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NAME: Simon Kalman

DATE: 06 February 2009

CONNECTION WITH QE: Pupil 1970-74

As many of you will already know, Bernard (Bernie) Pinnock died a couple of weeks ago and his cremation was held on Tuesday (3rd Feb) in Hendon.  He was just sort of his 85th birthday and died after sustaining a fall outside his home in Mill Hill.  Remembered by countless thousands of boys, it was interesting to hear about his life from the various speakers who remembered him at the ceremony.
He attended the famous Christ's Hospital (Bluecoat) School at Horsham, read maths at Reading University (for whom he played cricket in the 1st XII and rugby) and then spent his entire career teaching at QE.  There were a number of OE's present, as well as Messrs Kobish & Kelsall.  He was a devout Christian and the Service of Thanksgiving was a fitting tribute to someone who was a real character amongst some pretty 'grey' men.
Although maths was not my best or favourite subject, he really did try hard to get the best out of me (and many others).  He will be greatly missed and we are all the richer for knowing him.

1st REPLY

NAME: Matthew Newton

DATE: 15 September 2010

CONNECTION WITH QE: Old scholar

Dear dear Bernie.  I was hopeless at Maths but managed a grade 3 in O levels - and as he passed me one day in the corridor He stopped to congratulate me.  I have always remembered that.  What a star!  Also - I didn't realize until my last term there that he had a club foot.  But it didn't stop him being a whiz at cricket.