Derek S. Dolling

Derek S. Dolling, 72, of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012 at 9:20 p.m. at Pinckneyville Community Hospital, Pinckneyville, Ill. after a courageous two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

Derek was born on Jan. 11, 1940 in London, England to Arthur and Eleanor (Allan) Dolling. He graduated from London University in 1961 and began his high school teaching career where he taught mathematics, science and woodworking in an East London high school.