| 1941 |
Elvor Shaw (Hudson) last wrote in October from New Zealand. She was recovering from chemotherapy after a rare form of cancer and was hoping to still be able to travel to Australia in November as she had won a free trip. We do hope that it was possible
Elvor. |
| 1944 |
Doris Austin (Leslie) attended St Mary’s from 1938 until 1944, which is the year she matriculated. She then taught Botany and Geography at St Mary’s from 1949 until 1951. In 1952 she took a post at Durban Girls’ College and emigrated to Rhodesia in 1953. She has recently moved back to
Gillitts, more than 50 years later. She can be contacted on 031-7673255 or 076 1689708. |
| 1949 |
Jill Tyler (Bagnall-Wild) is now living in Suffolk in the United Kingdom. Her father was an Army Officer serving in Egypt and in 1941 when she was 8 years old they were evacuated to Durban. Her mother along with Vivian and Sheila Thompson and Rosemary and Diana Lucas’ mothers moved to Kloof and towards the end of the year they came to St. Mary’s. Special memories for Jill are of being confirmed in the Chapel by Bishop Fisher when she was 10 and of being a member of the Brownie pack when Lady Baden-Powell visited. Jill still has her toy lion which sat on the top of the arch they built for Lady Baden-Powell to go into their “camp”. In January 1945 they left South Africa to return to England. Later in 1948, they went back to Egypt and Jill met her husband, also an Army Officer and they have been married now for fifty-four years. They have four children and nine grandchildren. While in
Kloof, Jill learnt to ride a pony and she still rides her latest little Irish cob 3 or 4 times a week. |
| 1959 |
Alison Poortenaar
(Laing) and her husband were lucky enough to be able to get back into farming, dairying for 14 years and now beef. They live in a beautiful part of the world in Tasmania. Their children are divided between Melbourne and Hobart and they have 5 delightful grandchildren. Farming is easier than in the Natal Midlands but much more hands on so Alison is very involved in it all. Besides that she runs an internet centre, does bookkeeping, gardening and is very keen on genealogy. Her email address is
poorties@bigpond.com |
|
1960 |
Leonie Anderson
(Hipkin) has lived in Australia since 1966. She married an Australian, Peter, whom she met in London in 1964. Very sadly Peter died 2 years ago. Leonie has 2 daughters and 4 grandchildren. In 2004 she went to Tasmania and stayed with Alison Poortenaar
(Laing) and her husband Barend on their beautiful farm and a few years ago Mary Lotter (Garrard) visited her in Sydney on her way from Zimbabwe to see family in New Zealand. Intermittently Leonie keeps in touch with Pam Irish, Jill Jones, Penny Rabinowitz and her oldest St Mary’s friend Gill Gale Brown
(Hulett) who left in Standard 5 and was her bridesmaid in 1965. Gill is living in London. In 2004 Leonie went on tour with her church choir to celebrate their centenary. They sang in Lincoln Cathedral, Yorkminster Cathedral, Winchester Cathedral and St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. Leonie is hoping to be in South Africa in August this year. |
|
1968 |
Lisa Borgen (Fleming) and her husband Brian moved from Westville to Nottingham Road two years ago. Lisa is teaching at Clifton Nottingham Road. |
|
1969 |
Barbara Kerr
(Fabricius) and her husband Nick moved from the Hillcrest Parish to the Anglican Parish of Mooi River in April 2004. Barbara is the daughter of Norah Kelly (1936). Barbara is teaching Music at Clifton Nottingham Road and really enjoys having Lisa Borgen (Fleming) on the staff with her. Their son Andrew has been selected as a Rhodes Scholar and leaves for Oxford late September 2006. |
|
1970 |
Di Edgcumbe (Cullen) is an entrepreneur of note! She is president of the Icing Guild of South Africa and runs courses and lectures in
sugarcraft. She also runs a hospitality business creating the most amazing bridal and special occasion cakes. She can be contacted on 031 7673304 or 076 1236216. Her email is
nasturtium1@xsinet.co.za |
|
1973 |
Janie Ledeboer (Dalton) and her husband have been living happily in the UK for 5 years now. Their son Brendon is 11. |
|
1976 |
Glynis Sack (Drury) is living in Johannesburg. She is married and has two children, Jonathan aged 15 and Elizabeth aged 13. She owns and runs a home for abandoned children – Miracle Mission Home for Children in
Randburg. |
|
1983 |
Suzanne Gleadall left St Mary’s in 1982 when her parents moved to Canada. She would love to hear from her old chums. She lives in Calgary, Alberta Canada with her husband and three children. She owns several companies that are involved either in hi-tech or Canadian and USA taxes. She studied at the University of Waterloo in Ontario Canada and is a Certified Manufacturing Engineer. Her email address is
gleadalls@man-tek.com |
|
1989 |
Robyn Capps
(Maclaine) After matriculating in 1989 Robyn spent a fabulous year in California as a rotary exchange student. On her return to South Africa she qualified as a Chartered Accountant and spent some time auditing and consulting for Ernst and Young. She then moved to England in 1999 where she joined Pricewaterhouse Coopers in London working in Transaction Services,
(eg. mergers and acquisitions). Her move into the private sector was to a Biotech plc, where she worked in business planning and strategy. She married Duncan, a British Army Officer, in 2000 at the St Mary’s Chapel. They have two daughters, Lara (2) and Geena (7 months). Duncan’s profession keeps them moving – they have just returned to the UK after a two year posting in Sydney Australia and they are due to go to Germany in 2007. She is fortunate in that her husband loves South Africa and they manage to get back to visit friends and family fairly often. |
|
1990 |
Tessa Oosthuizen
(Dockendorff) is presently living in Sunningdale, near Durban and is married to Jean
Oosthuizen. They have a 2 year old son Carl Christian. Tessa is presently teaching at La Lucia Junior Primary. She is in contact with Mandy Pearson
(Troughton ) and also Natalie Westcott who is currently living in France. |
| 1994 |
Peta Leigh Warren
married Stuart Graham Roberts on 6 May 2006. They are living in Sodwana Bay. Stuart has a diving operation and Peta is
teaching at the Sodwana Preparatory School. |
|
1996 |
Michelle Edgcumbe (daughter of Di Cullen 1970) studied at George Whitfield College in Cape Town where she studied BA Theology and concurrently a Children’s licentiate. She graduated with distinction for both her degree and licentiate. She is employed by
C.E.S.A. and heads up Children’s ministries for KZN and runs many seminars and camps in between her heavy schedule. She is based at Christ Church Hillcrest. |
|
1996 |
Carla Tumbragel
(Janson) married Dr Kai Tumbragel on the 19 March 2005 in
Vechta, Germany and currently lives in Cologne. They had a second South African wedding on the 22 October in Hout Bay. Carla is a physiotherapist and works between England and Germany. Her husband is a lawyer in entertainment and media. Her email address is
carlajanson@yahoo.com
and her contact no. is +49 177 566 5925. |
|
1996 |
Kim Tomlinson has been working for the IQ Business Group in New York for the past 18 months. Her email address is
ktomlinson@iqworld.net |
|
1998 |
Cathrine Cochrane-Murray has spent three years in London working as a Rare Property Negotiator for
Foxtons. She bought herself a flat in Sloane Avenue and is now back home enjoying being with her family. |
|
1998 |
Tarryn Sawyer (niece of Amanda 1971) completed a PC Engineering course at Varsity College in Durban and then passed her MCSE exams. She then worked at Imperial Bank in Johannesburg and then
Nedcor. The closest Tarryn ever got to participating in the school gala was sitting on the bench supporting her house. She came home one day and expressed an interest in deep sea diving. Here she showed a different side to her character and not only completed the course, but also did her advanced divers course. At school her peers visualized Tarryn ending up working as a beautician and sitting quietly in a corner painting old ladies’ fingernails. Nothing could be further from the mark. For Tarryn it was from 30 metres under the sea to 9000 metres above Mother Earth. After a casual micro light flight at Zinkwazi Beach, the flying bug bit and Tarryn presented herself to Lanseria airport to begin flying lessons. She was persuaded to apply to South African Airways to join their cadet program. She applied along with about 2500 other hopefuls and after rigorous tests spanning 9 months was eventually one of 12 chosen to
enrol. Tarryn completed her Private Pilots Licence, Commercial Pilots License and the theory for her Airline Transport Pilots License. At the Graduation she won 2 of the 3 prizes awarded namely: 43 Air School Trophy for best flying performance and the CEO Trophy for the best overall performance by a cadet during the course. Tarryn is now flying for SAA Express as 1st Officer. |
|
1999 |
Bianca Chaplin, Natalie Browne and Sandra Yoell all graduated as doctors from the University of Cape Town at the end of last year. Bianca plans to marry in Cape Town in March 2006. |
|
1999 |
Natasha Hasson completed a degree in dance at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane and then achieved a Diploma in fitness, aerobics and personal training. She taught ballet and jazz for Leigh Tomich (previously of Westville) on the Gold Coast for one year and is currently teaching aerobics and personal training at a gym in Townsville, North Queensland where she now lives with her fiancée, Dave Watts. The wedding date is set for 30 September 2006. Her email address is
tashrulz99@hotmail.com |
| 2000 |
Ashleigh Hartley (daughter of Lorraine Edgcumbe 1972) qualified as a graphic designer and is currently working with a design studio in Westville and completing her thesis (post grad studies ) this year. After many years with the KZN Youth Choir and several wonderful music competitions overseas, she has taken a break from the choir to concentrate on her studies, but continues to sing at various functions. |
|
2000 |
Josey Sharpe (Dawson) married Bryan Sharpe of Johannesburg on the 14 January 2006 and soon afterwards they left for Australia. Bryan has taken up a job as a technician with Quantas Airlines. They are based at Richmond 60 kms inland from Sydney. Josey qualified as an Occupational Therapist last year and she has an OT job visiting pre-primary schools in the area. Her email address is
bryansharpe@optusnet.com.au
and her contact no. is 0961 405526831. |
|
2000 |
Cara-Dee MacFarlane (daughter of Yvonne Halsted 1963) completed her degree at Rhodes at the end of 2003. She then went to the UK in 2004 working as a Caregiver for paraplegics. She was planning to do a second year after having travelled to Holland and Spain in between her clients. |
|
2000 |
Leanne McKenzie attended St Mary’s for a few years before her family moved to New Zealand at the end of 1996. Leanne would love to make contact with her old classmates.
She has completed a Masters in Environmental Management with Honours and she is now working
for Manukau Water dealing with the management of water and waste water for the region.
Her address is: 1/163 Abbotts Way, Ellerslie, Aukland, 1050,
New Zealand. Her email address is:
Leanne.McKenzie@manukauwater.co.nz |
| 2004 |
Jessica Hartley (daughter of Lorraine Edgcumbe 1972) is currently
doing her 2 year Llb at UKZN
Pietermaritzburg. She is also singing for various groups and functions in her spare time and holidays. |
