Deane, son of Alexander Sharp Deane II, entered Trinity circa 1907. A medical practitioner, he died of the Spanish flu pandemic in South Africa. My father, Hector Charles Chatterton Deane’s entry to Trinity in April 1916, was delayed by the outbreak of the Easter Rising! The period of his medical training embraced the turbulence of the following years. He served as the surgeon-in-charge at Armagh for 40 years. Henry Hargrave Deane II, my uncle was at Campbell College, when he played against future Nobel Laureate, Samuel Beckett, in the Ulster Schools’ Rugby Cup Final of 1923. Entering Trinity in 1924, he became a professional soldier, awarded a Distinguished Service Order for service during the Korean War. I entered Trinity in 1966 to read Ancient and Modern Literature. I served as treasurer of the University Philosophical Society and played rugby, hockey and cricket for minor teams. In 1970, I was elected a Knight of the Campanile. Following a brief career in banking, I spent forty-five years in the sphere of secondary education. My sister, Alexandra (Sandra) Sharp Kempston, née Deane, entered Trinity in 1967 to read History and Political Science. She played for the Trinity tennis team, as well as squash and hockey for lower teams. Sandra qualified as a social worker in Edinburgh and spent much of her career working for the CLIC Sargent Cancer Charity.’
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