September 30th, 2003 Whitniks will be sad to hear of the death of Barry Roach on Tuesday Sept30th at 9.05 GMT . He joined us in 1948, and from the beginning inspired by his dramatic productions, in which hundreds of Whitniks took part. He went to the Royal Sussex Hospital last Thursday complaining of stomach pains, and was taken seriously ill, having suffered a stroke. Zev Solomon went to the hospital yesterday but Barry was unconscious, and I was informed this a.m. that he had died. He had only one relative - the daughter of a deceased cousin, who has not yet been found. Whitniks who would like more information are asked to phone Eldon on 01267 234347, mobile 07785991371 or email eldon_smith@whittingehame.fsnet.co.uk Ella and I will go to Brighton at the end of this week but the mobile works there. September 2nd, 2003
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT WHITCLUB ANNOUNCEMENT
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Put me on detention. Give me lines. Gate me. Fine me. Expel me I was looking at
2003 calendar. Correct Sunday dates for 2004 are June 20th &
27th. Lots of answers received - please if you haven't had time yet DONOT
FORGET August 17th, 2003 Can you be with us at the Cassit Restaurant, 225 Golders Green Rd at 12.00 for 1.00 pm on Sunday September 7th? Tell everybody else, please. We need to discuss arrangements for the London re-union in June 2004 RSVP Eldon June 11th 2003
We have had enough replies to our emails to know that the general opinion is in
favour of a Spring Re-union in London. It is our hope that the mood among
Whitniks in particular and the world in general will be such that it will be a
whooping success, and that London will resound to the delighted greetings of old
friends. As soon as we know dates etc we will let you know them. March 30th 2003 This is a brief message, with all good wishes. It is very unlikely that we will sign contracts for a re-union at the end of June. But we will keep you informed. Shalom Eldon March 3rd 2003
It is with extreme regret that we report the deaths of two loved
and respected members of the academic staff at Whittingehame Eli Mukammal taught
senior mathematicians in the fifties, having entered the teaching profession
after an earlier brilliant career as a meteorologist. For several years
he had been the senior civilian meteorologist for the RAF in Iraq, but had to
change his career because of political problems which need not be explained now.
However meteorology's loss was our gain, for he turned out to be a really
brilliant teacher, and he had wonderful success, as many Whitniks will remember
with real gratitude. However his real delight remained meteorology, and when the
opportunity arose his former career seized him back, to become a distinguished
practitioner in that field, working for universities and the United Nations in
Africa and Canada. His qualities and dedication were recognized by many
award-granting bodies, which his modesty prevented his talking about - though he
could well have done so. He remained in touch with Ella and me, and we spent
some time together here and in Israel, as well as in Portugal and Canada. We
will miss him, We will also miss Huw (Hubert) Williams who taught senior chemists in our last years at Surrenden Road and Handcross. Strange to say, he too had achieved success in non-teaching fields before joining us, but he loved his class-room and laboratory work and spared no effort to ensure that his pupils looked on their studies in the same way. We rarely come across teachers as conscientious as Huw, and the final crop of chemists at Whittingehame can all attest to his skill and devotion. Unfortunately his last years were spent in considerable suffering from several awful illnesses, but his wife Doris nursed him with her usual extreme love and kindness. He died a few days ago, and his death was in some ways a very merciful relief. We send her our sincere sympathy, and remind her of our affection for Huw and our gratitude for his service. February 7th 2003
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