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| 18 Dec 2017 | |
| Obituaries |
Former pupil Robert Gibson passed away in England on 18 December 2017. Robert, who was just 36, attended Bangor Grammar School from 1992- 99. After graduating from Durham University, he commenced his career in journalism with the County Down Spectator. His talent was recognised early on when he won the Press Gazette’s Student Feature of the Year Award.
Robert subsequently moved to the north of England, joining the Hexham Courant and then The Journal in Newcastle. More recently he had worked for IT firm Hedgehog Lab, also in Newcastle, as a content strategist.
Courant editor Colin Tapping said: “He was a first class journalist, very well liked by his newsroom colleagues and much respected in the local community.”
