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From: Membership
Sent: 12 December 2007 21:12
To: 'oes'
Subject: OEA Email - Dec 2007
OEA Email - Dec 2007
*Obituaries*
Two eminent OEs have died recently (both aged 95). These are
(a) Gordon Cumming (KES 1923-1931, died 2 Dec 2007)
Gordon Cumming returned to KES after Sheffield University and taught there from 1935 to 1953. His grandchildren have attended KES in the 2000s. He has been a regular diner at the OEA dinners.
See http://oldedwardians.org.uk/centenary/bookLaunch.html for a recent photo.
His son Rod informs me that any Old Edwardians wishing to attend the Thanksgiving Service in Sheffield would be most welcome. Details are:
Friday 14th December 2007, 1.30pm at St Andrews United Reformed Church, Upper Hanover Street (near Somme Barracks)
Further Details: John Heath & Sons 0114 272 2222
(b) Lord Allen of Abbeydale (KES 1923-1930, died 27 Nov 2007) - see e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Allen%2C_Baron_Allen_of_Abbeydale
As plain Philip Allen, he distributed the prizes at Speech Day in 1961 - see
http://oldedwardians.org.uk/nlc/utconcinamus/DMNPrize61.html
*2008 OEA Dinner - update*
Maundy Thursday, 20 March 2008.
John Rawling (KES 68-74) has agreed to speak - see e.g.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rawling
for an account of his many accomplishments.
There will be anniversary tables for the cohorts 1951-58, 1954-61 (who become OAPs in 07/08), 1958-65, 1968-75, 1981-88. Anyone else wishing to organise a table is welcome to contact me.
Invitations will be sent out by post to members around 20 Jan 2008 and an online booking route will open simultaneously.
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Regards
Don Nicolson (KES 59-66)
Membership Secretary
Membership*at*oldedwardians.org.uk, http://oldedwardians.org.uk
The Old Edwardians Association, PO Box 3682, Sheffield S11 9ZU
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