Peter Richard Lawrance (Cheltondale, 1968)

Peter spent his early life in Sarawak and was sent to Cheltenham, aged 8. After many years of sports and summer holidays home to the Far East, Peter left to read Geography at Durham. He then joined Coopers Brothers in London and not long later left, with his wife Jane, for a job in Lusaka, Zambia. Following that and a short time in South Africa, Peter joined the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) and was posted to Malawi where he worked with smallholder tobacco, tea and coffee farmers. 

Now with three girls, Peter and Jane enjoyed the challenge and beauty of bringing up their young family with further postings to Solomon Islands and then back to Malawi and Tanzania. Having left CDC, Peter set up his own consultancy business and spent the rest of his working life travelling all over the Pacific, Caribbean and the European Union.  

After retiring he carried on using his expertise, experience and quiet efficiency to help run two charities – the Friends of Malawi Association (FOMA) and Nyika-Vwasa Trust (NVT Malawi) – as their Honorary Secretary and Treasurer. He was also a proud grandfather, enjoying family holidays and supporting school events. 

He leaves a quiet legacy but a world better for it, and he is missed enormously.