Douglas Duncan (OK 1949)

Douglas Duncan (OK 1949) passed away in March 2025. 

From the family - 

Douglas Hamilton Stewart Duncan (1930–2025) 

Douglas Duncan entered the Junior School in 1942 as a Surrey Scholar and continued on to the Senior School, where he studied history under the long-serving Henry Greenwood. In 1951, following two years of National Service upon leaving KCS, 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 enjoyed a successful 45-year career in the field. Following his retirement in 2000, he and his wife, Martha, traveled extensively, returning to England every two years to visit family. 

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