Geoffrey Mattock

Colleagues will be sorry to learn of the death, on 18 June 2019, of Geoffrey Mattock, former Senior Lecturer in the School of Education and Life Fellow of the University, at the age of 95.

Geoff came to the University in 1961 as Lecturer in the Institute of Education, being promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1970. In 1965 he took on the role of Organiser of In-Service Training, a post he held until his retirement. Geoff retired in 1989 after twenty-eight years’ service, at which time the title of Life Fellow was conferred upon him. After retirement, he was re-engaged for two years as the University’s Enterprise Development Officer.

The funeral service will be held on Monday 1 July at 1.30pm at Cookridge Methodist Church, 9 Tinshill Road, Leeds LS16 7DG and afterwards at Rawdon Crematorium, Leeds Road, Rawdon LS19 6JP at 2.20pm.

A tribute to Geoff can be found here.

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