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Norman Rice

January 18, 1943 - May 12, 2020

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It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Norman from cancer. Norman retired from the College in June 2015 after 44 years of teaching at Epsom. In his time, he had been Head of Economics and a Tutor in Propert and Crawfurd. In 1978 he became Housemaster of Fayrer, Third Master in 1991, Senior Master in 1994, and Deputy Head in 1998. Following his first 'retirement' in 2003, Norman became the Honorary Secretary of the OE Club for three years, while continuing to teach Economics at the College part-time. Norman gave a full contribution to sport, notably in football (he was a fine player himself) and in coaching athletics (in his prime, he excelled as a Triple Jumper). His passion for athletics meant that he continued to compete at veteran meetings long after most of his contemporaries had retired. Headmaster, Jay, Piggot, says, "The man simply was indefatigable; he imbued all the finest qualities of a complete schoolmaster, he will be missed." Norman is survived by his wife, Carole, and daughters Jennifer, Zoe and Danielle.

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Jeremy Trott 2020-05-21 13:28:21 wrote:

Very sad to hear of Norman’s passing and best wishes to Carole and the wider family. Quite simply Norman had the biggest positive influence on my time at school. As my housemaster and latterly my economics tutor, He helped me mature from a shy 13 year old in 1986 to a confident young adult in 1991. I’ve got so many memories including running in the snow across the downs when all other houses were tucked up inside, being challenged correctly on what was right and understanding for the first time what a true glare looked like! However, his support was unwavering in terms of looking after his Fayrer “family” and one of high points of my time at school was the pride I felt when we won the house singing competition in 1991 when to be honest, we were more known for our rugby! Rest in peace Norman

Jeremy Trott 2020-05-21 13:28:21 wrote: Very sad to hear of Norman’s passing and best wishes to Carole and the wider family. Quite simply Norman had the biggest positive influence on my time at school. As my housemaster and latterly my economics tutor, He helped me mature from a shy 13 year old in 1986 to a confident young adult in 1991. I’ve got so many memories including running in the snow across the downs when all other houses were tucked up inside, being challenged correctly on what was right and understanding for the first time what a true glare looked like! However, his support was unwavering in terms of looking after his Fayrer “family” and one of high points of my time at school was the pride I felt when we won the house singing competition in 1991 when to be honest, we were more known for our rugby! Rest in peace Norman

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