We are very sorry to notify you of the passing of Tony who was at the School from 1956 until 1963.

Tony sadly passed away on 21st January 2025.

We are conscious that some people who knew Tony during his time at the School may not be in contact with us and we would be very grateful if you could pass on this information to those that you know.

As is usual practice, we would like to place an obituary for Tony in the 2024-25 OI Journal. If you know of any stories or memories which you can pass on to us so we can put them together for the publication we would be most grateful. Please address any contributions to me through oldipswichians@ipswich.school

Sally Webber
OI Chair

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Tony Hallett, inspirational naval officer who went on to lead rugby union into the professional era - link to article in the Telegraph

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I was very sorry to learn of Tony’s death.

We weren’t close friends but got on very well together bearing in mind he was a boarder and I was a day boy. We spent our last two years preparing for our History A Level at a time when Tony had reached the heights of School Rugby 1st Fifteen Captain . I managed two appearances to cover for injuries!

I am afraid we lost touch after we both left and went our separate ways.

Graham Cook (OI 1956-63)

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Feature in The Times - 5th March 2025