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The Old Ratcliffan 2011 | Old Ratcliffan news an Associate Director in the corporate the final year of my PhD and trying JHQ. I still live in Pinner, where I was banking sector in Sydney CBD. to write up my thesis at the moment! born. I have three adult children, Commuting to work on the ferry sure If my grant application is successful, two of which live with their respective beats fighting the M6! Away from I will probably be moving to the spouses and my grandchildren in work, life is great. Cint and I have Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham Dubai. The eldest lives near Tring in settled into a little nook of Manly, to continue my work in investigating Hertfordshire. I keep in touch with right next to a small beach. True to causes of delayed diagnosis of brain Philip Jones (59) and Brian Coe (60), form, most of our friends are other tumours in children. See http://www. both of whom I started at Grace Dieu ‘poms’ who have relocated (including headsmart.org.uk for details.” with in 1950.” someone I knew from back home) Tom Berry (99): “Since leaving but, to my knowledge, none of the Ratcliffe, I’ve been living in other ‘00 vintage have taken or are considering taking the plunge, despite Manchester enjoying a successful my best efforts. I haven’t learnt to career in property. I gained surf yet, but it’s on the cards, and permanent residency to Australia in August and am heading ‘down under’ I’ve just got my boat licence, so the at the end of the year via a family Harbour better watch out! I’m also about to complete a 400km bike gathering in Hong Kong with my sister and brother in-law, Charlotte Hull ride across New South Wales in aid (née Berry) (98) and Robert Hull of charity, so I’m keeping fit as well. Edward Taylor’s children, Evie Rose & (97), to visit our younger sister. I’ve Best wishes from Down Under.” Harriet May planned a well-earned career break for Edward Taylor (00) wrote: “What has the next twelve months to ease into happened over the past eleven years life in the sun, and I’m looking forward since the good old days of Ratcliffe? to the new challenges that lie ahead.” Well, to be honest, a hell of a lot! I Louis Massarella (92): “I am married have now been married for nearly with one child, who is also called three years to the lovely (I have to say Louis! He is currently attending this – it’s part of the vows) Helen and Ratcliffe in Year 6. I am still running we have two beautiful little girls, Evie a development company with my Rose Taylor, who is two years old, and father in Leicestershire in what can Harriet May Taylor, who is nearly six only be described as difficult times. John Ward (00) months old. To say they are a handful I also run a small farm in Cropston is an understatement but they are also with some livestock. I am also on the Paul Morris (54): “After my first wife, the most rewarding thing in my life. Board of Governors at Ratcliffe, which Celia, died I married again and this As for my career, I am currently Sales continues to be a great honour and September we are renewing our vows and Marketing Manager at automedia. experience.” after ten years. Between us we have co.uk, our family printing and five children and 3.75 grandchildren! marketing firm. I have also launched My wife, Bliss, and I helped to raise my new business venture which is £1800 for a special needs children’s donkeydigs.com, a property portal for charity this August at our little village student properties in Loughborough, fete.” and hopefully in the early part of next year, the rest of the UK. So, as you Lewis Goodger (10): “I have just can see, it’s all systems go, but as spent the last six months volunteering in the south of China with a non- they say, you have to do it while you’re young!” profit charity called Lattitude Global Volunteering. I was a volunteer Elyssa Fagan (05) wrote: “I have English teacher and spent most days worked in public relations for almost Louis Massarella (92) & son, Louis Jnr teaching classes of up to 65 students, two years now at Champions (UK) meaning I taught over 1200 students Plc, which is a PR, marketing, events, Peter Fraser (71) is currently Head per week! It was the most challenging after-dinner speaking and celebrity of Antennas at EADS Astrium in yet rewarding time of my life and management agency situated Stevenage, responsible for the design and manufacture of satellite allowed me to travel to the borders of near Loughborough. I also write antennas for military and commercial Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. Asia features for a regional luxury lifestyle really changed my life and I now feel publication, Aspirational Magazine.” spacecraft. This includes the Astra more than ready for the challenges and Hotbird satellites, which provide that university will present!” John Hearson (57): “Formerly, commercial television across Europe. my career was in electrical and He was previously Engineering Joe Astill (94): “I moved to New York mechanical engineering, both in Director at BAE Systems in Rochester six years ago, and I run US equities contracting and consultancy. I retired and, prior to that, Technical Director for a global executive search firm. about three years ago, having spent of Raytheon Systems Ltd in Harlow. I’m not married.” the latter years of my working life Peter lives in Bishops Stortford in technical consultancy associated with his wife, Leslie. He has three Thomas Chu (97) wrote: “I was in with the MOD and based at Cavalry daughters: Holly (26), who also works hospital practice for a few years after Barracks, Hounslow, later RAF at Astrium, Lucy (23) and Suzy (20). I graduated before moving to an Northolt and finally at Northwood academic career. I am currently in Peter came to Ratcliffe in 1966 while 20