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Births, Marriages and Celebrations

Michael, Megan and baby Harry Andy, Cerise and baby Theo

Congratulations to Michael and Megan Miller who were delighted to welcome Harry Stephen Miller into the world on 30th May 2021. They are pictured here with Maggie the dog.

Congratulations to Old Peterite Andy Miller and his fiancé Cerise who welcomed baby Theo on 5 October 2021.

Andy and Michael are twins and have had their sons 4 months apart! Hopefully one day Harry and Theo will be competing for the OP Golf Day Trophy!

Paul Burn (Queens) and his wife Mary celebrated their Diamond wedding anniversary on 16th September 2021. Paul and Mary have moved several times over the years, living in Birmingham, Bolton, Lancashire, Falmouth, Albaston, Exford, Dunsford and Exeter and finally Crowthorne Berkshire! Paul would be pleased to hear from anyone from 1951 to 1956 looking to reconnect.

Professor Roderick MacLeod

(The Rise 1970) was awarded the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, College Medal - hominum servire saluti in 2021 for his outstanding contribution and leadership over many years in Palliative Medicine in Australasia, the Asia-Pacific Community and Internationally. Rod is a founding Fellow of the Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine (AChPM), has helped develop the Asia Pacific Hospice Network, and was appointed Aotearoa New Zealand’s first Professor in Palliative Care in 2003. He was involved in the development of the palliative medicine curriculum during his time on the AChPM Education Committee and provided his expertise to the College’s Supervisor Professional Development program.

During Rod’s career, he has been internationally recognised for his work in medical education, highlighting the importance of holistic end of life care. Rod’s Palliative Care Handbook remains a popular resource for clinicians and is now in its ninth edition. His international collaborations led to the Textbook of Palliative Care that he co-edited in 2019. In recognition of his contribution to palliative care in Aotearoa New Zealand, Rod was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2015.

Philip Fawcett (The Rise 1961)

and his wife Jill celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary last year. They now have greatgrandchildren - twin girls living in Spain with their mother - their granddaughter and her Spanish husband. Philip retired as a solicitor 10 years ago and has been living in the same village Foxton, near Cambridge for almost 50 years. During his retirement Philip has attended the U3A at Cambridge and enjoyed reading Latin and Greek authors, building on the foundation in Classics he received at school from Mr Burgess and Mr Wiseman. He is hoping to be able to visit the School again soon.

Georgina Edwards (2019)

Congratulations to Georgina who was awarded Undergraduate Female Engineer of the Year 2021 in May 2021.

Georgina is currently studying Product Design Engineering at Loughborough University. She is part of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) at Loughborough, who hold annual awards to celebrate female Engineers at the University and can demonstrate potential to become future leaders in the sector.

Georgina had to apply to be considered for the awards, and along with a written supporting case and CV, had to create a short video to showcase ‘Engineering at Home’. The video features Georgina demonstrating how to build a spaghetti and marshmallow tower, aimed at young children to introduce them to engineering principals and help inspire the engineers of the future!

Celebration of life for Guy Shuttleworth

On October 9th the Headmaster, Jeremy Walker, gave a Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the life of Guy Shuttleworth, held in the School Chapel. The Service started with a recording of Nat King Cole singing ‘Unforgettable’. Harry Gration, President of the OP Club, Andrew Beadnall and Kevin McCarter spoke and there was music from the choir, including some of the choristers from York Minster. Afterwards ‘Tea’ was held in the Memorial Hall.

“He was a very special person. I thank God every day for giving me Guy. I know how blessed I have been to share sixty-five years with him. We both loved our life at St Peter’s.” Tanya Shuttleworth Tanya would like to thank all the Staff, Parents and Old Peterites who attended the Service, and for sharing their memories and their love for Guy.