We are very sorry to share the news that former member of staff Antony Collieu (SCR 62-05) passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Saturday 10 May after a short illness. He was 84 years of age.

Antony leaves behind his wife Anne who worked at Bradfield alongside him and son Tim Collieu (H 79-84) and daughter Sophia Burton (nee Collieu G 84-86) both of whom attended Bradfield.

Antony joined Bradfield in September 1962 and when he retired at the end of the summer in 2005, his contribution to Bradfield was unparalleled. Originally appointed to teach Physics, he became Head of Physics in 1964 and for the next thirty years played a key role in both the Bradfield Science department and later as Director of Studies in 1986. He introduced Computing courses in 1964, when the hardware was still the size of a house! 

He was also a keen photographer, and there were few editions of the Bradfield Chronicle during his time at Bradfield which did not contain some of his pictures alongside introducing many Bradfieldians to his hobby. One of his proudest achievements was the establishment in 1964 of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award at college. He founded the 1952 Society to bring together scholars in discussion across subject boundaries and was a founding father of the Muniments Room (part of the College Archive) in 1973.

Antony was  described as a complete schoolmaster when he retired by Headmaster Peter Smith, having taken on the role of Housemaster of Stevens House from 1995-1999 with his wife Anne and carefully nurturing the house through a period of academic success and great happiness. On his retirement it was said: "Antony is much more than the sum of his different roles. He is a man of immense patience, good humour and tolerance, of thoughtfulness and courtesy. He never gives up on anyone or anything."

Having served the college for 43 years and as one of the longest serving members of teaching staff, he personified so many of the best things about Bradfield. His son Tim said of his father looking at the comments on his Facebook page after his passing "he clearly touched many, many people's lives" and we wholeheartedly agree. His colleagues and his pupils throughout all those years owe him a great deal.

We will all miss him.