Joseph Whiteley Lockwood

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Joseph Whiteley Lockwood
Nicknames Laddie
Born 2 March 1902(1902-03-02)
Linthwaite, West Yorkshire
Died 4 June 1968(1968-06-04) (aged 66)
Boston
Resting place St Botolph's Church, Boston
Education BA Trinity College, Cambridge
Years at BGS 1924-1967
Departments Science
Subjects Chemistry, Physics
Known for School Orchestra (leader, first violin); Chess; Cricket (player, coach, umpire)
Notable work(s) Founded the School Orchestra
Spouse Hilda Garside
Children Quentin Lockwood, Jane
Parents John William Lockwood; Mary Ellen Whiteley
Relatives Mary (sister); Benjamin Eric (brother); Ruth (sister); John Edward (brother); Harriet (sister); Fred Garside (father-in-law)

Joseph Whiteley Lockwood was a teacher of Science at Boston Grammar School for forty-three years, from 1924 until 1967. He founded the school orchestra in 1924.

The Lockwood Memorial Prize is awarded in his memory.

Obituary

This quasi-obituary appeared in the 1968 issue of the Bostonian magazine, within the report on the school orchestra written by R G Bowman

The death of Mr Lockwood less than a month after the concert (in which he took part), meant the loss not only of the leader, but also of a most enthusiastic musician. Since he founded the orchestra in 1924, he never failed to give his support to all musical activities, not only in the School, but also in the town. His absence will be felt most keenly from the leadership of the orchestra, a post he held for over forty years.

The eulogy continues in the report of the school concert written by W P B Medlock.

The performance was wholly creditable, and was deservedly applauded by the audience, who will without doubt note with great regret next year the absence from the position of first violin of Mr J W Lockwood, whose untimely death earlier this year will be keenly felt by all those who knew him, and in particular perhaps by the members of the orchestra with which he worked, and which he had led for so long.

A full obituary also appeared in the same magazine, written by William John Ricketts.

We were all deeply shocked to hear of the death of Joseph Whitely Lockwood [sic] on 4th June 1968. It was only in the last issue of this magazine that we had written of his retirement, accelerated by ill-health in his final year, but he appeared to have made such good progress that we had been encouraged to believe that we would enjoy his company and benefit from his enthusiasms for many years to come. Indeed, he had recovered sufficiently to take his accustomed place at our concert in 1967 and he was again prominent in our last concert a month before his death: the last picture which many of his friends will have of him is as leader of the orchestra which he created and loved.

All who ever met him must have been immediately impressed by his kindliness, charm and unfailing courtesy, qualities which made him liked and respected by all sections of this community to which he devoted his life. His pupils will know of his patience, perseverance and determination, whether he was teaching in the laboratory, rehearsing the orchestra or coaching cricket in the Junior nets. Colleagues add testimony to his strong sense of humour.

His training and his teaching were in Chemistry, but it will be for his devotion to Music that he will be most widely remembered, for this went beyond the bounds of the school, and brought pleasure to many throughout Boston and the County of Holland. He had, too, devoted himself to the Boston Parish Church, and inevitably after living so fully and actively for 43 years in Boston, his loss will be felt very widely. Our deepest sympathies are with his wife, his son Quentin, an Old Boy of the School and an officer in the Royal Navy, and his daughter Jane.

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