Comments on: Message from Peter Stringer / Obituary Ron Plunkett https://oca.marketingsavvy.dev/2017/02/message-from-peter-stringer/ OLD COTTONIANS ASSOCIATION Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:50:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: meljtaylor https://oca.marketingsavvy.dev/2017/02/message-from-peter-stringer/#comment-2478 Mon, 06 Mar 2017 22:13:05 +0000 https://oca.marketingsavvy.dev/2017/02/05/message-from-peter-stringer/#comment-2478 Thank you for all your lovely thoughts and words of Dad, we miss him loads. Mel Taylor (Nee Plunkett)

]]> By: admin https://oca.marketingsavvy.dev/2017/02/message-from-peter-stringer/#comment-2469 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 13:19:10 +0000 https://oca.marketingsavvy.dev/2017/02/05/message-from-peter-stringer/#comment-2469 From Dick D’Abreu

I was saddened to read of the passing of Ron Plunkett. He was a young member of Curzon House when I knew him in 1946 . His cousin Jim Lee also of Curzon House 1942. Informed me that Ron retired from the Police Force as a Chief Superintendent. My condolences to his wife and family. Rest in peace Ron.

]]> By: admin https://oca.marketingsavvy.dev/2017/02/message-from-peter-stringer/#comment-2468 Mon, 06 Feb 2017 01:38:24 +0000 https://oca.marketingsavvy.dev/2017/02/05/message-from-peter-stringer/#comment-2468 Posted on behalf of Dick D’Abreu :

Forwarding you Jim Lee’s email to me regarding his cousin Ron Plunkett of Curzon House in the 1944 –45 era. I knew Ron as a young fellow in the Curzon sports team in 1946. A fine young fellow. If possible could you include his passing in the Old Cottonians web page. We would much appreciate it. Thanks …..Best wishes…..Dick.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Jim Lee
To: Dick D’Abreu
Cc: Peter Maidment
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2017 16:06:01 -0800
Subject: Sad News!!
Hi Guys,

Just a quick note to let you know that Ron Plunkett passed away yesterday, Saturday, February 4th. We got a telephone call this morning from Pauline, Ron’s wife, giving us the sad news. She said that Ron’s passing was a blessing because he had absolutely no quality of life. Ron’s family were at his bedside, and Pauline said that she was thankful for their support.

Dick, it would be nice if Ron’s passing was announced in the OC magazine. I am afraid I don’t have the details of his tenure at BCS, but he was a young fellow when he joined, and he graduated from the school. Would you mind, Dick, passing this news on to Advani who probably can get the details from the school records. Ron was in Curzon House, and was, I believe, one of Baby Hawkes’ pugilists on the school team. At his death Ron was 83 years old.

When he graduated from BCS he enlisted as a paratrooper, and when demobbed joined the Metropolitan Police Force in Britain, retiring with the rank of Inspector.

Thanks, and Cheers, Jim

]]> By: Santokh Singh https://oca.marketingsavvy.dev/2017/02/message-from-peter-stringer/#comment-2467 Sun, 05 Feb 2017 16:50:11 +0000 https://oca.marketingsavvy.dev/2017/02/05/message-from-peter-stringer/#comment-2467 Sorry to hear about Plunkett’s passing away. May he rest in peace.
I remember Plunkett as tough & a tall guy who, to the best of my knowledge, was the first to do the plunge in the School swimming pool- all 48′ 3″ of it & he held that record for quite some time.
I had just joined the School in 1950, which was his last year in School.

( Incidentally L.J. Homer was our House Captain in 1950 – so he was there till 1950 & not 1949).
Dr. Santokh Singh (L 1950-57).

]]> By: D Singh Jaaj. . L 57_ 62. https://oca.marketingsavvy.dev/2017/02/message-from-peter-stringer/#comment-2466 Sun, 05 Feb 2017 14:55:13 +0000 https://oca.marketingsavvy.dev/2017/02/05/message-from-peter-stringer/#comment-2466 Sorry to hear loss of a senior OC. God bless the departed soul. Regards to you Peter & Maggie. Hope to meet you soon. D.Singh. Chandigarh.

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