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To Sirs With Love Clerihew

*Image of Remembering Sirs & AUDIO To Sir with Love by Lulu.

To Sirs with Love Clerihew

Christian Charles Roberts,
One of the converts,
Sir Sidney Portier's
East End school proteges.

2023 January 07
*3rd Place*
BRIAN STRAND CONTEST NO 1167
~~Brian Strand: Judged 2023 January 09

*HMS.

He had played the class hoodlum, Denham, in the movie, "To Sir with Love," with the decedent, Sidney Portier.

Undisclosed particulars of his passing, leaving behind his wife Christine whom he had married on 12/26/73, 49 years ago to the day, also leaving behind two children (03/17/44-12/26/22) at 78 years old.

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Sotto Poet Date: 1/9/2023 9:08:00 AM The movie was great, and the song made me long for a simpler time in our history. Remarkably, you were a friend to all of your classmates. Congratulations on your contest win dear, William. Login to Reply Hilo Poet Date: 1/9/2023 9:24:00 AM Yes, I was my classmate's friend--so was my homework that circled our classroom? Sigh. Lasaad, in simpler days they were my friend, thanks and Aloha William

Ann Peck Date: 1/7/2023 3:32:00 PM How nice you were in the class. I loved both the movie and song--from a more gentle time in our world. Login to Reply Hilo Poet Date: 1/7/2023 4:10:00 PM Oh, chuckles, my dear Ann, though I graduated two years younger than my shocked schoolmates, I was 10 when I saw the movies with my older siblings--love it still my friend, Aloha William