JONESBOROUGH â Neill Wyche Duncan, 83, died peacefully in his sleep on May 16th, in Jonesborough, TN and with his family by his side. He is survived by his sons Bill (wife Carmen) and Shaw (wife Caroline), three cherished grandchildren (Felix, Ruby and Graham), his sister Sara Lee Lower and brother Bill Duncan, along with his nieces and nephews (Roy Lower, Randy Lower, Janet Cundiff, Rhett Hamiter, Todd Hamiter, Brad Duncan, Patti Russell, and Libby Bond), and a host of dear in-laws. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 50 years, Margaret Elliott, his parents, Ira and Julia Duncan, and his sister Louise Hamiter.
The Pakuranga Rotary Club is noted for its contributions to community over the last 50 years.
The club celebrated a very proud history on Saturday night at the Howick Club.
Guests to the gala dinner entered to the stirring sound of the pipes, courtesy of past students of Saint Kentigern College, one of the three colleges closely associated with the club.
The banner of the evening, 50 Not Out, is not quite accurate: thanks to a Covid forced delay, the club is actually now in its 51st year. But that did nothing to dim the enthusiasm of the 180 attendees.
Rotarian and cricket commentary legend Bryan Waddle kept the evening flowing. Guests were welcomed with a stirring Maori Mihimihi by Terry Davis and Ani Black.
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RRHS Class of 2021’s diplomas ‘start’ in rainstorm
Class President Talisa Canales with school board President Amanda Galbraith. Gary Herron photo.
It didn’t exactly match the local weather forecast, but the nearly 500 members of the Rio Rancho High School Class of 2021 and their families have probably been in New Mexico long enough to know there’s no guarantee on weather prognostications.
And, wouldn’t you know it, about 11 a.m. Tuesday, when the first diplomas were about to be handed out, that’s when the clouds opened and the rain began pelting everyone at Rio Rancho Stadium.
The nearly 500 members of the school’s 23rd graduating class had a pleasant ceremony till then, anyway, laughing and maybe even tearing up at what they heard from the speakers.