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Members of the St Paul’s Community are invited to share their messages of condolence, following the sad loss of Dr Ed Beesley, Head of History at St Paul’s.
Ed’s wife is extremely grateful for the kind words she has received so far and wanted the school to share this message with the Pauline community:
Normally, I am extremely assiduous in writing thank-you cards for the gifts I receive but, after today, this would be an Herculean task so please excuse the impersonal nature of this message.
Ed was loved and respected wherever he worked and it is an enormous help to Augusta, Theo and me to see this marked so palpably by the hundreds of cards and messages we have already received. We have long since run out of vases for beautiful flowers and the massive box which just arrived with so many envelopes, gifts and expressions of love from SPGS and SPS is quite overwhelming. The Rugby community also holds Ed deep in their hearts and so we are drawing on our collective good memories to keep us strong. Ed will live with us forever, of course, but you have all already played a huge part in supporting us and I know he would love you all the more for it.
With our best wishes, Lizzie, Augusta and Theo.
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Rest In Peace Sir, you will be sorely missed 🙁
My condolences to Dr Beesley’s family and friends during this difficult period. Dr Beesley was one of the funniest, most charismatic, considerate and friendly people I have ever met which is why it’s so tough to deal with his sudden passing. Dr Beesley has been an inspiration to all of us pupils and still lives on through each and every Pauline he has ever taught. He was greatly loved, respected and admired by the whole community. As the figurehead of the History department for many years, he is genuinely irreplaceable. I am extremely grateful to have been taught by Dr Beesley for my first term of GCSE History during which I have learnt so much. Outside of History you were always an amazing listening ear and I will miss our chats in the corridors. Thank you for everything Dr Beesley, you will never be forgotten, fly high. Rest in Peace Sir.
Mr Beesley was exceptionally kind to our son and our family at a very difficult time for us. He made a significant time contribution in supporting our son and made an important difference to his life. We all have very fond memories of him and are very grateful for the time he spent with our son. Our condolences to his family.
I was fortunate enough to join a house at Rugby where Dr. Beesley was a senior tutor. I will always remember being sat with him on thursday nights, listening to him, and admiring the incredibly interesting and inspirational man he was. He will be sorely missed. My deepest condolences for the Beesley family.
Just to offer my condolences for your sad loss. I know what a caring person he was. He was always willing to stand up for people who needed support however unfashionable that might be. He was so kind when he supported me when my Mother died. Thinking of you ,