Sadly Science and Biology teacher Peter Werring died on 30th January 2019. He had been moved to Tavistock hospital recently. His health and spirit deteriorated after a period of getting a bit better when he gained a little more independence after his operation.
John Bance visited Peter on 30th January. Peter had lots of visitors over the last few days so he was not alone. Staff at the hospital made Peter comfortable, according to his wishes, and he was peaceful.
Peter was a very special friend and colleague for forty five years.He was a man who could, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. He will be greatly missed.
John Bance
Thank you for your gift of friendship , all your friends will miss you , such a kind man.
Penelope Wilson
Peter was my Head of Science at QK in 1969 when I was on my first teaching practice. Peter set up a ground-breaking sex education programme at QK which was admired at my college. Because of Peter’s help, support and understanding and his unfailing commitment to staff, I was able to return to QK for a second teaching practice in 1972 and taught there until 1985. Peter was self-effacing and humble yet tenacious. I will miss him and his genuinely held belief that caring for others fundamental.
Anna Dolezal
Peter A J Walmsley (Kynaston 61 – 66)
Watton Norfolk (31st January 2019)
sadly I was aboard and only heard of his death whenI arrived home.
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Peter was my form master and was a most wonderful person approachable and guide you gently through life. My wife and I always right up to 2018 received a Christmas card with a long letter full of the years events. He will be sadly missed but definitely one in a million individual.
MANSUR NOWMAN
Thank goodness for google. I had tried ringing Peter many times to congratulate him on his wickedly funny Christmas 2018 newsletter but each time was diverted to ‘voicemail’. On the last occasion the phone was answered by his friend who told me Peter was in hospital. We lived at opposite ends of the country so a visit was impossible but I asked to be remembered to him and hoped for the best. Since I heard nothing more and telephone messages went unanswered I resorted to google today only to see this sad news. I had known Peter since his QK days.. He didn’t change! Always kind, sensitive, good natured, humorous and caring. He was a pleasure to know and I will remember him with great fondness – and will continue to chuckle over his last Christmas missive!
I am grieved to hear about my former Master Peter Werring but am so grateful to know that at the end of his life which was such an influence to so many boys of my generation ended with peace
My last message to him was today ending
“May the lord bless and keep you”
Amen to that.
Peter A J Walmsley (Kynaston 61 – 66)
Watton Norfolk (31st January 2019)
I am very sad about the death of Peter, I was abroad at the time and agree with the comments that Rob Sherwin made, I am very glad that members of QK supported his family at his service of remembrance. I was not a scholar, more in the artistic vein and was in Dick Curtis’s form N2 at the top of the Kynaston block.
You may remember Rossum’s Universal Robots a Play by Karel Čapek when I was chosen to play Helena Glory and had to walk up the aisle in my mothers 2 piece suit , stockings, and a hat If remember , Mr Harmer, the Head at the time, was asked by his wife, ” I didn’t know you had girls in the school dear” much mirth with that comment!! and a lot of ribbing from my friends, not so polite too.
Peter always came to the plays which included Lord Of The Flies, where dick Curtis made an impressive Jungle scene, including Palm Trees I remember them both and won’t forget them. R I P