Alistair joined Unilever and worked for them in England for a year, after which, with Helen pregnant, they decided to return to SA. She is survived by her brother, Leonard, and her nephew, David. South African education allowed pupils to skip a year or drop a year depending on ability. Stein was a great collaborator her recent 2006 guest editorship with Denise Newfield of English Studies in Africa is testimony to this. She is back there now at Medical School; her body embalmed for research by the students at the place she so loved, writes Alan. I’m glad God was willing to lend him those 30 years. in Toronto. Obituaries & obituary notices in Edinburgh. Dr Michael Plit (MBBCh 1960) was born in Vereeniging in 1937 to Lithuanian immigrants. He was highly regarded as a researcher, clinician and academic leader, and is remembered for his intelligence, compassion, wisdom and sense of humour. (Edin.) He spent the last part of his career as the Director of the Office of Occupational Medicine, in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, where he was a fierce advocate of protection of workers' health. He was a wine connoisseur and passionate about travel and fine food. She moved permanently to London in the 1960s, married the composer Malcolm Lipkin (who died a week after she did) and gradually gave up work to look after their only child. National Public Radio said: “The great theme of Papert’s work and life was the nature of intelligence, or what he called thinking about thinking. He was highly respected and successfully translated his early idealism into innovative and practical policies in his later life.”. Edward Moss (BSc Eng 1971, MSc Eng 1974, PhD 1985) in mechanical engineering was his first friend and they kept in touch throughout. Chetty was described by a family member as a total gentleman and a devoted family man who loved his wife and children. Krige held three degrees in Mining Engineering and an honorary doctorate in Science (2011) from Wits. She was in a hospital bed but she was warm and animated, full of life and hope. A devoted theatregoer, Whitaker took a residential course for teachers with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon (which included a visit to Prince Charles at his Highgrove residence), led annual study visits to Stratford for sixth-form students and organised the English department’s visits to London theatres by pupils. We knew, when he came out of hospital in August that we were on borrowed time. Beware ideologies and ideologists – I can hear Hugh now. He was not always an easy person, but all would agree that he was an immensely warm and generous man. Yes, I've been online with my website for 25 years - a milestone! He was fascinated by the configurations of fruits! Died June 19, 2019, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. Leslie William Pettey received a B. Sc. These trusts provide scholarships to candidates nominated by local universities, based on outstanding achievement. Wits benefactor and Emeritus Professor John Hansen (honorary DSc Medicine 1997) died on 10 April 2011, aged 91. Sources: Jonathan Lipkin; Rand Daily Mail; The Star; The Daily Telegraph. His partner for 50 years, Graham Dickason died in November 2020. Colin was the Shand’s elder statesman for the project and an influential member of the team, respected by all parties. Druce first joined Wits in 1986 as a senior administrative secretary in the Department of Physics. He qualified as an attorney and later practiced as an advocate at the Johannesburg Bar. Jill was very close to her family, in particular her nephew and niece, Oliver and Gina. They are his ‘imps’. The strength of ants in lifting loads led to an interest in the biomechanics of load transport in insects. Many of his patients became life-long friends. Dr Alan Harvey De Cordova Freed passed away peacefully in the early hours of thursday 14 February 2013 at the Sir Moses Montefiore Jewish home in Randwick. Former Professor of Histopathology at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School at Hammersmith Hospital, Dr Herschell Kenneth Weinbren (BSc 1942, MBBCh 1947, PhD (Med) 1957) died on 19 May 2010, aged 87. Amongst several papers which he wrote and presented, was one in the South African Medical Journal in May 1963. He was also awarded the Mining Journal’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010 in recognition of his technical contribution to the international mining industry. As a result, the NITR ceased to exist and Dr Proctor was summarily transferred to a unit carrying the uninformative title of EMATEK where he soon saw his research come to a precipitate end. Neville Curtis, former president of the National Union of South African Students, died in Tasmania at the age of 59. He leaves Lynda, five children, 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was a prolific researcher and inspiring mentor and teacher. Motivated by the uncertain politics and apartheid regime of South Africa, Ivan secured a position with the Joint Coal Board in NSW and moved to Newcastle, Australia with his family in 1964. Hipper was described by colleague and friend Tim Huisamen as “multi-talented and confrontational in a non-confrontational manner”. Dad was a devoted and valued teacher, mentor and friend to many of his students and fellow faculty.