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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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John Hunt 2020-05-21 13:48:48 wrote:

My condolences to Carole and her family. I was a pupil in Norman’s first economics class at Epsom in 1971. I had opted for Economics A level, along with English and Maths. I can safely say that Economics was the one subject that I really looked forward to. This was in large part down to the quality of the teaching. Norman had the ability to be interesting, clear, and always maintained the engagement of the class. A good sense of humour and the ability to balance control and discipline with an element of freedom was crucial to 16 year old boys, who had many other distractions! I have met with Norman on many occasions at college events since those early days. I am an active OE and Norman was always very supportive and engaged with OEs. I enjoyed my conversations with him. Although I progressed a career in hotels and not university, Norman was always keen to hear about what I was doing and how life was, in the hotel industry. I found Norman to be a very genuine, open and warm person, well suited to a forward thinking education establishment like Epsom College. I shall miss our encounters.

John Hunt 2020-05-21 13:48:48 wrote: My condolences to Carole and her family. I was a pupil in Norman’s first economics class at Epsom in 1971. I had opted for Economics A level, along with English and Maths. I can safely say that Economics was the one subject that I really looked forward to. This was in large part down to the quality of the teaching. Norman had the ability to be interesting, clear, and always maintained the engagement of the class. A good sense of humour and the ability to balance control and discipline with an element of freedom was crucial to 16 year old boys, who had many other distractions! I have met with Norman on many occasions at college events since those early days. I am an active OE and Norman was always very supportive and engaged with OEs. I enjoyed my conversations with him. Although I progressed a career in hotels and not university, Norman was always keen to hear about what I was doing and how life was, in the hotel industry. I found Norman to be a very genuine, open and warm person, well suited to a forward thinking education establishment like Epsom College. I shall miss our encounters.

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