Clive Shelton-Smith very sadly died in July 2002 as a result of a paragliding accident. 

At Halton you may remember he was a consummate joker and annoyingly argumentative - usually both at the same time.  The class christened him 'slimy' because he often evaded the lunchtime parades by legging it past Finlay Gym, without once getting caught!  He initiated bruising wrestling competitions in the block usually won by John Porter - fantastic fun, apart from the carpet burns!  And, perhaps showing his technical side, held a competition to design a contraption that would automatically water our plants while we away on those long, long periods of block leave - I think Andy Reed won that competition.  He generously invited John Fitz, Ian Griggs and Barry Steel to join him on his forays to visit his then girlfriend, Louise, who lived with several Occupational Therapists in Derby - something that did more for my confidence and maturity than Halton ever did!  He became a biker and rode a Honda 'wet-dream' in all weathers, even taking Lou away on short breaks on it - Clive was far from a slave to fashion. 

After Halton and a brief stint at Colt he went to Cranwell/Shrivenham and graduated with a 1^st Class honours degree in aerosystems engineering; something that I was particularly thankful for because without his and Colin Hill's assistance I, honestly, would never have scraped through that course!  He was almost immediately involved with the first Gulf War as a JEngO on Tornados.  His last tour was at Boscombe Down where he's still fondly talked about by many of my colleagues in QinetiQ. 

He and Lou had two wonderful kids, Jessica and Toby, and owned a completely mad dog called Consti.  Lou and the kids are well and lead busy lives in their home near Salisbury; we're grateful that they invest lots of effort in keeping in touch and sharing their weekends. 

Here's to Clive, a much-missed friend who set a wonderful example of how to live life to the full

Cheers

Euan Duncan - Sadly Euan died in 2001 when the vintage Tiger Moth he was flying crashed into bushland in Australia.

I last saw Euan in 1986 whilst playing rugby for Finningley against Cranwell, Euan was playing for Cranwell and despite Finningley winning, Euan, typically, was adamant that Cranwell were the better team.  I would have loved to have seen his reaction to England’s 2003 world cup win.

After Halton Euan completed his degree and was commissioned as an engineering officer, He joined the Australian Air Force after leaving the RAF in 2000.

 Euan had a passion for mountaineering and, after climbing Alaska's Mt McKinley in 1995, was invited to join an attempt on Mt Everest the following year.

Unfortunately, tragedy struck another expedition on Everest in May 1996 and Euan and his colleagues were forced to abandon their attempt on the summit to undertake a prolonged and difficult rescue.

His efforts saw him presented with the RADAR People of the Year Award in 1997 for his part in rescuing the 15 injured climbers.

One of the good guys.