Scout. He also played 2nd XV rugby for the school. He went on a senior Scouts expedition to Lapland while still at school, and was paired with life-long friend Stephen Scott, whose own obituary appeared in last year’s yearbook, on the ascent of a steep, icy scree slope in the Lingen Alps. They were equipped with ice axes and climbing rope but unencumbered by any significant level of training or expertise. They both lost their footing at one point and being roped together shared a synchronised, if ungainly, sliding descent, coming to rest only feet away from a sheer drop. After leaving Dulwich, David joined accountancy firm Buckley Hall Devin as an articled clerk, becoming a chartered accountant in 1966. He then joined stockbroker ER Lewis and Co in 1967 becoming a member of the London Stock Exchange in 1970. In 1983, he joined another firm of stockbrokers, Greig Middleton, at the same time as moving to Hull. He worked all week in London, only spending weekends in Hull, for a while, until his wife Brenda’s admission to hospital two months before the arrival of their son, when he began commuting to London daily. He was then asked to open a regional office in York. The house in Hull was sold and the family temporarily rented a holiday flat in Bridlington, although it cannot have been much of a holiday as David continued commuting daily to London from somewhere more distant than the traditional stockbroker belt in Surrey, which resulted in him winning the Daily Mail award for ‘Daily commuter of the year’ award in 1986. Finally the family moved to York in 1987, when the new Greig Middleton office was opened in High Petergate. After fifteen years with
Anthony Christopher (Tony) Pinkett [1950-55] 02.01.1939 – 29.07.2016
Greig Middleton in York, David moved to investment manager firm JM Finn & Co, where he was asked to open a new office for them in Leeds, which he did with his usual vitality and exuberance. However his work in Leeds was short-lived as soon after the opening of the new Leeds office in 2002, his long battle with illness began. David had a considerable physical presence being a boy with a large frame, although remarkably physically agile. On the rugby field, both at the College and later when he played for the OAs, his bulk, strength and athleticism formed a potent combination. Once he had moved to Yorkshire, his rugby- playing days were over but he joined York Rugby Club and over many years served the club, particularly during its sometimes painful transition to the era of professional rugby. He was Junior Club Chairman from 1993 to 1998, and joined the Senior Club Committee in 1994, when his firm, Greig Middleton, sponsored the club. He was Chairman of the senior club from 1996 to 2000, and then President from 2001 to 2004. He won the Honours Cup in 1995 for off the field services to York RUFC, and his name is listed on the board at York Sports Club of the club’s greatest people. In his medical battles, he suffered from sarcoidosis, and had a lower limb amputated, amongst many other ailments, before eventually passing away in August 2015 at the age of 71. He is survived by Brenda, both of their children John and Jo, and by several grandchildren. Tributes to David were written by the late Stephen Scott, OA and by Dr Nigel Durham and this obituary is based on those.
Tony Pinkett was the second eldest of five children born to architect, Richard Pinkett and his wife, Molly. The
family lived in Honor Oak Park and Tony came to the Dulwich with a free place under the Gilkes experiment from Dalmain Road school, an LCC primary school in Forest Hill. He was in Spenser and was very proud of his time at the College and for the education he received, which stood him in good stead for the rest of his life. After leaving Dulwich, he pursued a career in the finance and insurance sector, passing all the Chartered Institute of Insurance exams. He was very committed and studied after work every weekday from 7pm to 10pm. His career progressed, seeing him headhunted, and he became a director and chairman of several companies. In later years he started his own insurance company which was very successful. He married Maureen in 1963 and together they had three daughters, Elizabeth, Carolyn and Victoria, to all of whom he was a loving and treasured father. He was very close to his sons-in-law and a dear grandfather to all of his ten much loved grandchildren. After leaving the College, he continued to be associated with the school, playing rugby for the OAs and in later years he became a school benefactor and attended OA events. He was especially fond of Founder’s Day which he attended with his family every year. He also had a great love of tennis, playing in competitions when younger and watching tennis
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