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The Old Ratcliffan 2010 | Old Ratcliffan news gorgeous little girl Caitlyn. My sister before, I believe) with a guy I hadn’t Latin Mass Society of England Charlotte (99) has just moved to New seen in 22 years, Humberto Faraco & Wales.” York, and is having the time of her (88), who was in the Fourth Year with life. She managed to emigrate and us, was over from Mexico, via Paris, Mark Snutch (97): “I ran the London then run the marathon there in less and we met up in London. I also met Marathon earlier this year in memory of my friend and father-in-law who than a week. Maria (02) has been up with Natacha Bilinski (91) and sadly died at the start of the year promoted in her very glamorous job at Samuel Jesne in Paris. Career-wise, I Fred Perry, and is getting to travel all have been working for Standard and after suffering with Motor Neurone the time.” Poor’s, a rating agency for banks and Disease for just 14 months. A knee corporates, for about eight years or so injury actually forced me to pull out Fr Louis Beasley-Suffolk (60) came in Canary Wharf. I see Paul Ferguson with six weeks to go but I had raised to Ratcliffe on 8th December to (91) occasionally, since he works next over £8000 so I had no choice but to preach at the Mass for the Feast door at Citigroup.” proceed, and after numerous pain- of the Immaculate Conception: “I killing injections, I made it round in 4 arrived on the Vigil of the Immac and hours and 1 minute. (My original goal dined at the Rosmini Centre with the was to run sub 4 hours - so close!) community, where we reminisced and Thanks to everyone who sponsored me had a drink or two, or more! It was for such a great cause. lovely to see Ratcliffe in all its winter frost rising out of the mist the next morning and driving past the fields where once we had picked potatoes for our dinner. Every time I arrive back at Ratcliffe I have an overwhelming sense of delight and gratitude, not Paul Whitmore (91) with twins, Maia only for the years I spent there, but also because it has coped with the & Lara social demographic shift in culture so well. Being able to walk around Liz Winterton (04): “After leaving the Junior School and the Nursery Ratcliffe, I went on to complete a BSc ‘Snutchy’ (97) runs the Half Marathon School was a joy. The highlight of (Hons) in Bio-Veterinary Science at in aid of Motor Neurone Disease the day was celebrating Mass with the University of Liverpool, graduating Fr Tony Furlong and Fr David Tobin in 2007. In 2008, I travelled to Borneo Guy Moser (51): “We went to (59), Father President, and then to volunteer at the Sepilok Orangutan Denmark on the weekend of the Old unbelievably preaching to the whole Rehabilitation Centre for two months, Ratcliffians reunion to celebrate my school community. It was certainly a where I helped care for orphaned brother’s 50th wedding anniversary. far more difficult task than preaching orangutans, before travelling around Hugh Moser (49) was at Ratcliffe from to a Parish, I must admit!” South-East Asia. I am currently 1944 to 1949. He married Ruth Lind undertaking an MRes in Primatology in Vinderup, West Jutland, Denmark at Roehampton University, London. on 2nd July 1960.” In September 2010, I will be moving back out to Borneo to work as a Simon Payne (98): “After leaving liaison officer for the Orangutan Ratcliffe I went on to Sheffield Appeal UK for three months, University to do Software Engineering before returning to the UK and and graduated with a First and hopefully working in the field of a prize for Best Student. During primate conservation.” that time I did some research in speech recognition and built a speech recogniser. I then moved to Cheltenham where I have built huge Fr Louis Beasley Suffolk (60) databases and other things.” Ian Law (76): “I am still living near Paul Whitmore (91): “I have four- Bolton and working for a small year-old twins (Maia & Layla), but printing company in Leigh near Wigan. sadly separated from their mum, I still play hockey regularly and I’m moving back to London from Surrey also a qualified hockey umpire. I in January. I did hear, though, that frequently visit Leicester to see my Danny Bunnag’s (91) wife gave birth to Liz Winterton (04) Looking After One parents and family who still live there. another daughter, and also Rob Urwin Sadly, I never seem to have the time to (91) and James Passingham’s (89) of Her Special Friends in Borneo revisit my old alma mater, but I always wives both gave birth to other children look forward to receiving my Old this year. In June, we all got together Matthew Doyle (99) wrote: “My Ratcliffian magazine every January.” in London, which was fun. Dan came wife gave birth to our second child, over from Luxembourg, Rob was over Louis Peter Conan Doyle, in January. Tomasso Leonetti (84): “I have been from Australia, and Alex Astwood (89) I am busy with membership exams living in Japan since 2001, where I came down from Leicester to meet for my chosen medical specialty invest in the real estate and equity James and I. I also met up (the week of Psychiatry, but also find time to markets. I also sit on some Boards promote Catholic Tradition in the of Advisors of large equity firms. I Register online www.ratcliffanassociation.co.uk 1