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The Old Ratcliffan 2011 | Old Ratcliffan news Old RaTclIffIan news George Hamlyn Williams (01): Clare Nugent (91) wrote: “I am an Old years now. I am married - no kids “Having graduated as a Dietitian Ratcliffian living in the Washington DC yet. I have my own business these in 2008, I am now working in the area, and I can’t tell you how thrilled days, offering marketing services to private sector heading up the Dietetic I was to see that an event was being companies in Silicon Valley. I have Department for a weight loss surgery held on this side of the ‘pond’ in run it for about three and a half years provider. Needless to say, managing July! I have such fond memories of now and have some good clients. sixteen staff and being in charge of Ratcliffe. I left in 1991 and have lived Prior to that, I worked for several I.T. the care of five thousand patients in America for the past thirteen years. companies, such as Oracle, Ingres keeps me busy, but it is extremely My husband was in the US Navy until and Saba. rewarding; I feel I am helping to recently, so we’ve moved around quite I am in touch with a few old make a small dent in what is now an a bit, living in Maine, San Diego and Ratcliffians, mainly back in England, obesity epidemic. I enjoy running in Monterey, but we’ve been in Virginia such as Mike Rafferty (84) and Emma my spare time, as well as my age- for the past six years. I’m enjoying the old love of cooking and eating out! area, but not the current climate!” Rafferty (née Sampson) (84), who Feeling somewhat old now that leaving are married, Martin Rickman (82), Michael Durante (84) and Dawn Ratcliffe was over a decade ago!” Ewan Simmonds (59) wrote: “I was at Brownsea Island off Poole in Dorset Bayley (née Grundy) (84). In the US, this summer watching Julius Caesar the only person I occasionally hear with Gill and Jonathan Myles (57). from is Francesca Morris (84), who I was at Ratcliffe with Jonathan in is in New York. There was an Old the 50s and we meet regularly at Ratcliffian reunion in Washington Old Ratcliffian weekends. I also see DC in July, but unfortunately I them through another connection: couldn’t make it. I have also recently my sister, Anne, knew them through connected with Freddie Coombes (80) the Catenian Association while living and Julien Porisse (81) on Facebook.” in Towcester in Northamptonshire. Anne’s son, Mark Simmonds (95) is George Hamlyn Williams (01) a former pupil and has been back with me on one occasion to an Old Tony Gallagher (70) said that he is Ratcliffian weekend. There is a kind still working as hard as ever! He has of symmetry in all this, with perhaps now moved to Oxfordshire, where he a bit of ‘what goes around comes plays some tennis and relaxes with his around’ added in for good measure.” wife, Rita. Tony has three daughters, JJ Myles (57): “This photo was taken one of whom, Carly, is married and at Ascot and Sunningdale Catenian L to R: Michael Rafferty (84), Michael has a baby daughter, Molly May. Tony Circle’s 20th Birthday Dinner, at which Basoah (84) & Martin Rickman (82) is in touch with Jerry Cahill (70), who Alasdair Macmillan (58) was enrolled is a barrister working on planning as a member. Peter Casartelli (56) appeals in Birmingham and London and I were his sponsors and Micheal George Wells (46) wrote: “Having and remarried in 2010. Heath (56), now Vice President of been retired from paid work for sixteen years now, I am still living and Hinkley Circle, joined us in support enjoying life in England’s smallest of Alasdair. The membership officer county. Three years ago, Catherine is used to seeing on the application and I celebrated our Golden Wedding forms in answer to the question ‘How Anniversary with our six children long have you known the applicant?’ and ten grandchildren, enjoying a the answer two or three years. Peter slap-up meal at the Haycock Hotel and I filled in 57 years!” near Peterborough. Our eldest daughter, Ruth, and her family had travelled from New Zealand, and our youngest son, David, travelled Tony Gallagher (70) from Switzerland. Earlier this year I celebrated my eightieth birthday, David Gallagher (94), son of David with our family providing a meal and Gallagher (65), is engaged to Jane cake at my younger daughter’s home and is hoping to get married in in Princethorpe, the college there the summer of 2012. Christian J J Myles (57) with Alasdair MacMillan overlooking her garden. Gallagher (92), David’s other son, (58), Peter Casartelli (56) & Michael It is remarkable to think that our and his wife, Lucy (née MacDonald- Heath (56) family has six generations of Pearce) (92) are expecting their fifth connections to Ratcliffe. My great child this year. Michael ‘Baz’ Basoah (84): “I am grandfather became a Catholic living in California (San Francisco) through one of the early Ratcliffe and have been here for about ten priests, my grandfather was a pupil 18