ianr Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Best known as a doyen of cryptic crossword compilers, he does actually have an ED connection. After war service and then Cambridge he was ordained into the C of E, and St Johns, ED, was his first parish. His falling in love with a young woman of the parish was not approved of -- "we were supposed to be celibates ... it was a rule of that particular parish" -- and he was accordingly bundled off to serve in Durham instead. They did eventually get married, after she spent a year in a TB sanatorium. Source: Desert Island Discs, 10 Jul 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/find-a-castaway @ 20min. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/38859-rip-araucaria-rev-john-graham/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
civilservant Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Thanks for sharing this news, ianr. He will be much missed, especially on Saturdays and Bank Holidays... Not a lot of people you can say that about. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/38859-rip-araucaria-rev-john-graham/#findComment-699438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Is he the one who announced his terminal illness in a crossword? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/38859-rip-araucaria-rev-john-graham/#findComment-699596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandNewGuy Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Yes he did. I had the pleasure of going to his 80th birthday party - 12 years ago. A great man. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/38859-rip-araucaria-rev-john-graham/#findComment-699606 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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