Douglas Duncan (OK 1949) died March 10, 2025

Douglas Hamilton Stewart Duncan (1930–2025) entered the Junior School in 1942 as a Surrey Scholar and continued to the Senior School, where he studied history under the long-serving Henry Greenwood. In 1951, following two years of National Service upon leaving King’s, he went up to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, to read history.

Douglas’s professional life took him to North America. He lived in Toronto, Canada, for a year while working for Sun Life Assurance. In 1955, he was accepted into the graduate program in City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley. He packed his belongings, collected a brand-new Chevrolet Bel Air in Detroit, and delivered it to a showroom in San Francisco—his journey west marking the start of his studies in California.

After completing his degree, Douglas founded a planning consultancy in Berkeley and went on to enjoy a successful 45-year career in the field. Following his retirement in 2000, he and his wife, Martha, travelled extensively, returning to England every two years to visit family.

Douglas died peacefully at his home in Berkeley in March 2025, following a brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Martha; his daughter, Eileen; and his grandson, Leif.