Obituaries Index
The following obituaries appear in this section of the website. Click on the name to read more.
Alistair Simpson (1940-2022)
Gordon Stringer and Dale Vargas write:
17/08/22: Alistair Simpson, who has died at the age of 82, was captain of fives at City of London School and won a half-blue at Oxford.
Ronald Pattison (1950 – 2024)
An Obituary
Gordon Stringer writes:
10/04/24: All involved with Eton fives were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Ronald Pattison at the age of 73.
Robin Moulsdale (1928-2022)
19/05/22:
Shrewsbury School writes: Robin Moulsdale, former Housemaster and teacher, sportsman of distinction, and, in the second half of his life, mystic seeker, has died at the age of 93.
Geoffrey Phillips (1931-2023)
Gordon Stringer writes:
10/04/24: Alan Geoffrey Phillips, who has died aged 92, was an outstanding all-round sportsman. With the late RE Strickland, he was a Kinnaird finalist in 1954.
Edward, 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (3 Jan 1938 - 16 June 2021)
Dale Vargas writes: Edward, Viscount Coverdale, as he then was, was my fives partner at Cambridge; we played in the second pair together in 1961.
Michael Duncan 1940-2024
22/02/24: Michael Duncan, who has died of cancer aged 83, was Master i/c Fives at Harrow from 1969 to 1974 and Membership Secretary of the EFA from 1980 until 2010.
Michael Constantinidi 1928-2019: A Tribute
26/02/20: That Eton fives should become a headline in an obituary in both The Times and The Daily Telegraph, endorses the considerable achievements of the EFA's former Chairman and President, Michael Constantinidi.
Richard Smethers (1949-2022)
Gordon Stringer & Dale Vargas write:
25/09/22: Richard Smethers, who has died at the age of 73, was a regular member of the Old Cholmeleians Eton fives team that won the Alan Barber Cup for a record 15 years from 1977 to 1991.
David Lee (1934-2019)
"Au Revoir Partner". Richard Corner writes:
18/09/19: I am writing this in memory of David S.W. Lee, who recently passed away at his home in Bawtry, near Doncaster.