Cundy served as a member of the board of governors of Monkton Combe School from 1986 to 1995.[10]
Cancer and death
In November 2007, it was announced that Cundy was undergoing treatment for pleural mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer.[11] In October 2008, he announced his intention to take early retirement in July 2009 due to ill health.[12] Cundy died on 7 May 2009 at the age of 64, after collapsing on his way to a family event.[13][14] He was survived by his wife, Josephine Katherine Boyd whom he married in 1969, and their children, two sons and one daughter.[2] Following a Eucharist in Peterborough Cathedral, Cundy was buried, a week after his death.[15]