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peoplepeopleTogether againObituariesAUTUMN PROVED TO BE THE TIMEFOR REUNIONS WITH THREECLASSES CELEBRATING 10, 15AND 20-YEAR REUNIONS.JANE CRAWFORD REPORTSClass of 1988Twenty years on, and the Class of 1988 arescattered far and wide, but that didn’t determembers of the classorganising a small reunionfor those based locally.Doug Hyslop, MikeBaillie-Hamilton, GrahamThomson and John Kennedymet at the School on theFriday evening, where theywere welcomed by the MBADirectors and myself. Thiswas then followed by a pubcrawlwhere they visited some of their old hauntsincluding the Pear Tree, Greyfriars Bobby’s Bar,Doctors and the Beehive. Mike departed early as he wasshooting in the Scottish long range rifle championshipthe following day (where he finished a credible 4thand received confirmation that he is the newScottish captain).The remaining three alumni and their families met upon the Saturday morning. After a brisk walk up Arthur’sClass of 1998The Class of 1998organised a 10-yearreunion, with anevent at the Schooland a dinner on theSaturday evening atThe Magnum restaurantin the New Town.Alumni travelledfrom a diverse rangeof countries for theevent, includingAustralia, Iceland,South Africa, Germanyand Turkey.‘A GREAT TIME WASHAD BY ALL ANDTHEY AGREED THATTHEY WOULDN’TLEAVE IT ANOTHER20 YEARS BEFOREGETTING BACKTOGETHER AGAIN’Seat, they visited Our Dynamic Earth, a visitorattraction which tells the unique story of the planet’spast, present and future – ideal for the five children intow. In the evening, they then regrouped for an Italianmeal in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle, and toured theMuseum of Scotland on the Sunday.A great time was had by all and they agreed that theywouldn’t leave it another 20 years before getting backtogether again.ABOVE AND LEFT:Members of theClass of 1993enjoy catchingup over drinks atthe SchoolLEFT: Mike Baillie-Hamilton, Doug Hyslop, John Kennedyand Graham ThomsonABOVE: Members of the Class of 1988 with their familiesoutside the Museum of ScotlandClass of 1993The Class of 1993 rekindled theirfriendships and took a trip downmemory lane in September.The pull of the MBA was still strong,with alumni travelling from as farafield as Hong Kong, Iceland,Germany and Canada for the event.Organised by Sehr Ahmed andSimon Lyons, the event was attendedby more than 20 alumni at the Schoolon the Friday night. This included aslide presentation of photos takenduring their time at the School and attheir 10-year reunion. They then metfor dinner on the Saturday evening atBrown’s restaurant for good food,good company and lots of laughs.BRYCE STEWART MCCALL-SMITH 1966-2008(Class of 2001 Full-time)With great sadness, we announcethe sudden loss of Bryce onSaturday 6 December 2008, atthe end of a glorious day spent withfriends in the countryside.A dedicated family man, Bryce was thedearly loved and loving husband of Rowanand adored daddy of Struan and Drew. Hisnamesake, Bryce Roderick, was born on25 January 2009.Born and brought up in Aberdeenshire,Bryce attended Strathallan School (1979-1984), studied Agriculture at AberdeenUniversity (1984-1988), qualified as a RuralPractice surveyor in 1995 and graduatedwith an MBA from the University ofEdinburgh in 2001.He was a hard-working and respectedprofessional, whose former employersincluded Bell Ingram, Smiths Gore, TheNational Trust for Scotland, Savills, andmost recently Rettie & Co, Glasgow wherehe was a Director.ANNE LOUISE DOWNIE 1962-2008(Class of 2002 Part-time)Born in Edinburgh, Anne grew up in a close family,with her parents, two sisters and her grandparents.In the late 1980s, she studied Maths andStatistics at Aberdeen University before working forScottish Widows in Edinburgh. While there, Annestudied the Part-time MBA at the School,graduating in 2002.In 2004, Anne went to work in Birmingham,initially with Saint Gobain, followed by SevernTrent Water and laterally National Express. Duringher time in Birmingham, Anne transferred from theRoyal Naval Reserves to the Territorial Army. MajorDownie commanded her artillery unit with greatpride and enthusiasm, and was certainly a force tobe reckoned with.The TA provided her with the opportunity tocombine her love of the outdoors with seekingchallenges and having a great social life. Her lasttrip with the TA was as a watch leader, sailing toGreenland through the icebergs.During her time at the School, she became oneof the most recognisable characters in her class.Despite holding down a very demanding job, Annethrew herself into all aspects of the MBALike so many others during their time atthe School, Bryce worked hard butprobably played even harder, loving as hedid fun, social occasions. His ability toengage with people and strike up a lastingfriendship was always impressive.Bryce was a successful sportsman whoenjoyed not only the physical nature ofsport but also the competitive rivalry,which as captain of Aberdeen University’shockey team he relished. Golf was themost recent sport of choice where hefrequently resembled a hockey playerleathering a ball out of defence! A keensports spectator as well, few of us whohave watched a Scotland rugby matchwith Bryce will be able to forget thebellow of ‘rubbish’ if things started to goawry during a game.In a fitting sporting tribute to Bryce,who departed us far too early, his familyand friends will be participating in theEdinburgh 10k in May to raise money inhis memory for Sistema Scotland. Fordetails, visit https://scf.workwithus.org/Fundraising/Donate.aspx?page=4797‘ANNE LOVED THE OUTDOORSAND ENJOYED MANY TRIPS TOTHE OUTDOOR CENTRE ATFIRBUSH WHERE SHE RELISHEDCOMPETITIVE CHALLENGES’‘FEW OF US WHO HAVE WATCHED ASCOTLAND RUGBY MATCH WITH BRYCE WILLBE ABLE TO FORGET THE BELLOW OF‘RUBBISH’ IF THINGS STARTED TO GO AWRY’experience, be it study or ‘networking’ withclassmates in the pub after lectures.Anne loved the outdoors and enjoyed manytrips to the outdoor centre at Firbush where sherelished competitive challenges. Whetherskippering a boat or leading an orienteeringteam, she was always in charge and always (inher view) right!Anne was loyal and committed to her friendsand established many new and enduringfriendships during her time at the School.She will be remembered as a vivacious, funand intelligent woman who lived life to the full.She is a great inspiration to all of us to pack asmuch as we can into each day and focus onwhat’s important.Anne was ill for a very short period butdisplayed immense courage and dignitythroughout.She passed away on 31 December 2008. She willbe greatly missed by her family and friends but willalways be remembered.An event will be held in the summer to celebrateAnne’s life which will combine her love of hillwalking and the outdoors with an evening ofmusic and dancing. More information will becirculated to the class shortly.32 | aluminate | april 2009www.alumninet.man.ed.ac.ukwww.alumninet.man.ed.ac.uk april 2009 | aluminate | 33