VPHS
Condolences
Charlie Newsham
fortunate and decades of dedication to his beloved
church, St Nicholas Anglican Church in Charlo.
Noxolo Tyeke (2002): It is with great sadness that
we were informed that Noxolo passed away in Pretoria. She had been ill for a while. She is survived
by her mother and young daughter. May her soul
rest in perfect peace.
Andre Labuschagne (1988) passed away on 31
May 2012 in Australia. He had a burst aneurysm
and was in a coma for several weeks before the machines were turned off and he passed naturally a few
days later. We thank his sister, Tamlyn Labuschagne
(1990), for advising us. RIP Andre.
Trevor Bernard Tawse (1962) a prefect and captain of the cricket team at VP, passed away on 6
June 2014 in Mmabatho in the North-west Province. Sincere condolences to all his family.
Andre Vosloo (1965), a well-known former Olympics and Eastern Province flyhalf, passed away
recently at the age of 67 in Cape Town. Andre’s
most notable performances playing for EP included
playing against the British Lions in 1986 and the All
Blacks in 1970, as well as beating Western Province
at Newlands in 1971.
Charlie Newsham (1940) passed away peacefully
on 2 October 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Charlie was one of the very first pupils to attend VP in 1940 in the Dutch Reformed Church
in South End. As the longest living old scholar of
Victoria Park High, it was an exceptional honour to
welcome him to the school’s 70th birthday celebration in 2010. Old scholars from later years enjoyed
chatting to him. He had many stories to tell about
the first year of Victoria Park and life during the wa