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Abbott, Timothy F.C. (50 – 53) has retired after thirty
years in advertising/marketing with Air New Zealand. He now runs a retail store
with his wife and has three children in their 30s and two grandchildren with
another on the way. He sailed out to New Zealand as an adventure and never
returned home again apart from short visits and several visits to Clayesmore
where he once met David Spinney who autographed the Book for him.
Young, Robin M.L. (51 – 55) is a retired Chartered Accountant, Systems
Consultant and one time Med Charter Skipper. He is currently Treasurer of a
Charity running a Retirement Home and lives in Mill Hill, London.
Dowling, Jeremy N. (51 – 56) is a Canon of Truro Cathedral and Director
of Communications, Diocese of Truro since 1985. He is also a TV
Commentator/Interviewer; Series Adviser to a number of Independent TV Companies;
Public Relations Advisor to the Bishop of Truro; Member of the General Synod of
the Church of England 1978 – 2005; Reader in the Church of England and he lives
in Bude, Cornwall.
Morley, James (52 – 56) has spent over thirty years working in
agriculture and forestry before retiring in 1996. He is now a free-lance Writer
and has recently published his first book “The Nemesis File”, a mystery suspense
novel with a background in yacht racing.
Furneaux, Alan A.S. (54 – 58) ever since graduating from Writtle
Agricultural College, Essex has been engaged as an independent Soil and Land
Management Consultant and is the longest serving Fellow of the British Institute
of Agricultural Consultants. He lives in Crowborough, East Sussex, plays squash
and takes long walking holidays.
Cox, Anthony (56 – 59) was with Kraft Foods in Sales and Marketing. He
joined CPC (UK) Ltd Consumer Foods Division (now owned by Unilever) and became
Commercial Director. He is a former Vice President of UK National Edible Oil and
Distributors Association and President of KCC, a Kuwait based consumer foods
business. Passionately fond of yachting (hopes to make a circumnavigation in
2007/8) and friend of Covent Garden who is fond of Wagner and the great Russian
composers. He thinks Nick Zelle and Jeremy Rogers have a lot to answer for.
Knowles, George (56 – 60) is a Director of a Company manufacturing
horsefeed and camel feed. He is addicted to polo and plays 11 months of the year
in UK and Argentina.
Johnstone, David M. (57 – 62) was with ICI in Sales and Marketing for 27
years then spent 10 years farming. Now retired, he built his first plane in 1995
and is building his second. He lives in Presteigne, Powys.
Packett, John G. (60 – 63) After 37 years stockbroking in North America
and London, John “Gordun” Packett is taking a sabbatical. He has bought a large
home in Buenos Aires and will be offering accommodation at modest fees to
travellers. Refer to www.LodeRick.com
for a progress report as it is anticipated that the first guests
will be arriving in May 2005.
Wontner, Nicholas (61 – 66) has moved to the South shore of Montreal and
sends all the best to “dear Old Clayesmorians”.
Jones, David D. (62 – 66) is living in Reading and has a house in Siesta
Key, Florida. For 20 years he was a salaried Solicitor for a Finance House, then
took a big step at the age of 46 and launched his own company. It was tough to
start but now 10 years on “things could not be better”. He was very sorry to
read of the death of Andrew Millais (62 – 65), a contemporary and “a very
nice guy”.
Unwin, Michael J. (62 – 66) is currently employed as an IT Consultant for
Hewlett Packard and lives in Ilminster, Somerset.
Yardley, Kit J. (65 – 67) is Operations Controller European Aviation Air
Charter and he is living in Christchurch, Dorset.
Pollard, Mike D. (66 – 69) retired from the Police in March 2003 having
received the Police Long Service Good Conduct Medal and is now in the Airline
Industry. He lives in Sutton, Surrey and still keeps fit with cross country
running.
Olusanya, Olukoya O.K.A. (67 – 72) is a Lumberjack living in the
Garibaldi Highlands of British Columbia, Canada.