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 No. 3 Congratulations to Anthony Yeo and Jonna Tamases, who tied the knot back in May 1996. They'll be travelling the furthest of our reunion guests. If you haven't confirmed your attendance, please do so now! Read about who else is coming.
MIA. We have been unable to track down Matthew Smith. If anyone knows of his whereabouts, could they please inform us? We have also lost track of Jay Purdom. Click here to email us.
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Craig Wyman, 1972-99
More bad news as tragedy struck, this time to Craig Wyman, when his station wagon collided head-on with a Land Rover on State Highway 1 near Paekakariki. He was 27.
Although Craig was not part of the Class of '90 (he left after the fifth form), he was known to many of us.
His funeral was on September 3, at noon, and was attended by Miss Hodson and others. Craig had made an impact on many people's lives, both during and after his time at Scots.
I echo the words of Uchi Matson and other old boys, in the hope that this will be the last item of tragic news we will have for some time.
My thanks to Rowan Morrell for uncovering this tragic news.—Jack Yan
Christopher Ross Wards, 1972-99
I remember Chris as being quietly spoken, but with a very
quick wit. He was a master of the pun and other verbal
humour. I didn't engage in too many verbal battles of wits
with him, because I always lost! He was even able to make
puns in French long before I could. No doubt his wit was
put to regular use at Te Kuiti High School.
Another thing about Chris was his generosity. He always
took part in the World Vision 40-Hour Famine. I remember
sponsoring him for that on two or three occasions. And one
time, he gave me some Hardy Boys books, which I was into at
the time, for nothing. Admittedly, they were old and tatty
and he wanted to get rid of them, but I still thought it
was very kind of him to just give them to me without even
asking for at least a few cents. But that typified his
generous and kind-hearted spirit.
Chris's generosity stemmed in large part from his Christian
faith. There weren't too many practising Christians among
the Scots Class of '90, I don't think, but Chris was
certainly one of them and was a regular attender at the
weekly Communion Service held by Mr McNeill or Mr Piercy.
It was his faith which led him to be so involved in World
Vision, and I'm sure it was an inspiration to the people he
came in contact with in his far too short life. But I am
sure now, as his father said in the Evening Post article,
that both he and Linda are now dancing with Jesus.
I never met Linda, but it sounds as if she was a terrific
person too, and that she and Chris loved each other very
much. In a way, it is nice that they died together, but
also very very sad. Such a waste of two beautiful young
lives. I know it sounds cliched to say it, but the world
really will be a poorer place without them.
One final note: Chris would have been 27 on 12 July. I
think he is the first of the Scots Class of 1990 to die. I
sincerely hope he is the last for a very long time, as I'm
sure we all do. It's just awful that he had to go this
soon.—Rowan Morrell
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