Roger Sheppard (Class of 1962)

rjasheppard@gmail.com

qualified printer: 1968
Matric: 1971
Training College Teacher's Diploma: 1974
B.A. (NU_PMB): 1980

everything except religions;

As an under 15 A cricketer, I was fielding in the nets on the small top field. The 1st XI were practicing there. RLV Clarkson was batting - Nev Davies put one down. RLV Clarkson caught it in the middle of the bat, and it flew - straight at LCWT's chest. He dropped, pole-axed!

We all shut up, and breathless, Theo rose, slowly, and then the 1st gathered around him. He bent over holding his chest, over his heart. We crapped ourselves! RLV could hit a ball! This great coach was vulnerable! How could he who coached them get hit! That year the following played Springbok cricket - as I recall: Geoff Griffin, Hugh Tayfield, Trevor Goddard, Richard Dumbrill, Jonayhan Fellowes-Smith - all coached by Theo.

Jurassi...er...Maritzburg College could NEVER match that!

Theo: good man!

At 39 yrs travelled Europe for 18 months, mostly in a Kombi with 2 friends, one of whom is now beloved spouse. Had my 40 th birthday on a Greek island, after playing my last rugger match in that 40th year, for NU PMB vs Berea Rovers, sold a dummy and scampered thro, under the poles. Ha!

Kept up playing music to and for close friends; an awful amount of time in the bush; and loved my job with a passion: teaching