In this space a week ago we featured heavily on the unforgettable memorial first Headmistress of the old Prospect Secondary Dr. Dorothy Thompson at St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Cathedral in Hamilton and at the Ruth Seaton James Centre for the Performing Arts.

And also there was the feature on O.J. Pitcher being honoured by the Bermuda Friendly Societies Association at Hamilton Manchester Unity Lodge.

We have to confess that due to technical difficulties on our end of the production line, photos intended to accompany those features did not make the grade. However we produce them now bearing in mind the old dictum that says better late than never.

We quoted Ms Jennifer Manders who said that the turnout of family, friends and admirers of Dr. Thompson on Saturday, September 11 as being reminiscent of "the great outpouring of respect and admiration for this delightfully charismatic Bermudian educator" as being similar in Bermuda to the one at her last rites in in Antigonish, where Dr. Thompson spent the last three decades of her life, impacting on that community.

Ms Manders is Senior Education Officer (Retired) for Early Education in Bermuda. She was one of several who travelled from Bermuda for the funeral of the Headmistress at St. Ninian's Cathedral in Nova Scotia. She was also a goddaughter of Dr. Thompson, and is seen on the far left of the photo at 4right with a group of the closest surviving kin who came from Nova Scotia and the US for the Bermuda memorial.

Others in the picture are from the left, Beverley Pearman Horne, the daughter of Dr. Thompson, great nieces Tamara Pearman and Alkeya Bell; Jeffrey Horney, great-nephew and his fiancée Ruth.

At top is a scene from the skit on stage at Ruth Seaton James Auditorium with former PSSG student Carolyn Pemberton portraying Dr. Thompson addressing a school assembly. The skit was one of the highlights of the three-hour tribute to Dr. Thompson.

Also last we featured how St.George's Cup Match star O.J. Pitcher had been selected for the Seventh Annual Good Sportsmanship Award of the Bermuda Friendly Societies Association. It was a triple back-to-back honour for the 27-year old cricketer, because earlier that week he was recipient of the first Good Sportsmanship Award honouring the late Cup Match historian and commentator Wellington (Soup) Zuill.

'OJ', who was unable to receive the trophy when he first won it two years ago, brought along a whole posse from St.David's for moral support. They included his mother Roseanne; grandmother Mrs. May Joaquin and her daughter Annaneil; his aunt Mrs. Hope Lowe and uncle Elvyn Pitcher. Others seen above are the president of the BFSA, Dr. Michael Bradshaw; Vice-president Norbert Simmons; Somerset C.C. president Richard Scott; Craig Cannonier, leader of Bermuda Democratic Party. Not seen were Ms. Laverne Furbert, acting in he absence of Premier Dr. the Hon. Ewart Brown, who donated the Clarence Darrell Trophy, the eminent Manchester Unity Oddfellow, who was their grandfather.Above right, Sis. Lois Weekes of the Princess Royal Union Lodge warmly bussed 'OJ' on behalf of the BFSA and all others involved in the ceremony.

Photos by Ira Philip.