George Stanley Perry MSc PhD DIC FRSC CChem

George Stanley Perry was born in Hackney, London on the 20th July 1928.  

At the start of the Second World War George's school The Coopers' Company's School was evacuated to Frome in Somerset.   This disrupted his education but gave him a love of the countryside and the opportunity for new adventures such as cycling home to London in the holidays. 

After the war George did his National Service and strived to complete his education. In 1953 he gained his BSc at West Ham College of Technology (under the umbrella of Imperial College). He then went to Canada to McMaster University to gain his Master's degree in Chemistry, returning home to London to Imperial College where he achieved his PhD in Physical Chemistry in September 1959. He then began working at AWRE, Aldermaston and remained there until he retired in July 1993. 

George's work was a vital and very important part of his life. He worked on some challenging projects and he valued the teams of people he was privileged to work with both   in this country and in USA. He enjoyed his years at Aldermaston and his working visits to Oak Ridge, Rocky Flats, Los Alamos and Livermore. He was respected as a man of intellect and integrity and an excellent and enthusiastic scientist.

Outside of work George played golf and bridge and enjoyed the Opera and the Proms - his most recent visit to Imperial College was to stay over when attending a Proms concert last August.   Together George and his wife Amy visited their friends in USA and Canada, later they did two world trips taking in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong and China. Within the last few years he discovered the delights of cruising and took up painting.

On Thursday 27th. December 2018 George died peacefully at home.   He is survived by his wife Amy, daughter Rowena and son Douglas.

Provided by Amy and Rowena Perry