photo call
Happy 107th Phyllis! Gibraltarian living in London,
Mrs Phyllis Farrugia, celebrated her 107th birthday at the end of November. She is probably the oldest Gibraltarian living in the UK (tell us if you know different!). Phyllis Farrugia started to work for the Gowing family in 1937 when DS Gowing was Gibraltar’s Commissioner of Police and she rejoined the family when they returned to England in 1953. Since then she has worked in the Dorking area as house keeper and caring for the elderly. Today she lives in Westcott and by coincidence Tim Gowing, who took this photograph and has known her since he was a baby, also lives in the village and keeps a close watch over her. n
GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE • JANUARY 2014
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