Former Pupils Contd...

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1948-55, Norman L. Faulds. Lives in Edinburgh, retired Church of Scotland Minister. Susanne Nixon (below) saw Norman on TV in Canada, while he was at an Open Golf championship in Scotland. She wrote to him c/o Muirfield Golf Course and the Post Office found him!

1948-55, Maureen Forsyth (now McIlwraith). Lives in Ayr. Remembers the design of the school uniform, and 3 days' holiday for the Coronation.

1948-55, Alexander (Sandy) D. Murdoch. Lives in Ayr, and is organising the FP Reunion.

1948-55, Susanne Nixon (now McMillan). She was first to wear the new school uniform! Lives in Ottawa, Canada.

1950-52, George Courtney, after being at Wallacetown and Coylton. Lives in Ayr.

1950-54, Moira Finlayson (now Clark). Lives near Kirriemuir. Has a Farmhouse B&B.

1951-57, Moira Anderson (now Phippen). Sheila's (next) twin sister! Lives in Toronto, Canada, formerly a nurse, now a nursing home administrator.

1951-57, Sheila Anderson (now Gallacher). Lives in Maybole. Moira's twin sister!

1951-58, Andrew Burnett. Lives in Surrey. A Director of British Airways and of Air Mauritius.

1951-57, Kathleen Highet (now Stewart). Lives in Ayr.

1953-60, Freda Hamilton (now Eyden). Lives in Manchester.

1954, Ann Willett (now Wright). Lives in Glasgow.

1954, David Willet. Lives near Kilmarnock.

1954-60, Urcilla Connor (now Flanagan). Lives in Ayr.

1955-1959, Jack Heathcote. Lives in Ayr.

1959-66, Joyce Lowdon (now Watson). Now a teacher, lives near Lockerbie.

1961-68, Maurice Cathcart. Lives in Ayr, Systems Engineer in Glasgow.

1962-69, Irene Fisher (now Currie). Lives in Prestwick.

1965-71, Ronnie Greenwood. Lives in Tokyo, works as a marketing manager for Mars Petfoods.

1965-71, Stuart Tod. Lives in Caithness. Web site at www.thetods.clara.net

1965-72, John Mitchell. Lives in Ayr.

1965-72, W.K. Vallance. Lives in Ayr.

1966-72, Gordon Hyslop. Lives near Detroit, USA with shops selling Scottish and Celtic products.

1966-73, Jimmy McIlveen. Later Head Boy at Belmont, now lives in Hong Kong, Inspector in the Hong Kong Police.

1967-74, Lesley Bloomer. Lives in Fife, works in Edinburgh.

In Memoriam. 1967-73, George "Pud" Wilson. Brother to Jeffrey (below). George died, aged 19, in 1980. Jeffrey says "... known to all of his friends as 'Pud', George was not an 'A' student by any means, but anyone who ever met George would tell you that George as a person was one of the best friends they ever had."

1968-75, Lorna Bain (now Reid). Lives in Aberdeenshire.

1968-74, Jeffrey Wilson. Lives in Canada. Brother of George Wilson (above).

1968-71, Louise Crabtree (now Jeffrey). Lives in London, works as a Web Administrator for a major book publisher.

1969, Janet Bulfin (now Wilson). Lives in Ayr.

1969-74, Ronnie McCreath. Lives in Ayr.

1969-75 Yvonne Mitchell (now Murdoch). Lives in Kilmarnock. Girls Sports Champion, 1975.

1969-76, Elizabeth Smith (now Watkin). Lives in Ayr.

1969-77, Pauline McCracken (now Whittaker). School Sports Champion for 1977. Lives in Ayr.

1970-77, Dougie (Douglas) O'Hara. Used to be in Greenan House at Holmston. Dougie now has his own transport and car hire business in Ayrshire with a web-site at
www.dougie-ohara.co.uk

1972-79, Shona Munro (now Thomson). Lives in Ayr.

1978-83, Gillian Rowell. Lives in Ayr.

1978-83, Sharon Telfer. Lives in Ayr.

1978-85, Nicola Brown. Lives in Ayr.

1981-88, Lisa Frater. Now a PC Support Engineer with RM Plc, a leading supplier of Internet Services to UK schools.

1991-1998, Steven Murray. Our youngest FP so far, lives in Ayr, now goes to Belmont.