DEREK MILLWARDFormer press photographer Derek Millward, who went on to be a TV cameraman, died aged 80 after a long battle with cancer.
Derek was born in Chesterfield and grew up in Littleover, joining the Derby Evening Telegraph in the early 1950s after a stint at Motorcycle Magazine.
After four years he moved to the Nottingham Evening Post, leaving after two years to move to London to work for Press Association and Reuters in Fleet Street.
His next move was to the West Midlands at the Wolverhampton Express and Star, the Birmingham Post and Mail and as a roving camera man for BBC Midlands Today.
He also worked as a freelance cameraman for the popular kids' TV show Tiswas presented by Chris Tarrant – to the delight of his children.
During his career he photographed numerous celebrities including Cary Grant and the Queen, as well as capturing national incidents such as the Aberfan disaster in which 144 people died when a tip of coal waste slid on to the Welsh village.
His daughter Sophie Millward, 36, said her father always considered himself lucky to find a job he loved so much.
She said: "Photography was his life. As far back as I can remember he always had a camera with him wherever we went."
His photography career began during National Service, capturing air crashes for investigation purposes.
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