Michael Revell (OW 1948)
26 June 1930 – October 2025
The Waynflete Office has been informed by his son Paul of the death of Michael Revell, aged 95. Michael attended MCS from 1941-1948 where he was a Chorister, school prefect and part of the cricket team.
We are grateful to his Paul for sharing these words about Michael’s life:
Michael arrived at MCS in 1941 as a chorister when the Westminster Choir was dispersed. Aside from singing, which formed a major part of his school life, he threw himself into many other activities, especially sport.
On leaving school and after National Service, he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, serving initially in the UK. He returned to live in Hounslow and joined the local hockey and tennis club where he met the ladies singles champion, Pamela. They married in 1952 and went on to have three children.
In 1961, Michael was sent on an accompanied tour to Singapore, working closely with both the British Military and local government to prepare for Singaporean independence. On his return, he asked to transfer out of the diplomatic world and joined the Department for Environment, where he spent the rest of his career.
He was a devoted husband and father, encouraging his children in their sporting and academic endeavours. He gave golf lessons in the back garden (he played to a handicap of 8) and even qualified as a tennis coach.
In her early 70s, Pam received a devastating diagnosis of dementia and Michael supported her with daily visits until her death a decade ago. He kept his spirits up in her final years by watching his grandchildren play sport and used his inquisitive mind to investigate our family history, which he wrote up in considerable detail. He also retained his love of music, especially jazz.
He had various health issues through his life but, though frail, he remained mentally alert until the very end. He enjoyed reading his OW magazine and followed the progress of the school with great interest. He would often reminisce about his time as a pupil and I remember him describing how, to supplement the limited wartime menu, he would scrape the jam out of the occasional Jammie Dodger biscuits provided as a Sunday treat and spread it on his bread.
Michael downsized a couple of times in later life, but one of the personal articles he retained and which we found when we came to clear out his wardrobe was his school blazer badge.
