Peter Wharton (GH 58-62). We have received the following from Peter’s family.
“It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of Peter Ralph Wharton after a three year battle with cancer, which he bravely fought. Peter and his older brother David grew up in Keswick and he always had a special place in his heart for the Lake District.
	He was on Grindal House and he enjoyed school life and made some good friends at St Bees, with many of whom he kept in touch and who were present at his online memorial service. Upon leaving school, Peter attended Hornsey Art College in London and later joined the advertising world which, after many years, led him around Europe, Southeast Asia and eventually Jakarta, where he started his own advertising business, Admanta. He left the UK aged 21 and never looked back.  Peter had an eye for detail and was a fond collector and restorer of antique clocks, particularly 400-day/anniversary clocks, which he kept in pristine condition. He was also a nature enthusiast and enjoyed spending most of his time outdoors with his corgis in his beautiful garden.
He attended a few OSB Society meetings in Singapore in recent years, which he thoroughly enjoyed. He leaves his wife Fei, daughters Amanda and Tanya and his brother David. May he rest in eternal peace and love.”
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From Bruce Murdoch (FN 63-68). “I met Peter rather late in life in 1996 when I was based in Jakarta and working for Schering-Plough, a US Pharmaceutical company. He was an adman to the core. In the late 90s and early 2000s he worked with me on various product campaigns which were well appreciated by our customers. As OSB’s we had a lot in common, so met socially and I got to know his family very well. Unfortunately, I left Jakarta in 2002 and came back to UK. However, I kept in touch through Christmas cards etc.  Very sad we have lost a very entertaining member of our team.”

 

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