Obituary - William Robert Cassell (OB 1950-1957)
Jane Cassell has advised us of the sad news of the passing of her father, Will Cassell (OB 1950-57), aged 86 on 2nd March 2025.
Obituaries & Tributes
Obituary - John Evans (OB 1945 -1950)
Dennis Fowle (OB 1945-51) has advised us of the sad news of the passing of his schoolchum and lifelong friend, John Evans (OB 1945-50), aged 91 on 19th March 2025.
John, with his wife, Audrey
Obituary - Dennis Baker (OB 1944-1945)
We are sad to hear from Gillian Baker of the passing of her father, Dennis Baker (OB 1944 – 1945).
We send our condolences to Gillian and to Dennis’ wider family and friends.
Obituary - Keith Hoggins (OB 1966-1972)
We are sad to hear from OB Dave Weller and from OB Phil Drury of the passing of Sheppey boy Keith Hoggins (OB 1966– 1972) on November 7th 2024.
Courtesy of his family, Keith (front row, far left, kneeling) with his successful local league side, Victory, in the 1970s
We send our condolences to Keith's widow, Sue, and to his children, Matthew and Danielle, wider family and friends.
Obituary - Graham Steady (OB 1968-1975)
Ken Beach (OB 1970-1974) has advised us of the sad passing of Graham Steady (OB 1968-1975), whom he knew at School and with whom he became a lifelong friend.
Our thoughts are with Graham's widow and children, and wider family and friends.
Tributes to Harold Vafeas
Harold Sofronios Vafeas 1955 - 2014
Obituary - Roy Redvers Hunt (OB 1945-1952)
Dennis Fowle (OB 1945-1951) has notified us of the sad passing of his classmate, Roy Hunt. We send our heartfelt condolences to Roy's family and friends.
Dennis writes:
Obituary - Robert Doucy (OB 1940-1947)
Tom Doucy has notified us of the sad passing of his father, Robert Doucy, who was a pupil at Borden between 1940 and 1947. We send our heartfelt condolences to Tom and to Robert's entire family and friends.
We invite Old Bordenians who remember Robert to send their tributes and memories to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tributes to Mark Heppell (OB 1971-1978)
These tributes have been received from Mark's classmates, Old Bordenians all:
Obituary - Peter Mark Heppell (OB 1971-1978)
It is with tremendous sadness that we learn of the passing of Old Bordenian (Peter) Mark Heppell.
Obituary - John Henry Bishton MBE, BGS Teacher 1950s-1960s
Following notification from his nephew, Peter Nokes (OB 1965-72), we note the sad passing of former BGS Teacher John Bishton. John taught languages at Borden from the late 1950s to the early 1960s and we invite OBs who remember John to send in your tributes and memories to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., to add to his Obituary.
Our thoughts are with his widow and children, and wider family and friends.
Dr Roy Hunt
We have been informed by his son of the passing of Dr Roy Hunt (OB 1945-52) in December 2023. We send our condolences to his family and thank Andy (his son) for providing more detail about a life well lived.
Geoff Fuller
In response to our recent appeal for getting in touch with members, several Old Bordenians have advised us of the sad passing of Geoff Fuller (OB 1972-80) two years ago.
Geoff is understood to have succumbed to Covid.
We send our condolences to Geoff’s family and friends and ask for any memories or stories about Geoff which could allow us to publish a more detailed obituary in the near future. Please email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phil Kitney
We have been advised of the passing of Phil Kitney (1972-79) in December 2023. We send our belated condolences to his family and invite Old Bordenians to submit any memories or stories about Phil which could allow us to publish a more detailed obituary in the near future.