The sad news that Roy died, ‘in the good and caring hands of NNUH,’ on 19 December 2019 came from his wife Hazel. Roy joined HMSO Atlantic House as a Printing Officer in November 1965 and moved to Norwich with Print Finance (CEPA) upon dispersal. Following promotion he moved to Tech, becoming involved in the…
Month: January 2020
Peter Branfield 1929–2019
A call on 12 December 2019 to Ken Arnoldi from Peter’s son Nick brought the sad news that Peter had died, just four months after his wife Ursula. Peter joined HMSO in 1962 and remained for the next 23 years. In his own words: ‘I was teaching and finding that teaching was not for me,…
Michael Edward Morrison 1935–2019
The sad news that Mike died on 8 November 2019 came to us from his widow Ann via Janice and Alan Pawsey. Mike joined HMSO in September 1965 as a Binding Officer, eventually to work in PP at the Publications Centre as a Printing and Graphics Officer. Philip Marriage adds: This is sad news for…
31 Dec 2019 – From Les Birch
Dear Reg, In normal circumstances I would not consider sending you this pic but do so in response to your plea for some news other than an obituary. We spent the 3 days of Christmas at the Vale Resort, some 20 minutes or drive from Caerphilly. It boasts two championship golf courses, one of which…
Robert Dwyer 1934–2019
The sad news that Bob had died was not confirmed until 23 December, when Roy Millington contacted Bob’s wife Margot. It seems that Bob died at the end of October 2019, and had asked that there be no fuss. No notices appeared in the local Press. Bob joined HMSO in November 1959 and left HMSO…