VN January 2023

Vetnuus | Januarie 2023 32 After 30 years (we had a 10 th -year reunion), the Class of ’82 again got together at the lovely Mount Grace Hotel in the green Magaliesburg… and did we have a fun time! Dit was so goed om 18 van ons klas daar te hê met eggenote en metgeselle. Our name tags had to be printed in large font, firstly to be able to read them, and secondly to see if we could ID the person in front of us who had gone a little bald/ grey, etc. before it became obvious we didn’t know who they were! Sid, Gary, and Mike E (with Frieda) – thanks for travelling all the way from Down Under, and Andy all the way from Florida, USA. The rest of you: Jenni, Ockie, Ann, Jean, Neil, Hensie, Keith, Mark, Dieter, Ken, Manfred, Mike R, Piet and Ginny, with respective spouses and partners… thanks for coming from all over South Africa. We had a grand time on Friday evening catching up after a great shoulder/hand massage, followed by a lovely dinner. Many didn’t get to bed for quite a while…. too much to talk and laugh (and cry) about; drinks and dinner were provided due to the generosity of our sponsors. 40th reunion of the OP Class of ’82 / 40ste reunie van die OP Klas van ’82 This what we looked like in 1978 This is us in 1982 This is us at the reunion 40 years later… Back row: Therené Ross, Mike Evans, Hensie Lategan, Sid Taylor, Lesley and Keith MacWilliam, Jean Cilliers; Middle row: Gary Stevens, John Carstens, Pieter Vervoort, Neil Fourie, Mike Ross, Dieter Nischk, Andy Hillier, Mark Meyer, Manfred & Sue Rohwer, Anton Ortlepp, Cathy Nischk; Front row: Frieda Evans, Ken & Jenny Petty, Ann Carstens (Olivier), Jenni Ortlepp(Been), Ginny Watson (Brain). (Ockie Botha absent) Mike and Mike having a good ol’ shoulder massage – Therené advising… Hensie en Ockie