Richard Chalcraft (1994)

Richard John Neville Chalcraft was born on 17th February 1974.
While at Crosfields School in Reading he won an Exhibition to Wellington College in Berkshire. At the age of 11 years he was diagnosed with Hodgkins disease and had to give up playing Junior County tennis. Following many years of hospital treatment he went to Henley College where he gained four A grade A levels in Mathematics, further Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.  He was offered and accepted a place at Queens’ College, Cambridge to read Mathematics.
On graduation, he joined Ernst and Young gaining Part 1A of ACCA exams. He travelled widely in South America and as a consequence realised the advantage of speaking another language. He spent nine months living in Granada, Spain obtaining a Diploma Espanol como Lenqua Extranjera.  His last employment was at SAS Institute in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.  During his employment, he took time out to walk the Pyrenees with friends to raise money for charity. He qualified as a ski instructor in Canada and did some Heli skiing. Afterwards, he worked as a representative for the British Ski Club. He also enjoyed Extreme Skiing in Chamonix.  Richard married Nada and has a young son James.
Richard died aged 50 years on 21st May 2024.