The sad news that Mike has died, in Norwich, was received from Phil and Mike’s daughter Karen Nash. Mike died on 5 January 2023. The funeral will be held at St. Faith’s Crematorium, Norwich, at 1630 hours, Wednesday 25 January 2023. Details can be seen here. Mike was born on 16 December 1936 and joined…
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Susan Mary Prutton 1942–2022
The sad news that Sue has died, following an operation for a broken hip, came from Duncan Dawdry and other friends and neighbours in the Hellesdon area of Norwich, where she had been a vigorous member of the community. The Norwich Evening News funeral details can be seen here. Another appreciation from the…
Anthony Alban Gummett 1927–2022
Tony Gummett had been a regular correspondent of HMSOldies, and we were sad to read the email – copied below – from his son Antony, telling us that his father had died on 2 October 2022. He was born on 22 June 1927, and joined HMSO in February 1944. He retired from HMSO Britannia House,…
Roger Clive Dunn 1944–2022
On 1 January 2023, we received the following sad note from Annette Conn: ‘I have heard that Roger Dunn died on 30th Dec 2022. His son Martin rang to say that he died of pneumonia in the nursing home he had been in for some time. The funeral will be on Wednesday 18 January 2023…
3 January 2023 – From John Nash
Hi Reg, For many of us there will always be an affection for having worked in HMSO and so just a line to wish you and the team grateful thanks for all the hard work in keeping us in touch with latest developments in the ‘Oldies’. Sadly the Obits keep appearing and I was sorry…
29 December 2022 – From Tim Riley
“We’ve been PV’d you know”, says Reg in his latest encyclical. I don’t think I have been, but I remember being involved in someone else’s positive vetting. It was of a colleague who had briefly been with HMSO before moving on to another department, where doubtless there were more important secrets than the significance of…
William Patrick Tate 1935–2022
The sad news that Pat has died, on Christmas Eve 2022, four days before his 87th birthday, came from his widow Daphne. He had suffered a severe stroke in May 2022 from which he was making a partial recovery, but in December he declined rapidly with pneumonia. Pat was born on 28 December 1935 and…
22 December 2022 – Another Nashionalised Industry comes to an end . . .
Hi Reg, This is me after 35 years at BT & Openreach, proving there is (some) life after HMSO. It’s my final day tomorrow (23 December 2022) and I know you wanted ‘a retirement photo’. This is about as crowded as a one-person party can get, as we were sent packing at the end of…
24 November 2022 – From Norma Groom
Hi Reg. Trust everyone in the Walker household is well. We are still much the same: my arthritis is a pain but apart from that we are good. The weather here is Spring – my favourite. What on earth is happening in the UK? It is so sad: every day the news gets worse. So…
Alan Charles Walker 1939–2022
The sad news was received from Sylvia Walker on 9 August 2022: ‘Just to let you know that Alan Walker passed away on 8 August 2022, aged 83. He had suffered with dementia and declined quickly. A happy release in the end. A coincidence: he occupied the bed next to Ron Farebrother, who seemed well,…