Dr Charles (Morven) Robertson

1^st August 1954 - 12^th June 2022

Morven was born to Charles Speirs & Nora Beatrice Robertson in Cambridge. The family relocated to Aylesbury before settling down at Moliver House in Bromham, Bedford where he shared fond memories with his siblings Iain Graham Robertson and Lauren Lynne Robertson. They would often go on family trips to various walking spots in the lake district and around Wales. He met his first wife, Martha Sadlick, at his local pub at the time in South Kensington. They married in 1988 and share a daughter, Marion Robertson. He met his second wife, Christine Robertson, through their shared love of dance at the local dance hall in Bedford. They married in 2012 and remained together till his time of death.

Morven was awarded the Elgin scholarship by Bedford School, and an Exhibition to Queens’ College, Cambridge University in 1972 for engineering, and was qualified with an MA and PhD. He joined the optoelectronics group working for Prof. John Carroll. He was a Graduate Rep for the JCR committee and later joined the MCR Committee as its Steward. After graduation, he worked first in R&D on missile systems and subsequently for other leading high technology companies. He published papers in learned journals on scientific discoveries including the invention of laser interferometer. He was the CEO and director of a life-science and high-tech company, Speirs Robertson Ltd, for over 20 years where he enjoyed designing products and using his considerable scientific knowledge combined with his strengths to find solutions to complex multi-disciplinary problems. He enjoyed the social aspects of interacting with several business associates, designing products and in a way doing his part to contribute to medical research. He loved his work so much that he planned on never retiring, that is just who he was.

Morven had many interests including playing the piano, dancing, and a fondness for good food and wine, which was established at Cambridge when he joined the "Gourmet Society" which existed to teach people about fine dining. He was also blessed with a great sense of humour and had a lifelong love of Monty Python and Faulty Towers. He was very welcoming and enjoyed making people smile with his stories and jokes. He often made his grandkids smile with his silly antics and made-up stories of frog soup.

Morven was incredibly passionate about ancient history, so much so that he dedicated 20 years of study towards his book About Atlantis: Finding the lost city of Atlantis. He enjoyed travelling and did so extensively around the world with his wife Christine. He also frequently visited his daughter Marion in America, travelling to several states. He was enthusiastically in pursuit of the silk route in Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan on what would be his last trip, which they had planned for 2 years and had plans to take in the history, stay in a yurt, and meet eagle hunters. Unfortunately, it was a step too far for his heart and he did not make it. He leaves behind his loving wife, daughter, family and many friends.

August 2022