The brief notice in The Times announced the end of a quite remarkable
life, but otherwise his passing was marked only modestly, firstly by a ‘mention’ in the Penn Parish News Letter of 03 September 1976;
BURIAL
‘Lo, I am with you always’
June 4
th
Arnold John Romer.
July 6
th
Robert Le Rossignol.
Aug. 5
th
Linda Mollie Jones.
then later by the sincere Obituary in Chemistry in Britain by his friend Ralph
Chirnside. In the News Letter, the Rev. Muspratt wrote of the celebration of
04 July at Holy Trinity, of leading a televised procession into Westminster
Abbey for a Service of Thanksgiving,
39 of his continuing efforts regarding his
treasured Penn-Pennsylvania link, of the death of the wife of the Bishop of
Oxford, the illness of his own wife Margaret, and the death of the Church
Treasurer Arnold Romer. But other than the ‘brief mention’, Robert’s passing
was not elaborated upon. In his Will
37 drawn up just a month before his
death, Robert honoured many of Emily’s remaining wishes regarding her
specific legacies which had not yet been discharged. Substantial pecuniary
legacies were also made to family and friends (amounting to £16,000) along
with any resident maid, daily help or gardener in his or his wife’s employ at
the time. The Council of Penn Parish Church received £200. For many of the
pecuniary legacies, children were to stand in place of their parent if the parent
had predeceased him, and as agreed with Emily, Robert gave St Helier to his
nephew Clement. But the first gifts mentioned in his Will were to two friends
who were to have any of the contents of his workshop they may care to select,
and to one of these, Dr. Raymond Sims—a former Trustee of Penn Mead—
he gave an additional gift, viz, the grandfather clock that stood on his stairs at
St Helier; and this was given;
… in appreciation of his help and advice which he has so often and without stint
given to me …
Robert’s workshop was clearly important to him, but the scientist had a softer
side, throughout his life collecting paintings by the celebrated Jersey artist ‘Le
Capelain’, and his third gift was to the Societé Jersiaise of St Helier, Jersey,
who received his whole collection.
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D. Sheppard
life, but otherwise his passing was marked only modestly, firstly by a ‘mention’ in the Penn Parish News Letter of 03 September 1976;
BURIAL
‘Lo, I am with you always’
June 4
th
Arnold John Romer.
July 6
th
Robert Le Rossignol.
Aug. 5
th
Linda Mollie Jones.
then later by the sincere Obituary in Chemistry in Britain by his friend Ralph
Chirnside. In the News Letter, the Rev. Muspratt wrote of the celebration of
04 July at Holy Trinity, of leading a televised procession into Westminster
Abbey for a Service of Thanksgiving,
39 of his continuing efforts regarding his
treasured Penn-Pennsylvania link, of the death of the wife of the Bishop of
Oxford, the illness of his own wife Margaret, and the death of the Church
Treasurer Arnold Romer. But other than the ‘brief mention’, Robert’s passing
was not elaborated upon. In his Will
37 drawn up just a month before his
death, Robert honoured many of Emily’s remaining wishes regarding her
specific legacies which had not yet been discharged. Substantial pecuniary
legacies were also made to family and friends (amounting to £16,000) along
with any resident maid, daily help or gardener in his or his wife’s employ at
the time. The Council of Penn Parish Church received £200. For many of the
pecuniary legacies, children were to stand in place of their parent if the parent
had predeceased him, and as agreed with Emily, Robert gave St Helier to his
nephew Clement. But the first gifts mentioned in his Will were to two friends
who were to have any of the contents of his workshop they may care to select,
and to one of these, Dr. Raymond Sims—a former Trustee of Penn Mead—
he gave an additional gift, viz, the grandfather clock that stood on his stairs at
St Helier; and this was given;
… in appreciation of his help and advice which he has so often and without stint
given to me …
Robert’s workshop was clearly important to him, but the scientist had a softer
side, throughout his life collecting paintings by the celebrated Jersey artist ‘Le
Capelain’, and his third gift was to the Societé Jersiaise of St Helier, Jersey,
who received his whole collection.
490
D. Sheppard