Clare Rachel Fowler (30 May 1979 - 30 Apr 2023)

Gosh, what a lot of lovely messages. I didn't know Clare, but I worked with her mum, Emily, for many years. This must be devastating for her and Bob.

I met Clare at university. We lived on the same corridor in our first year and shared a flat in our second year. I have many happy memories of the time we spent together, with lots of singing, dancing, partying and fun.

I last saw Clare in December, when we met up for a chat and warming drinks in a local beer garden. It was really lovely to see her, and she seemed so strong, in spite of her illness. Her bravery, and the way she was managing everything, fighting so hard, and staying so positive was inspirational. It was clear how proud she was of her family, and how much she loved them.

My thoughts are with Dave, Sammy, Abi and Flo, and Clare's wider family. Sending all my love and best wishes. xxx

I am sad our Medical knowledge was not advanced enough for you but hopefully research can cure cancer soon.

In loving memory of Clare from John, Dot and Tim

Clare was an amazing colleague, she was always so generous with her time and helpful in her advice. Very sad to hear this news and so very sorry for your loss.

Thank you for setting up this page. I was on holiday when funeral took place, and so it’s great to have a space to leave condolences, share memories and read and reflect on other people’s heartfelt and beautiful messages.

Like many, I’ll remember Clare fondly as someone clever, someone kind and someone that when you look back on your career that you’ll feel lucky you got to work and learn from.

Despite not working with Clare directly for the past few years, I’ve often found myself thinking what would Clare think of an idea I came up with or something I wrote. How would she view it? Where would she spot the gaps? I have no doubt I’ll continue to think this way, because Clare made everything she work on, and those she worked with, better.

If you wanted something to be the best it could be, you’d ask Clare. She wouldn’t hide away from telling you what she thought or from giving challenging feedback, but she had a skill in not making you feel personally challenged when you received it. It always felt positive. And always came from a place of support. That’s a very special skill. One that you admire in the best of colleagues (and people). And one that will be sorely missed by many.

Sending all my positive thoughts to Clare’s family, who she’d speak about often and clearly loved dearly. I can’t begin to imagine what you’ve been feeling over the last few weeks, but as the rawness subsides (and it will) I hope that reading the positive memories and messages that others have shared will bring a much needed smile, and confidence and hope in knowing that despite losing her too soon, her positive impact on those she knew will live on for a long time to come.

In memory of Clare

Today is Clare’s birthday, a date noted in my private diary, because whilst Clare was constantly zooming in for me on the small but important things -like team member birthdays - as well as zooming out on the big picture issues, I couldn’t expect her to remind me of her own birthday; and she was too self effacing to do so. Clare was a constant for most of my time leading Deloitte. She made the complex simple, she navigated cultural differences with sensitivity, she created an esprit de court amongst the wider team. She did it all with a real energy but no fuss, always thinking of the impact of decisions on others, working to build consensus where necessary.

When new people met Clare they would often comment on her fierce intellect, her practical no nonsense approach to any task, her focus on the job in hand all of which were true. But then as they got to know her they’d learn of her quirky sense of fun- anyone want an Executive meeting in the Lego Innovation Centre in Denmark?; her pride and joy in Sammy, Abi and Flo as they grew up and her love for Dave; her conviction that doing the right thing wasn’t just a slogan, her willingness to call out behaviour she saw that wasn’t right and her confidence to tell me when she thought I’d got something wrong.

Clare was simply a good person in every way and she is greatly missed.

A lovely lady who w were privileged to know. Deepest sympathy to all her family and friends.

Clare is amazing and her enthusiasm, intelligence, kindness, humour and resilience will live on - be conserved as the physicists say- through Sam, Abi and Flo. Very much love to you all

Sending our deepest condolences to Dave, Sam, Abi and Flo, and to all those who were privileged enough to know and love her.

Our deepest sympathy to Dave and the family. Clare will be forever in our thoughts. Philip, Alex, Billy and Margo. X

Forever in our hearts Clare

Our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to Dave, Sammy, Abbie, Flo and all of Clare’s family. It was a beautiful day to farewell Clare and she had pulled together an incredibly thoughtful and moving ceremony. Lots of love, Eden, Martin and Svetlana

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To David,Sam, Abi and Flo Sincere condolences at this very sad time.

I feel so honoured to have been part of your life Clare & to have witnessed what an incredibly strong, resilient, intelligent & witty woman you were. You were a devoted mother & the stories we shared about our kids & life lessons you wanted to share before you passed will stay with me forever.

It's only in the last few weeks that I have realised the extent to which Clare has been such a wonderful constant in my life for such a long time: a colleague in Strategy, an ally in the Exec group and a great friend in our much loved corner of South East London.
I feel privileged to have been even a small part of Clare's world – pacing the local streets together, tea in hand, putting the world to rights. Clare would always turn up with a smile on her face and a spring in her step - ready to listen to my grumbles (which were always miniscule compared to her own battles) and offer sanguine advice.
Clare's no nonsense, positivity over the last few years has been truly inspirational. Not wanting her treatment to make her miss out of last year's festivities, we managed to sneak in a Christmas lunch together - in a pub garden, in the snow, huddled under heaters with non-alcoholic cocktails and everyone looking at us like we were slightly nuts. I will always treasure this memory and use it as a remind that whatever life is throwing at you there is still fun to be had – you just might need to be a bit more creative to find it.

Dave, Sammy, Abi, Flo – I cannot imagine the loss you are feeling right now. I have no doubt that you have endless happy memories of Clare and hope that, despite everything, these can bring a smile to your face in the coming days, weeks and months, and help you through these unimaginably hard times. My thoughts are with you all. xxx