Old Boys Reunion

Following the success this year of Shirley BHS Old Boys reunions for the First XV as well as the ‘Class of ‘65’, Old Boy and 1970 Head Prefect as well as First XV Captain John Gallagher is keen to set up a 50-year reunion in 2016 for the ‘Class of ‘66’.

If Shirley Old Boy parents are interested in this possibility, please email John at: johng@anax.co.nz

John’s prefect contemporaries (known back then as ‘The Beaks’) included Ian Beer, Brent Skerten, Phil Badger, Chris Barry, Dennis Barry, Dave East, Boris Grego, Geoff Jamieson, Garry Macdonald, Brian Newman, Roger Smith, Troels Thomsen, Bruce Trangmar and William Uru.

The full list of the ‘Class of ‘66’ includes:

Form 7E1 (Mr Blackman): Trevor Baker, William Blythe, Ross Campbell, Gary Crowley, Dave Greenwood, Gary Hunter, Chris Mangous [later HOD Maths, Shirley BHS], Wayne Osmers, Gill Smith, Bill Walton, Lee Wilson

Form 7H1 (Mr Jacobs): Kerry Ayers, Reg Dawson, Greg Dennis, Lex Henry, Gary Johnston [later a SBHS English teacher], Craig Phillips, Chris Price, Alex van Klink, Stuart Ward, Jeremy White

Form 7M2 (Mr Morris): Roger Chester, John Ford, Paul Harker, Jonathan Johns, Derek Judkins, Paul Mayes, Alan Merry, Derek Mills, Ian Paul, Fred Poskitt, Richard Raizis, Allan Roi, Mike Rose, John Secker, Allan Thompson, Dennis Thompson, Trever Thorpe

7E4 (Mr Mountfort): Les Basher, Geoff Cameron, Allan Curtis, Brian Lodge [later teaching at Shirley BHS], David Lucas, John McArthur, Lloyd Moore, Phil Newland, Philip Norton, Bevan Reid, David Stafford, Adam Yeabsley

Many of John’s contemporaries will be in the Old Boys’ Database but the phone numbers and addresses may be out of date. If you know of an Old Boy from the ‘Class of ‘66’ whose address has changed, please let Mrs Val Campbell know at email: valscampbell@hotmail.com