Terry Bhogal RIP

St Mary’s has received the sad news of the passing of Terry Bhogal (Docherty).

Terry was a well-known member of the St Mary’s community. An alumna, she stayed at St Mary’s after graduating and began working at the University in 1994.

She first joined as a Lab Technician before moving into Health and Safety, where she stayed until leaving in 2020. Over her 26 years at St Mary’s, Terry directly impacted and improved the student experience, ensuring that the University was a safe and comfortable environment for students and staff to live, study and work.

Aside to her day-to-day job at St Mary’s, Terry also worked as a Resident Mentor. Through this role she gave pastoral support to students living in campus accommodation for many years. She was recognised by the Students’ Union for her contributions to student experience in 2015, as she was awarded an Honorary Life Membership.

The University will be commemorating Terry’s life and contribution to St Mary’s in the coming weeks, and further details will be communicated to staff in due course.

If you would support or to speak to anyone, the Employee Assistance Programme is free, confidential, and available 24/7, and can be accessed on the staff website. The Chaplaincy team are also available to provide support: chaplaincy@stmarys.ac.uk.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Terry’s family, friends and loved ones at this difficult time.