous, winning awards in many shows. in our memories. John and his wife certainly put Pope Francis’
encyclical, Laudato Si’, into practice, caring for our planet. He was
John died in a tragic accident at the ranch on Our Lady’s Feast
Day on 15th August 2019. He leaves behind his broken-hearted a wonderful brother, unique in many ways. Rest in peace, John.
wife, two sons, a stepdaughter, his 103-year-old mother, and four Gerry Johnson
sisters. His care for the ranch and for the environment will live on Sister

ION PAUL DYSON

8TH MARCH 1934 - 25TH FEBRUARY 2019
OLD RATCLIFFIAN 1946 - 1952

Ion Paul Dyson (Paul) died in his sleep on 25th visited Ratcliffe a number of years ago
February 2019, having lived with Parkinson’s during one of our family visits to England.
for nine years and spending his last year May he rest in peace.
living in a small group home. He cherished Mary Tobin
his memories of his years at Ratcliffe College. Wife
He and I lived in McLean in America, and we

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