We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the families and the loved ones of the Old Boys mentioned below who have recently passed on:
John Bailey (’61) – March 2016
Josh Jacobson (’11) – 2016
Trevor Titterington (’66) – September 2015
Brian Fish (’69) – June 2016
Lapa Munnik (’43) – July 2016
Joselle Ruben (’48) – July 2016
Jonathan Durr (’57) – July 2016
Zelic Zartz (’59) – July 2016
Gerrit Pharo – December 2014
Eddy Groyer – (’46) December 2014
Max Klein (’58) – January 2015
Neil Solomon (’46) – January 2015
Owen Tudor (’52) – January 2015
Alan Bosman (’61) – February 2015
Aubrey Tollman (’46) – March 2015
Alistair Stephen (’37) – March 2015
Roy MacMahon (’80) – April 2015
Lionel Cohen (’33) – 100 years old when he passed away, in April 2015
Jack Tucker (Assoc.) – May 2015
Jannie Hendriksz (’59) – May 2015
Creighton Malet (’74) – May 2015
Simmy Lewis (’33) – July 2015
Cyril Prisman (’47) – July 2015
Martin Singer (’38) – July 2015
Ian Jones (’57) – July 2015
Eric Lifson (’58) – July 2015
Theo Spiro (’50) – August 2015
Haillie Druker (’60) – August 2015
Harold Zeh (’56) – August 2015
Jocum Wagner (’64) – August 2015
Mervy Immerman – September 2015
Douglas Arnold (’42) – October 2015
Peter Krombuck (’57) – 2014
Sid Levine (’48) – November 2015
Jossel Lipshitz (’57) – November 2015
Jeremy Tyfield (’75) – November 2015
Peter Hayes – December 2013
Terry de Jong (’73) – December 2013
Solly Rod (’47) – January 2014
Stan Frankel (’36) – January 2014
Gerry Wernars (Ass Mem) – March 2014
Eddie Berman (’53) – March 2014
Leon Knoll (’39) (Rhodes Scholar) – April 2014
Gerry Goldberg (’47) – May 2014
Cecil Golding (’37) – June 2014
Simmy Lewis (’33) – June 2014
Leon Abel ( ‘59) July 2014
Gerald Lurie (’41) July 2014
Sigi Catzel (’50) July 2014
Josh Jacobson (‘11) September 2014
Neville Gordon (’47) September 2014
Arthur Quinton (’65) November 2014
Mervyn Smith (’53) November 2014
Ernest Elmes (’39) – December 2012
Piero von Arnim (’68) – December 2012
Hirsch Fish (’47) – January 2013
Arthur Keen (34) – January 2013
Barry Sterne (’61) – January 2013
Bruce Miller (’68) – January 2013
Louis Sirkin (’46) – January 2013
Bayanda Baba (’11) – January 2013
Leonard Pinn (’41) – February 2013
Mike Illion (’55) – March 2013
Max Frank (’32) – March 2013
Mike de Wet (’67) – March 2013
Andrew Birchett (’02) – April 2013
Geoff Brodie (’47) – April 2013
Rory Baulk – April 2013
Dennis Snyman (“67) – May 2013
Dennis Snayman (’67) – May 2013
Colin Frank (’80) – May 2013
Leon Romanovsky – May 2013
Ray Connellan (ex Teacher) – June 2013
Norman Snitcher (’49) – June 2013
Morrie Gerber (’33) – June 2013
Clem Druker (’52) – June 2013
Lyndsay v d Spuy (’33) – July 2013
Norman Snitcher (’49) – July 2013
Morrie Gerber (’33) – July 2013
Greg Catzavelos (’71) – July 2013
Alfred Froy – August 2013
Hugh Edwards (’58) – August 2013
Francis Mellish (’35) – October 2013
Phillip Romanovsky (’60) – August 2013
Stan Bloch (’48) – September 2013
Clem Druker (’52) – June 2013
Martin Futeran (’50) – November 2013
Peter Brooks (’58) – November 2011
Eve Jenkinson (past HM secretary, High School) – December 2011
John Smith (’43) – December 2011
Les McEwan (Jun School HM) – January 2012
Harry King (’56) – February 2012
Maurice Katz (’47) – May 2012
Eric Solomons (’46)
Gerald Anstey (’38)
Moishe Rome (’45)
Patrick Montgomery (’76)
Maurice Kolevsohn (’45)
Maurice Katz (’46)
Natie Wapnick (’47)
Chester Style (former SACS High School Teacher) – August 2012
Ken McQueen (‘58) – August 2012
Phisie Joffe (’38) – August 2012
Mannie Fuerst (’69) – August 2012
Brian Nuttall (’62) – October 2012
Peter Fyson (’46) – October 2012
Solly Marks – October 2012
Ockert Bothma (’58) – November 2012
Michael Veater (’59) – November 2010
Betram Mandelbote (’39) – December 2010
Bobby Goode (’54) – December 2010
Cedric Barrett (’65) – January 2011
Dave Meyerowitz (’35) – February 2011
James Timoney (’37) – March 2011
Tom Hugo-Hamman (’36) – March 2011
Brett Smith (’85) – April 2011
Gordon Hendry (’67) – July 2011
James Timoney (’37) – July 2011
Edwin Kellaway (’33) – July 2011
Alex Walt (’38) – July 2011
Kevn Price (’93) – August 2011
Clive Luyt (’34) (Hon President of SACS OBU) – September 2011
Doug Brown (Past teacher) – October 2011
Frank Duk (Assoc. member) – October 2011
Richard Schooling – October 2011
Leonard King (’61) – October 2011
Paul Wepner (’78) – October 2011
Evan Boiskin (’46) – November 2010
Basil Schonegevel (’48) – November 2010
Ken Mill (’29) – November 2010
John Ince (’54) – October 2010
Bennie Shapiro (’29) – October 2010
Michael Merrett (’04) – September 2010
Lionel Reingold (61) – August 2010
Peter Lecanides (’46) – August 2010
Gerrit van Schalkwyk (’58) – August 2010
Len Lillenstein (’37) – August 2010
Duncan Rowan (’67) – July 2010
Graham Beck (SACS Jnr) – July 2010
Matt Druker (’42) – June 2010
Mike Orford (former Teacher) – June 2010
Bertie Fraenkel (’52) – June 2010
Julius (Chookie) Gurwitz (’53) – June 2010
Peter Graham (’57) – May 2010
Richard (Dick) Lloyd (’37) – April 2010
Ross Gower (’69) – April 2010
Jesse Wyllie (’35) – March 2010
Frank Kossuth (’30) – February 2010
Ralph Kirsch (Ass Member) – February 2010
Dalmain Hack (’61) – February 2010
Steve de Gruchy (’79) – February 2010
Hermanus Blignaut (’67) – January 2010
H I Joffe (’60) – January 2010
Jeff Wiener (’61) – January 2010
Jonathan Sandler (’73) – January 2010
Mark Siegelberg – January 2010
Louis Wapnick (’47) – January 2010
Richard Hicks – January 2010
Brian Savides (’94) – December 2009
Aubrey Sopeika (’38) – 2009
Charles Haddow (’33) – January 2009
Ray Lock (’39) – February 2009
Thomas Marsden (’36) – January 2009
Bernie Dickman – March 2009
Zel van Aardt (Former Junior T eacher) – March 2009
Robert (Bobby) Raucher (’92) – December 2006
Viviene T odt (’41) – May 2009
Sonny M Zohar (’46) – May 2009
Gerald Richman (’53) – 2008
Hans Freund – November 2007
Peter Morton (’48) – June 2008
Harold Kalley – June 2008
Arthur Gardiner (’31) – June 2008
John Juritz (’37) – July 2008
Steven Lessen (’76) – July 2008
Douglas Locke (’78) – November 2007
David Levy (’44) – September 2008
Ted Lewis (’58) – September 2008
Roy Howard (’47) – May 2008
Peter May – October 2008
Gerald Richman (’53) – November 2008
Billy Griffiths (’39) – 2008
Peter Jaffer (’38) – September 2008
Jonty Solomon (’54) – September 2008
| John (Joe) Ireland (HB ’61) |
May 2007 |
| Ian Faure (’70) | May 2007 |
| Abraham Joffe (’31) | June 2007 |
| Jack Kudo (’39) | July 2007 |
| Angus Dodds (Ass Mem) | July 2007 |
| Sid Kiel (’34) | July 2007 |
| Bob Burgess (’38) | July 2007 |
| Sam Kantor (’38) | July 2007 |
| Murray McGreggor (’91) | Aug 2007 |
| Andrew Johns (’93) | Aug 2007 |
| Andrew Meyerowitz (’65) | Aug 2007 |
| Len Cherry (’51) | Sept 2007 |
| Wolfie Traub (’44) | June 2007 |
| Lenny Kantor (’62) | Aug 2007 |
| Malcolm Sacks (’32) | Nov 2006 |
| Rex Orr Simpson (’49) | Aug 2007 |
| Piet Verster (’62) | Sept 2007 |
| Peter Phelan (’93) | Sept 2007 |
| Dennis Leite (’57) | Oct 2007 |
| Eric Venn (’31) | Aug 2007 |
| Willem (WB) De Villiers (’72) |
Oct 2007 |
| S G Wolhuter (’29) | Nov 2007 |
| Solly Kantor (’27) | Nov 2006 |
| Mrs Kay Spencer-Smith (widow of late E Spencer-Smith; former SACS teacher & Chairman OBU) |
2006 |
| Clive Reeves (’51) | Dec 2006 |
| Margaret Puchert (Sub A teacher, 70 & 80’s) |
Jan 2007 |
| Harry Solkow (’42) | Jan 2007 |
| Bill Wright (’41) | Dec 2006 |
| Billy Langerman (’35) | Jan 2007 |
| Maurice Singer (Billy) (’58) |
Jan 2007 |
| John Wright (’72) | Dec 2006 |
| Keith Donnelly (’56) | Dec 2006 |
| Kevin Donnelly (’54) | 2005 |
| Jim McManus (Assoc. mem) | Dec 2006 |
| Raphael Gelb (’37) | Feb 2007 |
| Martin Abro (’54 | Nov 2006 |
| T W T Kohler (’44) | Nov 2006 |
| Warwick Nowell (’48) | Feb 2007 |
| John M Holmes (’44) | Jan 2007 |
| Harold Gelb (’36) | 2006 |
| Thomas Henshilwood (’58) | May 2007 |
| Gordon Wright (’62) | May 2007 |
| Eugene Maree (’53) | November 2006 |
| Mervyn Sifrin (’55) | October 2006 |
| Peter Reso (’61) | October 2006 |
| Frank Kruger (’63) | September 2006 |
| Graham Norris (’75) | August 2006 |
| Dalton Cronje | August 2006 |
| Leigh McBride (’81) | July 2006 |
| Maurice Meyerowitz (’29) | June 2006 |
| Eric Veldsman (’47) | June 2006 |
| Jack Fish (’32) | May 2006 |
| Tom Price | May 2006 President, SA School Rowing Association Headmaster, Mondeor High School |
| Colston Veater (’35) | May 2006 Son of late “Daddy” Veater (famous SACS teacher) |
| B v d Houton (’33) | May 2006 |
| Immanuel Mckenzie (’97) | April 2006 |
| Stanley Vadas (’34) | April 2006 |
| Ronald Singer (’42) | April 2006 |
| Gerry Lentin (’31) | April 2006 |
| Alec Perel (’37) | March 2006 |
| Louis M Sher (’29) | March 2006 |
| Ike Horvitch (’34) | February 2006 |
| Grant Waite (’87) | January 2006 |
| Edward Malkin (’38) | January 2006 |
| E B Levenstein (’28) | January 2006 |
2018 Commemoration Day
The John Ince Memorial Run 2017
The 2017 John Ince Memorial Run took place on a perfect autumn morning late in March. This year’s run started and finished on the Van Zyl field at the SACS Junior School and with more than 200 adults and scholars taking part in either of the 2km, 4km or slightly more...
L.A.P.A. Munnik – Tribute from Kent Durr
I can only speak from my experience as a young new MPC for Constantia of Dr. L.A.P.A.Munnik MB.ChB (UCT)
John Ince Memorial Run 2015
The most beautiful Cape Town Summers morning – Sunday 8th November saw about 160 runners/walkers leave from outside the Brodie Room to take part in the annual John Ince Memorial Run. WINNERS: 2km – Ross McKinnon 4km – Marc Codd 8km – Ben...
Lionel Cohen (’33) 1 June 1914 – 10 April 2015
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Ian Jones
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Martin Singer
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Dr Gerald Moller Lurie
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Robin Douglas
By Alan Douglas As a shy English-speaking boy in the predominantly Afrikaans community of Montagu, Robin may not have found his early school days altogether happy, but after a year as a boarder at Dryfe House under Stan Hunter and at Rosedale thereafter, he...
Passing Of Oldest Old Boy
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A Tribute To Patrick Beattie (’40)
by his brother, Norman(’39) Patrick Beattie passed away in Melbourne, Australia in July 2005. Pat, as he was known, matriculated in 1940 and on leaving school was appointed as a Management Trainee at the United Tobacco Company S A Limited, a subsidiary of the...
Tribute to Henry Charles Ginsberg
by Bruce Ginsberg (’64) Chas Ginsberg, the Clanwilliam farmer who became known as the “Rooibos King” after he turned the Cederberg region into the “Ceylon of Africa”, died in London during April, at age 92. Chas Ginsberg is credited with having domesticated one of...