Alumni Obituaries
Here we commemorate and celebrate the lives of alumni and friends of the University who are no longer with us.
Below you’ll find the obituaries of those we’ve lost in the last twelve months. We update this list monthly. To submit an obituary for a graduate or former member of staff, please email [email protected]
| Title | Name | Course title | Degree | Class of |
| Mr | Simon J Bishop | LLB, LLM | LLB, LLM | 1970, 1972 |
| Mr | Maximilian E Broadbent | Accounting and Finance | BSc | 2024 |
| Dr | Arthur H Brown | MBBS | MBBS, MS | 1957 |
| Mr | Peter R Chilley | Plant Biology | BSc | 1987 |
| Wendy Craig | ||||
| Mr | Toby Cullen | General | BSc | 1982 |
| Miss | Joan P Denham | Combined Studies | BA (Hons) | 1996 |
| Dr | Ian R Dixon | Dental Surgery | BDS | 1972 |
| Dr | Judith V Evans | MBBS | MBBS | 1977 |
| Dr | Helen M Flynn | MBBS | MBBS | 1979 |
| Mr | Andrew Gillespie | Architectural Practice & Management | DipA | 2020 |
| Miss | Alisa Gupwell | History | UG HE Cert | 2015 |
| Emeritus Professor | Max Hammerton | |||
| Dr | Lucy E Harrison | MBBS | MBBS | 2001 |
| Mr | Kenneth L Hayton | Bachelor of Laws | LLB | 1958 |
| Mr | John Howard | Geography | BSc | 1990 |
| Dr | Janet Howell | Speech | PhD | 1989 |
| Mrs | Judith M Irish | Scandinavian Studies | BA (Hons) | 1976 |
| Mr | Peter G Jenkins | Archaeology | BA (Hons) | 1999 |
| Dr | Moira Johnston | MBBS | MBBS | 1967 |
| Emeritus Professor | John F Lazenby | |||
| Dr | Stephen G Leak | Agricultural Zoology | BSc | 1975 |
| Mr | David R Lewis | BDS | BDS | 1957 |
| Dr | Anthony Littlewood | |||
| Mr | Donald Maxwell | Applied Science | BSc | |
| Mr | Ian R Maxwell | Mechanical Engineering | BSc | 1967 |
| Emeritus Professor | Norman McCord | Modern History | BA (Hons) | 1951 |
| Mr | Brian Moor | |||
| Emeritus Professor | RI Moore | |||
| Dr | William G Morgan | Dentistry | BDS | 1961 |
| Dr | Glenys Moss | BDS | 1960 | |
| Mr | Peter D Mullen | Mechanical Engineering | BSc (Hons) | 1959 |
| Mr | Derek E Nicholson MBE | BA (Hons) | 1962 | |
| Mr | Earl Nuttall | Mechanical Engineering | BSc | 1961 |
| Dr | John Ollerenshaw | |||
| Emeritus Professor | Roger H Pain | 1953 | ||
| Dr | Patricia Pearson | MBBS | MBBS | 1967 |
| Dr | Margaret S Ross | MBBS | MBBS | 1958 |
| Dr | Lorna M Rozner | MBBS, Public Health | MBBS, DPH | 1947,1951 |
| Dr | Alan Russell | Dentistry | BDS | 1965 |
| Mr | Mark Scrimshaw | History | BA (Hons) | 1976 |
| Dr | Michael H Snow | MBBS | MBBS | 1969 |
| Mr | Christian K Stoltz | BSc | 1970 | |
| Miss | Hazel Straker | |||
| Mr | Daneil Swales | MA | ||
| Mrs | Elizabeth J Thompson | Agricultural Economics & Food Marketing | BSc | 1994 |
| Mr | Ian Thorp | |||
| Miss | Simone K White | Law (Hons) - Euro Legal Studies | LLB | 2019 |
| Mr | Robert Williamson | Agriculture | BSc | 1976 |
| Dr | Albert E Wraith | Applied Science | PhD | 1968 |
| Ms | Suzanne L Wycherley | English Language and Lit | BA (Hons) | 2005 |
| Dr | Mary A Wynne | MBBS | MBBS | 1950 |
| Dr | Peter F Young | MBBS | MBBS | 1964 |
Your legacy
We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to those alumni who have left a legacy gift to Newcastle University in their will. Your generosity will support and inspire future generations of Newcastle graduates. Thank you.
If you would like to find out more about the impact of leaving a legacy donation in your Will, please complete our expression of interest form.