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| 31 Oct 2025 | |
| Written by Caroline Spencer (Flood) | |
| In Memoriam |
The sad news came to us through a peer of Kevin's, OP Adrian Charlton (known as 'Charlie'), who kindly shared with us this insight into Kevin's life:
"Kevin went to St Bede's College before coming to Princethorpe, and was one us "founding" pupils when the school first opened as Princethorpe College in 1966. We left in 1972, at which time Kevin started work in the scientific field, culminating in running his own business after he had emigrated to South Africa.
Kevin was a talented car mechanic. He totally rebuilt an old Land Rover and had many other interests too, including holding a pilot's licence. In recent years the marvel of WhatsApp gave a small group of us OPs the means to be in frequent touch, so the news of his passing has been very upsetting. Kevin leaves behind his wife Pat, and son Nigel."
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