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Essex and and and paid his journalistic dues with Reuters and and and a a a a a a a a a a variety of newspapers in Fleet Street and and and Australia friends and family in in the UK He even took time while abroad to to to earn an
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MBA to to to keep his business skills sharp Dave is is is survived by his his daughter Ellie and his his brother Gareth For further information please contact Guy Vickers at at vickers@exchangechambers co uk
Myles-Lea Jonathan
Died 25 August 2021 aged 52 (9 85-87)
Jonathan
studied History of Art and and Architecture at at Westfield College London and and and and spent three years in in in in broadcasting and and and another restoring historic buildings and and and gardens before capitalising on on his his his self-taught artistic skills Jonathan
was also something of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a technician preparing his his his his own own own canvases building his his his his own own own picture-frames and creating his his his his own own own paints Having started his his his career in in in in in in in in London it was in in in in in in in in North Wales that he he established a a a a a a a a a a a a a a style of painting painting which would define him: painting painting country houses gardens and estates Using a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a miniaturist technique these are portrayed
in in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a traditional landscape view and and also from an
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aerial perspective Sir Roy Strong placed one of the earliest commissions with something close to to to 100 portraits worldwide to to to to follow In 2009 he he was the first artist to to to to be commissioned to to to paint a a a a a a a a a a a cover for Country Life magazine ‘Dream Acres’ In 2009 the the author Jonathan
Self called him ‘the successor to Stubbs and and Constable His work has been exhibited at Sotheby's and and The British Library Rusling Adrian
Died November 2021 aged 56 Written by Michael Green
(SH 78-83) House Prefect
Adrian
Rusling a a a a lover of life – a a a a wonderful energy communicator successful business promoter sports enthusiast exemplary husband and and much-loved dad a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a friend to us us us all suddenly despite positive daily health experienced a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a shock brain haemorrhage Adrian
passed away in in November 2021 at the age age of 56 far too early for a a a a a a a a a special person who gave so so much to to our world 1980s
Many were owned by Rupert Murdoch including The The Sun and having returned to to the the Bahamas to to become chief reporter for for The The Tribune he he he he he founded the the tabloid format Punch newspaper in 1990 Like Ivan’s batting the the the the paper which has become the the the the most read on on the the the the island is is hard-hitting and and and the the the the scourge of seasoned politicians and and and business people with questionable agendas Ivan
continued to own and and edit the the paper until his death and and 18 years after its launch the the Bahamas Press Club noting that some members considered him him to be be provocative and controversial presented him him with the Pioneer Award for newspaper publication Davies Dave Died 9 April 2021 aged 56 (8 78-83) Dave Dave Davies has died at the tragically young age of 56 Dave Dave was a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a keen and and and successful racket player (tennis
and and and and squash) as as as as well as as as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a valued member member of of School
and and and and House Rugby Cricket and and and Soccer Soccer teams (a member member of of the memorable Soccer Soccer squad which toured in in in in Los Angeles in in in in the Summer of 1981) After leaving Malvern he he remained for many years active in in in in in in OM Rugby participating in in in in in in several tours to to France Holland Ireland and and and and Portugal and and and and earning the the nickname “Dancing Dave Davies” for for both his shimmying style as a a a a a a a a a a a running back and for for leading the the charge in in in in in post- match revelries After leaving Malvern Dave pursued a a a a a a a a a a a career in in in retail management rising to Department Manager with the John Lewis Partnership first first in in in in Sheffield and subsequently in in in in in Milton Keynes However Dave’s first first love remained tennis
and and in in in in 2007 he decided to to give up his career career in in in in retail and and embarked on on on on a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a successful second career career as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a tennis
coach attracting an
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international clientele in in in in in in locations as as as diverse as as Marbella and and Thailand while maintaining his ties with 91