KARACHI: Simon Glasson, principal of the Karachi Grammar School (KGS), passed away in London on Thursday evening. He was 56.

Mr Glasson had been fighting cancer for a few years now and he had been in London for treatment.

His death was announced by the Principal’s office in KGS through a notification shared on Friday.

Paying rich tribute to him, the letter remembered him as a “kind, warm and considerate person who took genuine interest in everything related to the school.

“He was an immense support for the KGS and his positive energy always made an impact. His popularity spanned across students, parents and alumni. He fought his illness bravely putting on a courageous front and always smiling.”

Before joining KGS as principal in 2019, Mr Glasson was previously the principal of The City School’s PAF Chapter. The news of his passing has deeply saddened all his friends, students and old acquaintances. Calling it a huge loss to education, some also took to social media to pay tribute to him.

Everyone remembered him as a thorough gentleman and a staunch supporter of using education to bring about beneficial social change in society. He liked Pakistan and its people very much and enjoyed working and living here.

One of his older students from The City School said that he and his schoolmates thought that he looked a lot like the character Agent Smith in the Matrix movies whenever they saw him wearing his dark sunglasses.

Published in Dawn, December 24th, 2022