Obituaries
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Lady Tumim: Campaigner fearless of authority in her efforts to reform charity law
Lady Tumim, who died suddenly last Thursday, was a formidable public campaigner for changes in the management of charities and reform of the law respecting charities, but she was also an ebullient, vivacious and fun-loving person who enhanced and enriched the lives of her friends and family.
Inside Obituaries
Tom Wheatcroft: Motor racing promoter who fought the sport's governing body to bring Formula 1 to Donington Park
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Frederick Bernard "Tom" Wheatcroft was an ebullient and charismatic man who loved nothing more than a good scrap, as numerous petty-minded planning officers and councillors found over the years.
Lives Remembered: Ben Fisher
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
The academic and railway historian Ben Fisher, who has died unexpectedly aged 45, was in some ways a figure from a past age, in others a man with his face set very firmly towards the future.
Robert Ginty: Actor best known for his action role as 'The Exterminator'
Monday, 9 November 2009
The actor Robert Ginty became a leading star of action movies after he played the title role in the low-budget hit The Exterminator (1980). For the next decade he was the cut-price equivalent of Schwarzenegger or Stallone, making violent thrillers that invariably went straight to video but built him a large following of action fans.
Camillo Cibin: Bodyguard to six popes who twice intervened in attempts on the life of John Paul II
Monday, 9 November 2009
Camillo Cibin was bodyguard to six popes and head of Vatican security during a long career devoted to the personal protection of the head of the Catholic church, a role which took him to more than a hundred countries.
Lives Remembered: Christy O'Brien
Monday, 9 November 2009
Christy O'Brien, who has died at the age of 91, was one of the last surviving members of the RAF Regiment attached to Bomber Command during the Second World War.
Keith Kettleborough: Midfielder whose artistry and industriousness put him on the fringes of the 1966 England football squad
Saturday, 7 November 2009
With his balding head, pallid features and scuttling gait, Keith Kettleborough didn't cut a glamorous figure on the football pitch, even during his prime with Sheffield United in the first half of the 1960s.
John O'Quinn: Flamboyant trial lawyer who won numerous billion-dollar cases against American companies
Saturday, 7 November 2009
In the high-octane city of Houston, indeed in the entire outsized state of Texas, there probably was no more outsized and high-octane character than John Maurice O'Quinn.
Lives Remembered: Eddie Lever
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Eddie Lever died on 25 August at the end of a long life dedicated to his socialist ideals and his love of humanity. Eddie was the Quaker chaplain at Ford Open Prison, and through this became noted for his work for the homeless.
Arthur Giardelli: Painter steeped in the avant-garde who used found objects to evoke the forces of nature
Friday, 6 November 2009
The painter Arthur Giardelli was steeped in the work of the European avant-garde and brought to his adopted Wales, where he settled in 1947, a passionate belief that art transcends national boundaries, however firmly rooted it may be in the local and particular.
Ian Craig: Lobby journalist for the 'Liverpool Echo' and 'Manchester Evening News' for more than two decades
Friday, 6 November 2009
The sudden death of Ian Craig, who was a stalwart of the Westminster press lobby for more than 25 years, has generated a stream of tributes unusual both in their number and in their warmth.
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