Richard Frederick Jesse Dixon, an Old Blue who attended Christ’s Hospital from 1941-1948, died on November 21, 2024, in McKinney, Texas, USA. Richard was born in Exmouth, Devonshire in the United Kingdom on May 8, 1932. Richard’s father and paternal grandfather were both Captains in the Royal Navy and Richard attended Christ’s Hospital from the age of nine on an …
Sponsored by Friends of Christ’s Hospital, Friends of Christ’s Hospital Transatlantic Schools Exchange Dinner took place on 5th April at the Mount Vernon Club in Baltimore Maryland. The dinner welcomed two Christ’s Hospital students who attend schools in Baltimore for a month, while living with an American host family. A child from the host family will later have the opportunity to spend …
It has been a fun and full year of events for US-based Old Blues and other friends of Christ’s Hospital. To learn more about them, as well as the refocusing of FCH’s Mission, please click on the button below to access the Friends of Christ’s Hospital 2024 year-end Newsletter.
The 2024 Founder’s Day Dinner was held on October 19 at the beautiful Manchester Hotel in downtown Lexington, KY. The dinner was hosted by FCH Board Member Nik Feldman (MaA 09-10). Nik spent time at CH as an exchange pupil from the Gilman School in Baltimore as part of the Transatlantic Exchange program. He is the creator and owner of …
The annual Transatlantic Exchange dinner was hosted in April by FCH Board President Sally O’Brien (5s 70-77) at the Mount Vernon Club in Baltimore. About 30 guests (including Old Blues and parents, faculty and exchange students from Gilman and Bryn Mawr, our two exchange schools in Baltimore) came together for a traditional CH dinner complete with toasts and a rousing …
John Laurence (Jack) Doyle, an Old Blue who donated generously to Christ’s Hospital and co-founded Friends of Christ’s Hospital in the USA, has died in Cupertino, California. Jack was born in Devon, England in 1931 and attended CH from 1940 to 1948, first in Prep B and then in Middleton A. At CH, Jack was good at both sports and academics, enjoyed theater and many outdoor activities, described …
Arthur is studying in Austin, Texas
Friend’s of Christ’s Hospital was given the honour of attending a reception given at the British Ambassador’s residence in Washington, DC to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the founding of the Royal Mathematical School (RMS) embedded within CH on November 1st 2023. The British Embassy in Washington celebrated this significant milestone in the history of CH, for two reasons. First, …
Old Blues and friends met in 2023 for the annual exchange. Photos pending
Lance Reynolds, an Old Blue who co-founded Friends of Christ’s Hospital, has died at his home in Indio, California.Martin Lance Reynolds was born on May 30th, 1939, and attended Christ’s Hospital from 1949 to 1958, starting in Prep A and then Middleton B. After CH, Lance read Chemistry at Oxford, gaining an M.A. and B.Sc., and then worked for several …
