There was a tribute to Teddie Leslie, who died last June, in the October Newsletter. Audrey Lacey, widow of Cecil Lacey, at school 1932-1937, wrote to Michael Thelwell when she heard of the sad news, and Michael has passed the letter on to me, part of which is given here:-
‘Thank you for informing me of the death of Teddie Leslie. As you may know, Charles (Cecil to his school friends) was actually best man at his wedding. This was because Teddie’s brother, who was to have been best man, had become ill with measles, and Charles happened to be around on leave from the Army. It was on Charles’s return from this leave in January 1942 that I first met him and heard the news of the wedding of Teddie and Patience. We have kept in touch but have not visited each other frequently as we spent the first 26 years of our married life in Yorkshire . I think the last time we met was at their Golden Wedding celebration. (This was in 1992 when after Mass in Arundel Cathedral, celebrated by Canon Tony Whale we repaired to the George and Dragon Inn, Burpham, for a delectable lunch. Ed.) There I met, among others, Tony Leftwich who had previously been only a name to me, and at the lunch we sat with Louis de la Torre and his wife, and very much enjoyed their company. You can imagine the reminiscing, I am sure. I still drive short distances, but back trouble and arthritis make travelling by public transport very difficult, so I’m afraid I shall not be able to attend the Requiem Mass. As I have told Patience, I shall be thinking of them all and shall remember them in my prayers. Yours sincerely, Audrey.’