Dawn King

Hon. OW & Staff Member 1997 - 2020

Word has reached us of the sad news that Dawn King passed away on 15th June 2022. She was aged 77. Our thoughts and best wishes go to her family and those who knew her well.

Dawn will be fondly remembered by staff and many OWs as a member of the cleaning team in Haywardsfield House, for over 20 years.

If you would like to have your memories of Dawn posted on this webpage, please feel free to email them to TWS@wycliffe.co.uk

Memories of Dawn

I had the pleasure of working with Dawn in Haywardsfield  for nearly 17 years. We were all sad to hear of her passing. She was the most kind caring lady, who was very much the mother of our team. She always knew what to say if you were having a tough day and shared many of her experiences with us. She was greatly missed when she took her well earned retirement from the college, by both staff and pupils. To hear of her illness was a shock but in true Dawn spirit she took it all in her stride, not wanting to bother her family and friends. Two weeks before her death Dawn was back in her chair in Haywardsfield enjoying coffee and a chat with us and looking very well. Sadly this was to be the last time we saw Dawn and the whole house feels a huge loss. Dawn’s family gave her a wonderful send off, very fitting of a lovely lady . RIP Dawn, forever in our thoughts.

– Louise Noble (Honorary Member of The Wycliffian Society and current Haywardsfield House Cleaner)