Obituaries
built up a fleet of Graduate dinghies which he and the cadets raced on Banbury reservoir. He also took school trips to sail on the lochs in Scotland and he was invited to assist on the Sail Training Association ships, Winston Churchill and Malcolm Miller, as navigation officer. In 1946, after returning from Second World War service, he married Shirley. She had accompanied him to Malta when he was posted to the Mediterranean and they returned to England with two sons, Nigel and Jonathan, and the family set up home in Alverstoke, near Gosport. Another son, Matthew, and a daughter, Annabel, were born there. In addition to sailing, another lifelong passion for Charles was his love of music and singing; from lead roles in school Gilbert and Sullivan productions, singing as a tenor with the local and school choral societies, to playing the piano and organ. In 1988 he retired to the South coast, fulfilling a long held desire to own a cruising yacht, and led an active retirement sailing, gardening and singing. Shirley died in 2012 and he is survived by their four children, nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. His daughter, Annabel, contributed significantly to this obituary.
community. Peter had an outgoing personality, was a true gentleman and well loved by all who knew him. He was due to holiday in Florida with fellow Old Alleynian and contributor of this obituary, Colin Mander (50-56), but a brain tumour ended Peter’s life suddenly.
Robert Arthur Richardson [1947-53] 10.09.1936 – 21.01.2015
Bob Richardson was the son of a journalist from Lordship Lane, East Dulwich. After being evacuated to Hertfordshire during the Second World War, he returned to attend junior school at Dulwich Hamlet, but went on to the College as part of
the Dulwich Experiment, where he was in Marlowe. At Dulwich he excelled at sport, particularly rugby where he was the scrum-half in the undefeated 1953/54 1st XV team, for which he gained his Colours. He also played for the 3rd XI cricket team in 1953. After leaving Dulwich, Bob went to do National Service immediately, between 1954 and 1956, and then joined the building and engineering contractors, Costain Ltd, before moving on to Lyons and spending most of his career with Royal Sovereign Stationery. Bob worked as a buyer and travelled extensively to the Far East on business. At the time, one of the perks of being a buyer was being entertained by suppliers, and Bob built up a worldwide knowledge of the best restaurants. He married Carol Burley in 1961 and together they had twins, Lucy and Neil, in 1969. Neil attended the College from 1979 to 1987, and Bob’s grandson, Bobby, will start at Dulwich in September 2016. He continued his passion for rugby after leaving the College at the OA Football Club, playing over 100 matches for the 1st XV, and receiving an Honours Cap in the 1961/62 season. Golf was Bob’s other sporting love and he played at the Dulwich & Sydenham Golf Course and was a member of both the Addington and Shortlands Golf Clubs. He was a member of the OA Golf Society, and was proud to be the captain of the Dulwich College Halford Hewitt team in 1991, when they progressed to the semi-finals before eventually losing to Shrewsbury, who went on to beat Lancing in the final. He was the Secretary of the Ravens Golfing Society, and co-founded the Supporters of Dulwich Society, known as S.O.D.S. His love of sport was as much about the social aspects as it was about the competitions themselves, and through the school and the OA clubs, he formed many genuine and long- lasting friendships. After retirement, Bob’s final years were affected by Parkinson’s Disease, which he managed with courage, the loving care of Carol and the continuing support of
Peter John Reeve (1950-55) 02.12.1938 – 06.07.2015
Peter Reeve was the son of a master plumber from Croydon and came to Dulwich from Monks Orchard School in Shirley. He was in Raleigh and played in the Junior Colts and Colts rugby teams, playing fly-half outside the well-known Eddie George
(49-57) at scrum-half.
On leaving Dulwich he joined Air France to enhance his French language skills, and also joined the OA Football Club, playing mostly at XA level. He later joined Unilever, who wanted his language skills, but in 1960 his parents moved to California and he also decided to seek a new life there. He joined the Hartford Insurance Group and met his first wife, Bridget, who was an air hostess with Pan Am. They moved to Hartford, Connecticut, and together had one son and one daughter, remaining in Hartford until the desire to return to England became too strong. Fortunately, Hartford Insurance was looking to expand its business in the UK, so Peter was able to transfer in 1985, working in the City of London until retirement. His daughter, Jenny, was awarded a scholarship to Oxford but his son, Stephen, who had always suffered from ill-health, predeceased him. He divorced from Bridget in the early 1990s and married again. In his later years he became estranged from his second wife and moved to a small village near Bideford, Devon, where he was a popular member of a thriving
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