▁a ▁Fre eman ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁W ool men ' s ▁Company ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Par ish ▁C ler ks ' ▁Company , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁Master ▁ 1 9 8 6 / 7 . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁Sir ▁D erek ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁hydro ce phal us ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁his ▁as hes ▁are ▁buried ▁in ▁West min ster ▁Ab bey . ▁He ▁had ▁held ▁numerous ▁other ▁appoint ments ▁including ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁Arch b ish ops ' ▁Commission ▁on ▁Church ▁and ▁State ▁( 1 9 6 6 – 7 0 ) ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Council ▁of ▁Church es ▁( 1 9 7 2 – 9 0 ), ▁the ▁vice - ch air mans hip ▁of ▁the ▁Gros ven or ▁Chap el ▁Committee ▁( 1 9 7 3 – 8 1 ), ▁the ▁chair mans hip ▁of ▁L idd on ▁Trust ees ▁( 1 9 7 2 – 2 0 0 1 ), ▁the ▁William ▁Temple ▁Association , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Centre ▁in ▁Rome ▁( 1 9 8 5 – 2 0 0 1 ), ▁and ▁the ▁principal ship ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁the ▁Fa ith ▁( 1 9 9 2 – 2 0 0 1 ). ▁He ▁was ▁Church ward en ▁of ▁St ▁Michael ' s ,