The following obituaries and appreciations have been supplied by family members, friends or associates of the deceased since 2022, and are published in good faith.
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Remembered
Jonathan Ormsby
Jonathan Anthony William Ormsby (1. 66-68) We are saddened to announce the death of Jonathan Anthony William Ormsby, who died on 1st July 2026 at St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester. Jonathan was a pupil at Malvern College from 1966 to 1968 and was a member of House No.1. He leaves three sons, five grandchildren, his former […]
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Nicholas Redfearn
Nicholas Redfearn (4. 72-76) Nick passed away on 19 May 2026 following a period of illness. He attended Malvern College in the 1970s before going on to study Civil Engineering at King’s College London, graduating in 1980. He later completed an MBA at Manchester Business School in 1988. Nick held senior positions with OTIS Plc, […]
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Michael Harvey
Michael George Harvey ( Staff. 59-93) The Malvernian community was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Michael Harvey, who passed away peacefully at his home in France on Thursday 9th July. The following tribute is taken from the eulogy at Michael’s funeral on Friday 17 July. We are gathered here today in sadness […]
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Dermot O’Keeffe
11.11.1958-13.6.2026 Dermot’s funeral took place on 25th June at the beautiful natural burial ground, The Sun Rising, Tysoe, as he had planned. It was attended by his immediate family and the occasion was perfect. The Sun Rising can be visited all year round and a tree will be planted in his memory. A Memorial Service will be […]
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Jeremy Havard
Jeremy Michael Jayne Havard (1952–2026) Jeremy Havard (8. 65-68) served for 12 years on the College Council (08-20), over twenty years as a Trustee of the Malvernian Society (06-26) and, through the Lloyd Trust, helped preserve a longstanding tradition of charitable support for Malvern pupils. Born in London in April 1952, Jeremy spent his childhood […]
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Christopher Prothero
Christopher Nicholas Wyatt Prothero attended Malvern College from 1956 to 1961, living in House 1. He particularly enjoyed playing cricket in addition to his studies. He went up to Selwyn College at Cambridge University then went on to a distinguished career in freight transport and port management. Starting in road transport, his work took him […]
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Tim Slessor
Adventurer and producer who went on the 1955 Oxford and Cambridge expedition and was a cornerstone of the BBC’s golden age of travel, dies aged 94. Tim Slessor was a 23-year-old student when he and a group of friends hatched a plan over a late-night coffee to drive from London to Singapore, a route that had […]
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Gordon Williamson
Gordon Williamson was a dedicated member of the Malvernian community. An Officer of the Order of St John, he went on to study at Cambridge University after leaving Malvern. He was a devoted husband of Joan and father to two OMs, Neil (4.86-91) and James (8.89-94).
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