Former Pupils Contd...

Again, if you'd like to get in touch with anyone on the list, please write to the editors at HolmstonPS@dial.pipex.com and we'll try to forward your message. We won't give out your details to anyone else.

Some of the names came from people who wrote in to ask about the FP Reunion, so we don't have many details about them except "Lives in Ayr" (or Prestwick or Australia, etc)... There's a list of people who didn't give dates when they were at the school, here.

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

1961-68, James Young. Lives near Ayr.

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

1964-71, Mark Preston. Lives in Perthshire.

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, Ian Cathcart. Lives in Ayr.

1965-72, John Mitchell. Lives in Ayr.

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

1966-71, Robert (Robby) Bain. "After uni spent most of my life in Latin America and the southern States - managing an office in the Caribbean (Puerto Rico). Presently PhD researcher at Leeds University and freelance photojournalist. Lives with Carol and small dog (Chewy) in rural West Yorkshire. Fond memories of pals at Holmston!"

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.

1966-73, Jane Young (now McTimpany). Lives in Mauchline.

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.

1968-75, Donna McDougall. Lives in Edinburgh.

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.

1968-71, Shelagh O'Hara (now McLennan) recognises Louise and several classmates in class photos and the lists from the Former Pupils Reunion. Shelagh is the sister of Dougie O'Hara (below, 1970).

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

1969-73, Charlie Carson. Lives near Ayr, is a supervisor in a sea-food processor in Ayr.

1969-75, Chris Carson. Works near Girvan.

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

1971-78, Roland Preston. Lives in Prestwick.

1972-79, Craig Cowan. Lives in Ayr.

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

1975-81, Fiona McFarlane, now McBride. Lives in Prestwick.

1975-82, David Connell. Lives in Ayr.

1978-83, Gillian Rowell. Lives in Ayr.

1978-83, Sharon Telfer. Lives in Ayr.

1979-83, Gavin Bonthron. Lives in London, works in marketing for EMAP plc.

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. One of our younger FPs so far, lives in Ayr, now goes to Belmont.

1994-2000, Paul Scott. Now in First Year at Belmont.

1993-2000, Rachael Thomson, whose Nan's cat appears in these pages.