| Ian and Ann met as blind dates for the Nurse's Ball in
Hastings in
July 1964. Ann was a nurse at Hastings Memorial Hospital and Ian was a
radio serviceman
Ian was born in Hastings on 2 November 1940 and was brought up
in Hastings,
attending Mahora Primary School, Hastings Intermediate School, (A
foundation
pupil) and Hastings High School, attaining School In January 1958 Ian started a Radio Servicing Apprenticeship wth Campbell's Radio Ltd in Hastngs Ann was born in Hastings on 28 December 1942. Ann's father was an agricultural contractor and her early years were spent in the Puketitri area of Hawkes Bay. Ann remebers electricity arriving in the district and the change from using candles was a highlight of her young days Ian & Ann were married, at St John's Presbyterian Church,
Hastings
on 25 September 1965 and moved into their new house in Havelock
North. Sean was born on 7 July 1970 and Katrina on 12 November 1972. In January 1981 the family moved to the Wairarapa, living first at Kahutara before buying a house in Carterton.
|
Certificate
in the 5th Form Year 
In
1987 a move was
made to a 14 acre lifestyle block just out of Masterton. Over the
next few years lawns were formed and gardens established. This photo
shows
the family in 1992. 