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Nesta Babb

Nesta Babb, 1948-2012

5 July 2012

Nesta Babb, former Executive Assistant in Finance Services, has died. William Liew introduces this tribute from her family.

Mary Mobbs

Mary Jeanette Mobbs, 1925-2012

3 July 2012

Remembering Mary Mobbs, former Administrative Assistant to the Registrar - and a gifted musician and artist - who died in February.

Sir Sandy Macara

Sir Sandy Macara, 1932-2012

26 June 2012

Sir Sandy Macara, former chairman of the British Medical Association (BMA) and Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine at Bristol University, has died aged 80. Professor Jonathan Sterne, from the School of Social and Community Medicine, offers this tribute.

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Gloria Arnold, 1939-2012

19 June 2012

Gloria Arnold, a former cleaner at the Wills Memorial Building, has died. Liz Lynch remembers 'a well-liked and respected member of the cleaning team'.

Mervyn Randall

Mervyn Randall, 1937-2012

19 June 2012

Mervyn Randall, a former porter at the Dorothy Hodgkin Building, has died. Liz Lynch offers an appreciation.

Daphne Turner

Daphne Turner, 1918-2012

15 May 2012

Daphne Turner, the University’s first Director of Physical Education, died recently. Bob Reeves offers an appreciation.

Evan Wright, former Registrar at the University of Bristol

Evan Wright, 1924-2012

1 May 2012

Evan Wright, Registrar of the University of Bristol from 1973 to 1988, died on Easter Sunday 2012 at the age of 87. Michael Parry, who succeeded him as Registrar, offers this tribute.

Alan Webber

Alan Webber, 1950 to 2012

20 April 2012

Alan Webber, a handyman in Maintenance Services, died on 15 April, 2012 aged 62. His colleague John Black offers this tribute.

Margaret Reynolds

Margaret Reynolds, 1927-2012

22 March 2012

Margaret Reynolds, who served as senior secretary and administrator in the Geography Department for 25 years, died in February. Emeritus Professor Peter Haggett remembers 'a much-loved and much-respected colleague' who was 'a centre of good sense and calm efficiency'.

Professor John Steer

John Steer, 1928-2012

15 March 2012

Professor John Steer died on 20 February aged 83. Michael Liversidge, Emeritus Dean of Arts, remembers the man whose appointment as the first Lecturer in European Art at Bristol marked the effective birth of the University’s Department of History of Art.