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BARRY LORKIN (S54-57) died on 4
OF Society as well as the golf section.
December 2023. He was a great servant
He took over as OF Golf Secretary from
of OFGS and was, for around 20 years,
Michael Powlesland and then seemed
OFGS Secretary. He was also a past
to run it for ever. Barry played in nearly
President of the Society from 1995-97.
all the subsequent meetings, as well as
representing Framlingham in the Halford
Hewitt and later in the Cyril Gray, for
which you had to be over 50! He was a
steady player, always consistent, though
he never mastered the shortest club.
Barry is survived by Wendy, his wife of
over 50 years, and his two sons, Simon
who lives in France with his family, and
Nicholas. He was a great mate!”
KEITH MAUNDER (K58-62) passed away
on 27 January 2024 at the age of 79. His
funeral took place at Henstead Pavilion,
The Old Rectory, Hulver Road, Beccles,
on 15 March 2024. OFs present were
Mike Hills (G60-63), Keith’s cousin, and
Andrew Lillie (K57-65).
His good friend and fellow golfer, Robin
On leaving school, Keith quali昀椀ed as
Anderton writes:
a Chartered Surveyor and worked in
London with Chestertons. In 1980 he was
“Barry Lorkin was a late entry to the 1954
found to be su昀昀ering from a rare disorder
intake, arriving in January 1955. He was
- Guillain Barre syndrome - in which the
a year older but soon became one of us.
body’s immune system attacks the nerves.
He was a keen rugby player and good
A lengthy stay in Charing Cross Hospital,
golfer, playing o昀昀 8 whilst still at school.
followed by intensive physiotherapy,
He continued those two games after
resulted in Keith making a complete
leaving, and from one look at his shins
recovery. In 1982, he moved to the
you could tell he was a hooker! We both
West Country to manage the privately-
worked in London, and we used to meet
owned Harbour and Dock Company in
up at lunchtime in Simpsons in Cornhill,
Porthleven. He moved back to Su昀昀olk in
fairly often. He was in the Discount
1990, working for Countrywide (property
market, so was handily placed, and it
surveyors) and retired fully in 2009. Keith
was over a pint that he persuaded me
lived with his second wife, Liz, in Dunwich,
to join the OF Golf Society in the early
and while there, was an active member of
1980’s. He was heavily involved in the
the Dunwich Town Trust, a charity formed
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