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SOF | OVERSEAS BAG 2021
to the news that Ken Mayhew’s memorial
service had been postponed due to Covid
Cyprus
and the death of Mike Allport in Sydney.
There was also the news that Ian Channell
(42-45) had been stood down as the
Robert Bowman Clarke (R59-64) was in
official Wizard of New Zealand.
touch again in February 2021 from what
he described as a chilly Cyprus. He went
Jon Newbery (Z79-84) emailed about the
on to say thanks for passing on Charles
sad death of his father, Paddy Newbery
Blackmore’s poignant poem on the death
(Hon OF), on Boxing Day 2020. He had
of Richard Vaughan Griffiths, which
been headmaster of Brandeston.
deserves to be preserved in the OF Annals
for all time to mark his passing. They were
Hugh Richardson (S43-48) was in touch
still in a semi-lockdown with a curfew from
at the start of 2021, having not heard
9pm to 6am; all restaurants, tavernas
from him for a number of years. He
and bars shut, but we are hoping they will
noted that, unfortunately, the good old
gradually open in time for Easter in early
days of the magazine had passed and
April.
wondered if there was any news of his
contemporaries Richard Husk (R47-51) or
Bobby Manthorp (R45-52) as he wanted
to make contact.
France
Canada
Brian Rosen (S40-46) sent apologies
in October 2021 for not having been in
touch more regularly. He said life there
was slowly returning to normal with
Howard Thistlewood (K66-73) noticed
restaurants, bars, gyms, cinemas etc.
that a link on the website was missing
all reopening, adding: “We really do
which meant that he couldn’t access the
appreciate our good fortune, with our
1970s magazines. This was corrected.
large garden and swimming pool, unlike
He was also after contact details for the
so many families living in more confined
widow of his late schoolfriend Dr Richard
situations. Our daughter Sarah (BH 1987-
Kell (S66-73) who he saw had passed
93), who lives in a flat in Lyon, certainly
away in 2019 aged 64. He lives in a
suffered more than us during the various
fairly remote part of British Columbia and
confinements and curfews. However, as
said that, finally, he had a lot more free
an epidemiologist, she has of course been
time as a retiree. He works one or two
extremely busy. So, now in my 93rd year I
days a week as a professor or emeritus,
find life very relaxing and comfortable.”
mentoring new hires and writing up a few
articles.
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