Michael Paul Sternberg Field’s 1946–1951 Michael Paul Sternberg, retired consultant psychiatrist, died on 10 October 2021. He was 88. Michael was born on the 12 August 1933 in Vienna. After the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany, his family managed to obtain a residence permit for Paraguay, and transit visas for Switzerland, France, Belgium and the UK. On arrival in the UK, his family were given permission to remain as his adopted father was a doctor (see British Medical Journal 14 Jan, 1978, obit, for Dr Tobias Sternberg). Michael attended Lancing College 1946–1951, in Field’s House, under the care of Mr Patrick Halsey. On leaving he trained at St Mary’s Medical School in London, where he qualified in 1958. On completing two years’ National Service, as a Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps, he entered General Practice in Rainham, Essex. He then became a Senior House Officer & Registrar at Nethern Hospital, Caterham. He moved to become a Senior Registrar at the
Westminster Hospital. He subsequently relocated to Bristol in 1971, were he served for many years as a consultant psychiatrist at both Bristol Royal Infirmary and Barrow Hospital, along with a private practice in Clifton. In later years, Michael became disillusioned with reforms to psychiatric care, leaving the NHS to focus on medicolegal work, retiring in 2003. A dedicated physician, his charm and competence endeared him to his patients. He retired to Exmouth, and in recent years his health impacted his love of travel, fine wine and food. He lived with a deep cultural heritage from his AustroHungarian family, in conjunction with the shadow of Anschluss and dislocation. He is survived by both his first and second wives, two sons and five grandchildren, one stepson and one stepdaughter, and seven step-grandchildren. GILES GRANT
We also remember the following OLs: Name
House and Year
Date
Michael John Skaife d'Ingerthorpe
Gibbs' 1959–1964
9 January
Ian 'Mike' Michael Hobbins
Olds 1945–1950
21 January
Andrew ‘Andy’ Charles Webber
Second's 1956–1961
12 June
Ian Hunter James
Second's 1949–1952
1 July
Richard Cecil-Smith
Field's 1945–1950
30 July
Linton James Conrathe
Olds 1982–1987
16 August
Michael Andrew Chisholm Lyon
Gibbs' 1945–1949
7 September
John Raymond Dorrington Stephenson
Gibbs' 1973–1978
14 October
David Charles Goodhart
Teme 1963–1968
29 October
John Edward Broster Foulkes
Field's 1957–1961
12 November
Robert Bruce Keston
Gibbs' 1957–1962
15 November
Wherever possible, full obituaries are published on The OL Club website www.oldlancingclub.com or in the next edition of The Quad
Forthcoming Events for OLs & Parents
We are looking forward to welcoming OLs, parents and guests to our programme of events over the next few months. We encourage all guest to familiarise themselves with our Events Code of Conduct prior to attending and we will notify any changes in advance. The most up-to-date information can be found on the website. Event
Venue
Date
OLs vs College Netball
Lancing College
9 January 2022
Lancing Parents’ Association Burns Night Supper
Lancing College
22 January 2022
Head Master’s Lecture Guest Speaker: Daniel Mendoza (Sanderson’s 1982–1986)
Zoom
27 January 2022
For further information about any of these events, please contact Alexandra Nagy: anagy@lancing.org.uk ADVENT 2021
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