ALUMNI 1930s Jack Marquardt, now living in Japan, visited Bermuda in June. “I had the honour of being enrolled briefly in the first grade of your fine institution in April of 1935,” he writes. “It was at a half-day tuition charge of four pounds, two shillings for the Easter term, with the stamp-affixed receipt being signed by the secretary-treasurer, Mr. John Busteel.” 1950s Bermuda Islands Pipe Band drummer Larry Davis (’59), who started with the band in the mid-1950s, is giving drum lessons to Saltus students. 1980s Horst Finkbeiner II (’80) was appointed chief operating officer of Bermuda Commercial Bank. 1960s In 1965, Bruce McClarron (’67) set a Saltus and Bermuda record for the discus event, throwing 151 ft 11/2 ins and breaking the existing record by close to 25 ft. His record still stands at Saltus. McClarron lives in Tucson, AZ. Dr. Laidlaw Fraser-Smith (’66) left Saltus to finish his schooling in Scotland. He graduated from the University of Dundee, Scotland with a Bachelor in Dental Surgery and studied Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons. He has worked as a general dentist and surgical dentist since 1978, has contributed to many dental and hospital committees, twice as president of the Bermuda Dental Association. He is married to Lisa and has four children: Sam, Tristan, Olivia, and Sophie, who attends Bermuda High School. “I have been able to cut back on my working hours to spend more time on my other love, music,” he says. Fraser-Smith currently plays bass for local contemporary R&B band, Working Title. 1940s For Remembrance Day 2009, Tommy Aitchison (’40) wrote tributes in The Royal Gazette about four Bermudian veterans who served overseas in the Second World War, including late alums John Watlington and David Lindsay. Leslie (Cohen) Conway (’43), who moved to Bermuda from Scotland with his mother and siblings in the 1940s: “Apart from Saltus activities, I was involved in the formation of the first Rotary Club sea scout troop. The only photos I have of Saltus are the official ones of the first X1 football team (of which I was a member) in the years 1940–41 and 41–42. I remember the system of Houses that were employed at Saltus and the ladders at the end of the Assembly Hall for each House. Good or bad work by any House member would create a Pessime or Optime on the ladders. I learned a lot from R.E.E. Booker, my English teacher.” Robert V. Barritt (’43) was honoured by the Town of Sackville, New Brunswick, for his contribution to the Owens Art Gallery education and community outreach programme. He attended the 10th grade in Sackville in 1943 and went on to graduate from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Harry McHarg (’49) enjoys fixing things and volunteers his time to maintain the Red Cross hospital-equipment rentals. He has been a volunteer at the Red Cross for the past eight years. California-based Avalon Travel Publishing has released the second edition of Moon Handbooks Bermuda, a destination guide to the Island by Rosemary Jones (SGY ’82). Jones is also the author of two history books, Bermuda: Five Centuries (2004) and Bermuda: Five Centuries for Young People (2009). In May, Ian Truran (’88) was named president and CEO of Capital G Bank Ltd. and Capital G Trust. His children, Casey and Christian, attend Saltus. Marc Harrison (’88) is the director of diversity planning and services at The Wheeler School, Providence, RI, a position he’s held since 2002. He has been at the independent co-ed day school for 13 years, first as associate director of admission. He currently teaches Environmental Science to 9th graders, a course on non-profit organisations and social change to 10th graders, and two courses in the school’s multicultural curriculum to 7th and 9th graders. His children Claire, 12, and Evan, seven, are students at Wheeler. Robert McRonald (’89) is the IT project consultant with GMD Consulting, which celebrated its fifth anniversary last year. 1970s International sailing umpire Peter Shrubb (’71) was elected Commodore of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. Linda Selley Down (’75) manages marine supply company Marine Locker in Hamilton. Patrick Tannock (’78) joined XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd. and was appointed president and country manager of XLIB in February. He is also vice-chairman of the Association of Bermuda International Companies, a member of the Financial Intelligence Agency Board, and a member of the Bermuda government’s Board of Education. 34 S A LT U S M A G A Z I N E