William James Corcoran (Bill) died peacefully at home on 29th January
2006 after a long fight against cancer.
He leaves behind wife Maureen, children Sharon and
Gavin and four Grandchildren.
The funeral took place on Monday 6th
February 2006 at All Saints Church Oakham, followed by the Committal at
Grantham. The service was conducted by the Rev Jay Ridley, who worked with
Bill at Ashwell Prison, where Bill was a Catering Manager and Jay Prison
Chaplain.
Bill was born in Liverpool in 1935, where he spent
his early years. With the onset of war he was evacuated to Herefordshire.
With the end of the war came a move back to Liverpool where he attended
Waterloo Grammar School.
In 1953 he embarked on a 22 year career in the RAF.
As an RAF Policeman he had many overseas tours; two in Cyprus, two in Aden,
and one each in Bahrain and Singapore, and was even parachuted into Suez
during the troubles in that area.
Whilst he was stationed at RAF Cottesmore in 1961
he met and married Oakham girl Maureen.
During the last four years of his service he transferred
to Management Services. He attended Bristol University and completed a
course in Organisation and Methods and Computer Appreciation.
Upon retiring from the RAF he worked for TW Kempton
a knitwear company in Leicester as a Work Study O & M Manager, he then
went on to work as Factory Manager for the same company in Grantham.
In 1979 Bill joined Universal Underwear Textiles
Ltd working at Leicester and then Tattershall as Systems Manager.
In 1983 he changed his career and joined the Prison
Service where he worked at Leicester, Gartree and Ashwell Prisons before
retiring aged 60.
Bill had a keen interest in sport. During his early
years in the RAF he was a keen athlete running the 100 yards and Furlong.
He loved rugby both as a player and in his later years as a Leicester Tigers
supporter. He was a member of Greetham Valley Golf Club, where he taught
his Grandson Jonathan, at the age of seven, to play the game.
Bill joined the Lions Club of Rutland in 1985. In
1995 he was Club President. He was also a
member of the Rutland Society of St George.
He was an Oakham Town Councillor and was Deputy
Mayor in 2003/4. Sadly he was diagnosed with
cancer one week before he would have taken up the Office of Town Mayor.
He was vice-Chairman of the Rutland County Council
Standards Committee.
Bill was a School Governor at Oakham C of E Primary
School who nominated him and his wife Maureen to attend a Garden Party
at Buckingham Palace in July 2005, where they were introduced to the Queen.
Although very involved in community affairs Bill did not let his commitments prevent him taking an active role as a family man. He took great delight in all of his Grandchildren of whom he was very proud.
He will be sadly missed by his family and all who knew him.
Family:
Maureen Corcoran - wife
Sharon and Nigel Spencer - daughter and son in law
Gavin and Amanda Corcoran - son and daughter in law - (rep Matthew and Charlotte – Grandchildren)
Jonathan and Christopher Spencer – Grandsons
Louise Dobson – Sister
Jean Corcoran – Sister in Law
Janet Ferris - niece
Kenneth and Gary Dobson – nephews
Glen Corcoran – nephew
Tonia Newbold – niece
Melanie Lowe – niece
Sheena Corcoran – niece
Eddy and Veronica Corcoran – Brother and Sister in law, there in thought unable to attend funeral through illness
Sympathisers:
Richard and Pauline Adams (rep Janet Dawson and Granville Thompson)
Olive Ainger
K Roy Ainger
Marjorie Aylward (rep John Ross Aylward)
Lesley Baldam (rep Alan Duncan MP)
Moira and John Barnes-Jones
Roy and Ann Barnett (rep Dick and Rita Maris)
Paul and Carol Beech (Mayor and Mayoress of Oakham)
Sue Bellingall ( rep Fred Bellingall)
Niki Bolton (rep Gerald, Alice and Jamie Bolton)
Sir Clifford Boulton (former Chairman Rutland County Standards Committee)
Janet Brackenbury (rep Brian Anderson)
Wendy Brand
Paul Brook (rep Fay Brook)
Bill Brown (rep Brown family)
Peter and Wendy Bryan
Doug and Joy Cant
Graham Carey (rep Rutland County Standards Committee)
Mrs J M Chater (rep Mr G B Chater)
Ron Cooper (rep Lucy Cooper)
Vicky Copping (rep Ian Copping and family)
Joy Cross (rep Robert Cross and Barbara Wallace)
Penny Davies (rep Joan Plester and Betty Tidd)
Alan T Dean (rep Rutland and Melton Conservative Association)
Maureen Dodds
Ruth Edwards
Derek and Daphne Eyers
Bob Fisher
Joy and George Fraser (rep Ted and Ivy Fraser and Family)
Roy and Muriel Gayton
Wyn Saunders
Judy Geer (rep Janet and Russell Blake, Rutland Ladies Forum)
Joan Gibson (rep Oakham CE Primary School)
Mr and Mrs Clive Breakspeare
Joy Gregg (rep Dianne and family)
Jim Harrison (rep Oakham Town Council)
Pam and Philip Hasler
Val Hems (rep Peter and Tim Hems, Susan and Burghard Gibbe)
Dennis and Sheila Herbert
Cllr and Mrs A Hodgkinson (rep Oakham CE Primary School)
Rob and Linda Hutchinson (rep Melanie, Neville, Dylan, Tim and Sam)
Mr and Mrs Ron Jervis
Jeanne Kelly (rep Alan Kelly)
Graham Kent (rep Mrs A Kent)
David Kirtland (rep Beryl Kirtland)
Viki Knight (rep David and Shirley Spencer, John Knight, Richard and Yvonne Knight, Alan Brown)
Daphne Lovering (rep David Lovering)
Chris Law (rep Keith Law, All Saints Church Scout Group)
Peter Lawson (rep Rutland Standards Committee)
Robert and Joyce Lucas (rep Mr and Mrs Andrew Lucas)
Roy and Rosemary Matthews
Iris and Peter May
Amberley Moore
Joan Massey (rep Alan Massey, Lydia and Tony Wilson)
Andrew Miller
Robert Miller (rep Chris, Anna and Arthur Miller)
Clive and June Morris (rep Graham and Sue Noble)
Bob and Brenda Carpmael
Denise McDonald (rep David, James and Gary)
Liz Naylor (rep Brian Naylor)
Mrs S K Olley
Malcolm Owram (rep RAF P Aden)
Chris Parsons (rep Members and Officers of Rutland County Council)
Barrie and Doreen Payne
Fred Prestwood (rep RAF Police Association)
Anne Quinn ( Rutland Friends of Cancer research UK)
Jack Quinn (41 Club and VAR)
Sarah Radford (rep Margo Bell)
John and Renee Reid
Pat and Brian Rice (rep family)
Gordon Rolland
Keith and Ann Savage (rep family)
Mike Saywood
Brian Skevington (rep Anne Skevington and Rutland Society of St George)
Cedric and Mary Smith
James Smith ( rep Clemmie and Rutland Society of St George)
Walter and Eileen Sirk
Malcolm Stone
Tom Suthern
Cllr George Swiffin
Corry Taylor (rep Mark and Anne Taylor)
David Thompson
Rose Tillson
Ann Trumpess (rep Brian and Matthew Trumpess)
Sue Tyers (rep Keith Tyers and Jan Fillingham)
Charlie and Joan Underwood (rep Rutland Youth Partnership)
Mike and Jackie Vecqueray (rep Oakham CE School Governors)
Chris Wallis (rep Sheila Wallis)
Brenda Weatherhogg (rep Ken Weatherhogg)
Margaret, Hector and Mark Wolley (rep The Rotary Club of Rutland)
Cllr Mark Woodcock
Name and telephone number of person to whom possible queries may be addressed:
Mrs Maureen Corcoran 01572 723143
Mrs Sharon Spencer 01572 757949 (07850576761)
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