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I am very sad to report the death of my wife Sandra
 Lawson (nee Dengate) on 30 April 2008 after a 2 year
battle with ovarian cancer. Sandra died in the Dorothy
Hospice, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire and is buried in
the churchyard of St James's Church, Avebury, Wilts.
Sandra attended Queens school in the early to mid
1960s and leaves three children Andrew, Douglas and
Fiona. We all miss her so much.

 Willie Lawson.

 It is with great sadness that I have to inform you that
 Mr John Stallwood passed away peacefully on the 8th
 August  2008 at Margate Hospital in Kent. He had
 battled with Parkinson’s disease for many years.

 John taught woodwork and craft from 1955 until 1970.
 He  was also housemaster of Cornwall House where
 he provided leadership and encouragement for those
 partaking in all forms of sport for Cornwall House
 teams.

 His lasting contribution to Queen’s School was
 carving the commemorative plaque which marked the
 official opening of Queen’s School by the Earl of
 Banden on  4th July 1956.

 I am sure all those who attended the school during the
 time John taught there will have their own fond
 memories of him.

On behalf of the Queen’s School (Rheindahlen) Association Committee and all former pupils we would like to offer deepest sympathy to the family he leaves behind, in particular his  two daughters, Patricia and Brenda  and son, John who were also former pupils at Queen’s School.

Sue Stevens has informed the Association that sadly her husband Chris Stevens, who attended Queens’ School from 72-75, died on 4th February 2009.

We have received the following sad news from Andy Pugh:

Carmel Ansbro lost her fight with cancer in June 2010. Carmel and I were in 3C and 4B together 1969/70. Carmel worked in the pension industry and broke through a few glass ceilings. I miss her.

It was with real sadness that I learned that Fred Abbott had passed away in March 2010 following a lengthy battle with cancer.

I had been trying to locate his whereabouts for a number of years and when, in June of this year, I finally discovered where he was I was too late.

I first met Fred in 1958 when he joined the sixth form at Queens and we became very good friends. When I returned to the U.K. in 1960 we remained in touch and re-newed our friendship when he returned to England to study Physics at the University of Leicester. Thereafter we lost touch.
Recently I have been in contact with Fred's family and have learned that he emigrated to the U.S.A. in 1966 at which time he was married - his wife also attended Queens - with a two year old son. He became a leader in Optics and Engineering, pioneering, amongst other things, the world's first copier capable of enlarging documents and the creation of modern day colour television zoom lenses. As time progressed he was named Doctor of Science by the Institute of Physics and went on to become Chief Scientist for the Hughes Aerospace Corporation working on the "Star Wars Programme".

Fred contracted cancer in 1998, but his personal courage strenthened by the love of his family, enabled him to battle on successfully for a further twelve years until his death last year.

During the time that I knew him Fred was a very good friend to me. I miss him and salute his achievements.

Miss Audrey Williams died on 11 January. She was 86 and had been diagnosed in early December with incurable cancer.
Her nephew said that she often talked affectionately about her time at Queen's and clearly loved her time in Germany. She was a music teacher at Queen's in the late 50s/early 60s.
Audrey maintained contact with the Association through Peter Williams and although she would have liked to attend reunions her failing health prevented her from so doing.
Our thoughts go out to Audrey’s family at this sad time.