Chris Waite
19-02 2021 21:15
schreef:
Despite my five years at the Salesian and playing football alongside Andy for both the Salesian and St Aidan’s house teams, I never got to know him that well at all. Never being in the same classroom as him didn’t help, I guess. But what I saw from the sidelines was someone who excelled at everything he did, be it any sport or any academic subject. I’ve no idea how true this is but I have always had this recollection that while most of us took seven O’levels in 1973, Andy took ten and achieved grade As in all of them. I was very good at plagiarising other people’s homework and Andy must have been kind enough to let me borrow his homework on at least one occasion as I distinctly remember how neat his handwriting was compared to mine and everyone else’s. Yes, he really was good at everything! Extremely personable, liked by everyone, always calm and collected, and to cap it all he wasn’t a bad looking lad either. It was no surprise to me, whatsoever, when I learned that Andy put all of his intellectual ability into helping others while making it all the way to the top of the career ladder. As I said, I never knew him that well at all but I knew a very special person when I saw one.
Chris Waite
19-02 2021 21:15
schreef:
Despite my five years at the Salesian and playing football alongside Andy for both the Salesian and St Aidan’s house teams, I never got to know him that well at all. Never being in the same classroom as him didn’t help, I guess. But what I saw from the sidelines was someone who excelled at everything he did, be it any sport or any academic subject. I’ve no idea how true this is but I have always had this recollection that while most of us took seven O’levels in 1973, Andy took ten and achieved grade As in all of them. I was very good at plagiarising other people’s homework and Andy must have been kind enough to let me borrow his homework on at least one occasion as I distinctly remember how neat his handwriting was compared to mine and everyone else’s. Yes, he really was good at everything! Extremely personable, liked by everyone, always calm and collected, and to cap it all he wasn’t a bad looking lad either. It was no surprise to me, whatsoever, when I learned that Andy put all of his intellectual ability into helping others while making it all the way to the top of the career ladder. As I said, I never knew him that well at all but I knew a very special person when I saw one.
