Pamensky studied as a chartered accountant at Wits and played club cricket for the university and, later, at Pirates in Johannesburg. He attended Grey High School, excelling in maths and playing first team cricket, where he opened the innings and kept wicket. Pamensky was born in Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha) on 21 July 1930 to jewellery store owners Samuel and Freda Pamensky. Joseph Leon Pamensky – or “Papa Joe” (CTA 1953) – died on 8 March 2023, in Johannesburg after a long battle with dementia at the age of 92. Source: Orlek family Joseph Pamensky (1930-2023) He leaves his wife Ilana and sons Jonathan and Alex. He maintained strong ties with South Africa, visiting every year to see family and friends and to spend time in the bush. It’s a passion he shared with his wife Ilana.
He joined Beecham Pharmaceuticals (now GlaxoSmithKline) in 1981, working as a medicinal chemist on several different drug discovery research programmes until his retirement in 2008.ĭuring his retirement he spent many hours pursuing his passion for photography – both behind the lens and at exhibitions in the UK and abroad. In 1977 he moved to the United Kingdom to take up a postdoctoral position at City, University of London, under Professor Peter Sammes, where he undertook research on the chemistry of beta-lactamase inhibitors. He was born in Vereeniging, matriculated from General Smuts High in 1966, and obtained a bachelor of science degree in industrial chemistry in 1971 as well as his doctorate in organic chemistry in 1976 from Wits.
Dr Barry Orlek (BSc 1971, PhD 1976) died on 11 March 2023, at his home in Epping, England, after a long battle with myeloma.
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