J.D.R.B. Pearcy (SH 53-58)

John’s wife Pat has kindly supplied the following.

“John was delighted to go to St Bees having been at a Yorkshire preparatory school where catering appeared to be minimal but discipline harsh. He really appreciated the freedom in what was then Cumberland and particularly enjoyed extra-curricular photography and being in the Cadet Force. From St Bees he went to Durham University (King's College) to study Mining Engineering. After graduation he worked for George Angus Oil Seals and we married in 1964, later moving to Cheshire where John worked for Dunlop in Manchester and was involved in the merger with Pirelli. After retirement he volunteered with Age Concern, Diabetes UK and Newcastle University. John also enjoyed gardening, a few cruises and meeting old friends (Bill Greetham, Tim Brown, Stephen Edwards, Malcolm Dix, Peter Turner and Brian Jameson). When our daughter married she was working in Windermere and the Rev'd Canon Greetham was Vicar of St Anthony's Cartmel Fell in whose parish she was living and he kindly officiated at their marriage and subsequently baptised their children. John died in May after a long illness, leaving me (Pat) and our two children, Christopher (a Naval Architect) and Gillian (an Architect) and two grandchildren.”

 

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