Miss Lucy Watson, who taught at St Leonards School in St Andrews for 26 years, has died at the age of 88.
Born in Edinburgh in 1925, Miss Watson started her school days at the city’s former St Trinneans School.
St Trinneans was the inspiration behind the St Trinians depicted in cartoons and films, despite bearing little resemblance to the anarchic school in the stories.
She continued her schooling at St Katherine’s and then St Leonards in St Andrews, residing at St Rule East from 1935 to 1942.
She completed undergraduate and postgraduate science degrees at St Andrews University before going on to teach biology at St Leonards until she retired at 60.
An enthusiastic teacher, she was an active member of the school’s Seniors Society.
She was involved in the golf club and the Lucy Watson prize for most improved golfer is presented each year to one boy and one girl.
Former St Leonards colleague June Caithness said: “Lucy was one of the first and true supporters when I set up the St Leonards Golf Club and was at my side on many occasions at golf tournaments the school ran for the development of juniors in Scotland. She presented two silver golf trophies to the St Leonards golf programme, one for boys and one for girls, to be presented annually for improvement.”
Miss Watson was also a fundraiser for the St Andrews branch of the RNLI.