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Stroma Beresford, former Gibbs’ House Matron
We are sorry to announce the death of Stroma Beresford who was House Matron of Gibbs’ House for nine years. Stroma was a distinctive and idiosyncratic matron and for whom being a matron was a first job, having spent her early married years as the wife of Jack Beresford, five times rowing Olympic gold and silver medal winner in the 1920s and 1930s. She left Lancing to be warden of the Countess of Derby’s almhouses in Boxgrove near Chichester and in recent years had lived in accommodation provided by Chichester Greyfriars Housing Association. Though ill for her last couple of years, Stroma never lost her sense of humour and would readily say that her days at Lancing were amongst the happiest in her life.
We also remember the following OLs:
Name Peter David James Ralph Stephen Musgrave Simon Hutchinson Brian John Dalling Francis Michael Usborne Hallowes William Rhys Powell Richard Yorath Cooper Sharp Thomas ‘Tom’ Boyd Baker Frederick ‘Fred’ Patrick Mair Johnston Henry ‘Harry’ David Young Thane Henry Prance House and Year Gibbs’ 1972–1975 Teme 1958–1963 Gibbs’ 1940–1944 Head’s 1952–1956 Field’s 1959–1962 Gibbs’ 1961–1966 Olds 1944–1948 Olds 1946–1950 Sanderson’s 1950–1954 Gibbs’ 2014–2019 Second’s 1954–1958 Date 14 November 2021 24 January 2022 10 February 2022 3 March 2022 19 March 2022 23 March 2022 27 March 2022 5 April 2022 1 May 2022 17 June 2022 28 June 2022
Wherever possible, full obituaries are published on The OL Club website www.oldlancingclub.com or in the next edition of The Quad
Forthcoming Events for OLs & Parents
We are looking forward to welcoming OLs, parents and guests to our programme of events over the next few months. We encourage all guest to familiarise themselves with our Events Code of Conduct prior to attending and we will notify any changes in advance. The most up-to-date information can be found on the website.
