Chris Deane obituary
Chris Deane was an enthusiastic left-leaning teacher. One of his 1980s classes still has a WhatsApp group called ‘Call me Chris’
Chris Deane was an enthusiastic left-leaning teacher. One of his 1980s classes still has a WhatsApp group called ‘Call me Chris’
MickNott
Thu 27 May 2021 12.30 EDT
Last modified on Thu 27 May 2021 12.31 EDT
My friend Chris Deane, who has died of a heart attack aged 73, was an inspirational teacher and headteacher before taking up an active role in local politics after he retired.
Born in Catford, south-east London, Chris was the second youngest of the six children of Charles Deane, a receptionist at the Press Club in Fleet Street, and Phyllis (nee Warren), an accounts clerk at Robertson’s Preserves.