Obituary - Peter Croyden
Staff in IT Services were saddened to hear that former colleague Peter Croyden passed away on Friday 2 December after a short illness.
Peter Croyden
Peter started work as a programmer in what was the Computing Centre in 1976.
His speciality was in mathematics and numerical analysis, and much of his work was in support of members of the Mathematics faculty.
Peter was instrumental in the early development of a number of services which are now a core feature of IT Services support, such as the Online Help Desk (known to most as the FAQs).
He was never a person to self-promote or trumpet his considerable abilities and his sharp intellect, preferring to work quietly in the background, but always willing to give his time generously and patiently to those who called upon him.
He enjoyed regular walks on the nearby Downs with his colleagues at lunchtimes, and often was the centre of animated conversations on the issues of the day or the various injustices or inequalities of life.
Peter retired at the end of 2006 and will be remembered with much affection by his former colleagues.
Andy Clews, IT Services