Item courtesy of : David Wiltshire

I am sorry to advise you that an old friend of mine who attended The Technical Institute died in October. He was Michael Sutton and unfortunately I have only just heard.

I am sure that many will remember Michael, not least as he played for the Tech Old Boys cricket team for many years. Michael's wife Peggy (nee Humphries) was also at the Tech and I guess that would have been 1945-1951 or thereabouts. Peggy passed away about three years ago.

Michael and his wife were great friends of with Maurice Sherry who a was also a fellow cricketer. Maurice was married to Maureen (nee Collins). Both have also passed away. We all grew up in Hazlemere and although they all attended the Tech I knew them very well and always kept in touch although Maurice and Maureen lived for many years in Spain.

Michael and Peggy attended the old pupils annual reunion as long as they were able. I hope that many of your members will remember them.

I have spoken with Roy Woodbridge, an old pupil who remembers Otto Decker very well and used to attend the annual reunions. He also taught engineering at the school.

My friend Michael Sutton who died in October was a regular at the annual get together, with his wife Peggy and I will let you have something about them as soon as I am able to "cobble something together". I wonder who it was who used to arrange those annual meeting? Another old pupil is John White, who also grew up in Hazlemere and was also in touch with Michael.