It is with great sadness that I inform you of the death on 7 December 1997 at the age of 87 years of Ernest Leslie Brown (Louis). He attended Brigg Grammar School during the 1920's and had many happy memories of his time there. In 1995 he was shown around the school by Mr Brittain. who gave him an enamel school badge. That 'surprise tour' gave him so much pleasure and he wore the badge with pride on his sports jacket until the day he died.
Whilst at BGS he was known as Leslie, but the French master wanted to find the nearest equivalent name in French and so Louis he became! A dictionary was awarded to him in 1925 for Honours in Cambridge School Certificate and was signed by H C Bryant - headmaster.
He spent the majority of his working life with the Inland Revenue which meant that promotion took him away from Lincolnshire to Luton. Bedfordshire - Hitchin. Hertfordshire and finallv to Cardiff. Following the death of his wife he returned to live in Messingham, the same village as his sister. Following ill health he came to live close to his daughter in Orwell, Cambridgeshire. He was fiercely independent till the end and was onc of life's true gentlemen.
We sadly have to report the untimely death of Judy Howitt after a long illness.
She was educated at Cleethorpes Girls Grammar School, and after obtaining a degree in History at Durham University returned to teach there. She came to Sir John Nelthorpe School to teach Business Studies in 1972, where she later became a senior sixth form tutor. She played a major role in broadening the curriculum offered in the Brigg Sixth and in the development of alternative courses to 'A' levels. She also played an important part in forging links with industry, and careers.
Judy was a warm and friendly person equally respected by pupils, parents and her colleagues.
She left in 1989 to take up the post of Deputy Headteacher at Caistor Grammar School where she continued to make crucial contributions to the development ofthe school.
Both her daughters Clare and Keri attended Sir John Nelthorpe School.