Charles Trippe (KES 54-62) played tennis with his parents from an early age, joining KES in 1954. Whilst at KES, he played in the school tennis team and won many individual local tournaments, developing a lifelong passion for the game. At 16, he won an American Field Service scholarship and went to live in Oakland, California for a year. Here he enjoyed attending the local school, playing tennis with the host family’s four sons and was a member of the school choir that sang at the opening ceremony of the 1960 winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. Upon his return to KES, he was appointed Head of School before going on to study Industrial Economics at Nottingham University. His love for tennis continued and he played at Junior Wimbledon and as a senior in the AELTA Wimbledon qualifying tournament. He met his wife, Helen, at the World Student Games in Budapest in 1965 when they were both members of the British team. Throughout his adult life he was involved as a volunteer in tennis administration at local, national, European and world level, was appointed President of the Lawn Tennis Association (2003-2005), and was awarded an MBE for Services to Tennis in 2013. He represented Hampshire at county level until he was well into his 60s and played tennis twice weekly at the Winchester Tennis Club until he was 79. Charles was delighted to revisit KES – the school he believed set him up for life - in later years as his grandchildren attend King Edward’s. He will be deeply missed by all those who knew and loved him.