Elysium or the Elysian Fields (Ancient Greek: Ἠλύσιον πεδίον, Ēlýsion pedíon) is a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by certain Greek religious and philosophical sects and cults. Initially separate from the realm of Hades, admission was reserved for mortals related to the gods and other heroes. Later, it expanded to include those chosen by the gods, the righteous, and the heroic, where they would remain after death, to live a blessed and happy life, and indulging in whatever employment they had enjoyed in life.
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Hugh Chapman
Dave Bentley
Marie Nally 1955 - 1998
Download Marie's Funeral Service here
Ralph Merrifield
The Independent
Jo Groves
Kikar Singh
Susan Banks
Simon Grant
Alan Vince
The Guardian
Click London Archaeologist PDF to download
Penny's tribute by Lyn Blackmore, Ian Blair and Jackie Keily
and
here to download ‘Ode to Penny’ PDF, the reading that
was given as a celebration of her life at her funeral service.
Bill White
The Guardian
Markus Casey
1957 - 2008
Geoff Egan
1951 - 2010
PDF
Tony McKenna
Harvey Sheldon PDF
Dickie Bluer
PDF
Graham Kenlin
13th February 1953 - 30th December 2013
Alan Gammon
PDF
(1920–2016)
Bill McCann
Click here to read
"Remembering Bill McCann" by Ian Blair
Derek Keene
1942 - 2021
Click here to read Derek's obituary by Mathew Davies
Peter Clark
1959 - 2021
Click here to read Peter Clark - a Tribute by Paul Bennett
Above: Pete at Copthall Avenue in 1981,
his first site in London with the DUA.
Eric Norton
Click here to read
"Remembering Eric Norton" by Ian Blair
Gina Porter
1957 - 2021
Click here to read "In memory of Gina Porter 1957 - 2021"
by Ian Blair
Nick Fuentes (Farrant)
1934 - 2010
Click here to read/download Clive Orton's obituary
"an appreciation of Nick Fuentes"
London Archaeologist Autumn 2010
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Chris Phillpotts
1955 - 2013
Click here to read an obitury from the
Crickley Hill Excavation blog
Bruno Barber
1962 - 2022
Roberta Tomber
1954 - 2022
Elias Kupfermann
1965 - 2022
Friederike Hammer
1934 - 2023
Ian's Obituary published in the London Archaeologist Autumn 2023