Obituaries

Peter Richard Elliott, structural engineer. Born: 20 May 1957 in Edinburgh. Died: 19 September 2019, aged 62.

A Galashiels firefighter and union stalwart has left a literary legacy following his death last month.

Harold Bloom, literary critic. Born: Born: 11 July 1930, East Bronx, New York, United States. Died: 14 October, 2019 in New Haven, Conneticut, aged 89

Joe Mason, footballer. Born 17 August, 1940. Died 26 September, 2019 aged 79.

Alexei Leonov, cosmonaut. Born: 30 May, 1934 in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. Died: 11 October, 2019 in Moscow, Russia, aged 85

Guido Porciani, fish fryer, community activist, social historian. Born: 13 March, 1931 in Dumbarton. Died: September 13, 2019 in Vale of Leven, aged 88

Ian Marchbank, professional golfer. Born: 18 October, 1931. Died: 23 September, 2019 aged 87.

William Watson Cockburn Syson, banker, Boys’ Brigade stalwart and philanthropist. Born, 12 September, 1930 in Edinburgh. Died: 27 May, 2019 aged 88

Sylvester Campbell, farming leader. Born: 24 May, 1925 in Kinellar, Aberdeenshire. Died: 23 September, 2019 in Kinellar, aged 94.

Ginger Baker, musician. Born: 19 August, 1939 in Lewisham, London. Died: 6, October 2019 in Canterbury, aged 80.

Stuart McAra, digital effects producer. Born: 28 December, 1964 in Edinburgh. Died: 15 September, 2019 in Wellington, New Zealand, aged 54

Robert Prentice, footballer. Born: 27 September, 1953 in Lanark.Died: 16 September, 2019 in Dalkeith, aged 65

Peter Sissons, newsreader. Born: 17 July, 1942 in Liverpool. Died: 1 October, 2019 in Maidstone, aged 77.

Jessye Norman, opera star. Born: 15 September, 1945 in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Died: 30 September, 2019 in New York, aged 74

Carol Anne Graham – 6 May 1948 to 18 September 2019 .

Mexican crooner José José, the ­elegant dresser who moved audiences to tears with melancholic love ballads and was known as the Prince of Song, has died at the age of 71.

Jacques Chirac, former French president. Born: 29 November 1932 in Paris, France. Died: 
26 September 2019 in Paris, aged 86

David Robertson Mitchell, press photographer. Born: 15 March 1939 in London. Died: 30 August 2019 in Vale of Leven, Dunbartonshire, aged 80.