the oppressed in the interest of non-racialism in Southern Africa." Stern was appointed OBE in 1968, and in 1999 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Sussex University. Later life Stern returned to England in 1973 and served as superintendent for children's homes until 1980. He then served as director of the charity Mind from 1980 to 1983. In 1986, Stern married Sarah Roberts, who had a son, Hugh, by a previous marriage. They had a daughter, Miranda. Sarah died in 1987, and Michael Stern focused on raising the children himself. Michael Stern died in a car accident in Hindhead, Surrey on 14 July 2002, aged 80. References 1922 births 2002 deaths Alumni of Downing College, Cambridge Royal Corps of Signals officers British Army personnel of World War II Schoolteachers from Devon English educational theorists Officers of the Order of the British Empire Road incident deaths in England British expatriates in South Africa Education in South Africa British expatriates in Egypt