Gordon Dawson writes:
“Steve was at COHS from 1951-58. He was a keen sportsman, played cricket for the School, football for an “unofficial” COHS football team and banjo in a jazz band of COHS pupils (as mentioned in an earlier Newsletter).
He went on to study modern languages at Birmingham University, later also qualifying as a teacher at Eltham Training College.
After that Steve changed direction somewhat and spent most of his working life in the motor industry at Rootes Group (later Chrysler and Peugeot), Kalamazoo and Saab in the UK before retiring in 2001.
Steve leaves behind his wife Robina, son Andrew, daughter Helen and two grandchildren.
Steve and Robina were members of the Caravan Club and spent much of their spare time travelling in the UK and Europe, especially Scotland, France, Spain and visiting their daughter in Switzerland. They were also keen members of their local Solihull badminton club.
Steve stayed in touch with a number of his old COSA friends throughout his life and will be sadly missed.”