Ian Goatman was born in Ruislip on May 14th 1940, the son of Wilfrid and Emily Goatman. His younger sister, Denise, was born 3 years later and the family lived in Harefield in Middlesex. Wilfrid’s work as a journalist took them to Leominster in Herefordshire – and Ian spent a very happy childhood attending Leominster Grammar School – in fact when the family had to move on to Ebbw Vale, in an early demonstration of independence, Ian refused to move. He was 14. He lodged with his English teacher Burt Rowley for the next 3 years, continuing to enjoy his education as well as acting, batting for the 1st XI and ringing the bells at a local church in Eardisland. He did have to move to Ebbw Vale, however, in order to do his A Levels (5 in all) and then in 1958 he was awarded a scholarship to the London School of Economics where he studied history, politics and international relations. In 1961 Ian was awarded another scholarship to study at the Ecole de Science Politique in Paris. On a trip back home in the Easter of 1963 he met his future wife, Ersie at the LSE Student Union. They fell instantly in love. That summer Ian travelled to Athens to join Ersie on holiday. It was there he proposed to her in the light of a full moon and in sight of the Acropolis- quite the romantic! Ian and Ersie married on 14th March 1964 and began married life together in Belsize Park, very soon moving to Highgate, where they spent many happy years. They had two children, Liana and Alexander. Ian went in to teaching and from the small beginnings of one classroom in Victoria Street, created a school- Centre for Economics and Political Studies (CEPS for short) which aimed to help foreign students to gain A Levels and diplomas in order to attend UK universities, acting as a feeder especially to the LSE. In the 1970s Ian formed another school to run alongside CEPS. The Business Language School offered training to foreign companies for their executives to learn business English. During the 1980s Ian also became a consultant to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Diplomatic Service- giving British diplomats a grounding in economic theory , history and the global political economy at large. Several generations of British diplomats benefitted from this training and many have paid tribute to his work. He was a natural communicator and his lectures live long in the memory of those who attended them. For the last 10 years Ian and Ersie had lived in Cyprus, returning frequently to visit family, especially to be with their three grandchildren Madeline, Rufus and Jason. Ian passed away on 15th January after a brief illness. He was in London with his family around him.