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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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Richard Nichols 2020-05-21 15:54:14 wrote:

As my Housemaster for 5 years (Fa. 1980-85) and Economics teacher, DNR had a big influence on me during my time at Epson. His habit of giving us newspaper articles about the most recent money supply definition and then expecting us to discuss it in class didn't strike me as that significant at the time but on reflection it was probably as new to him as it was to us in those early days of monetary policy. We spent our days trying to evade detection for breaking the rules. How we celebrated outwitting him. I wonder if we ever actually succeeded or he just let us get away with it on occasion. Even on our last night in the U6 as he chased me around Fayrer and I hid on the roof...he was probably affording me one last small victory. He was terrifying at the time (try to stop the knees trembling when you are waiting outside his study...) but as many others have said, he wanted us all to succeed, if we made a mistake he let us know and gave us the opportunity to learn and move on. He cared about us all and I will always be grateful for his guidance. RIP and my thoughts are Carole, Jennifer, Zoe and Danielle at this difficult time.

Richard Nichols 2020-05-21 15:54:14 wrote: As my Housemaster for 5 years (Fa. 1980-85) and Economics teacher, DNR had a big influence on me during my time at Epson. His habit of giving us newspaper articles about the most recent money supply definition and then expecting us to discuss it in class didn't strike me as that significant at the time but on reflection it was probably as new to him as it was to us in those early days of monetary policy. We spent our days trying to evade detection for breaking the rules. How we celebrated outwitting him. I wonder if we ever actually succeeded or he just let us get away with it on occasion. Even on our last night in the U6 as he chased me around Fayrer and I hid on the roof...he was probably affording me one last small victory. He was terrifying at the time (try to stop the knees trembling when you are waiting outside his study...) but as many others have said, he wanted us all to succeed, if we made a mistake he let us know and gave us the opportunity to learn and move on. He cared about us all and I will always be grateful for his guidance. RIP and my thoughts are Carole, Jennifer, Zoe and Danielle at this difficult time.

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