Issue 59 — December 2005
In Memoriam
Henry Carter - Henry or 'Terry', as he was sometimes known, was very much a 'son of Jericho', having been born in Nelson Street, the street where he died, and been to St. Barnabas School, from where he won a scholarship to the High School. Aged 18, he joined the RAF, and for half his life served as a radio and communications technician in various parts of the world including Singapore, Gibraltar and Germany. During his various postings, his four children were born and he was devoted to them and his many grandchildren. When he left the RAF he continued in the same field working for the Home Office, often on secret projects. Later Henry returned to Jericho to live with his mother, Olive, in Nelson Street. He loved local history and knew a lot about the canal. For some years, in the 1990s, until he suffered an injury, he also helped deliver the Jericho Echo. Our sympathies to Henry's children and grandchildren.Giovanna Rubino - Giovanna, who died in August, aged 84, was born in Italy but spent her early years in France, before moving to Oxford in 1954, eventually settling in Richmond Road where she lived for 40 years. She worked first in the kitchen of the Master of Trinity who encouraged her to become a nurse. After training, she worked at the Warneford and then at the Radcliffe Infirmary where she became a staff nurse and, by choice, worked night shifts in intensive care, until she retired in 1981. Giovanna was a very lively person and had an amazing command of colloquial English, though delivered in a strong French accent that she never lost. Very versatile, she painted and played the piano. She loved cats, and also kept a hare and a rabbit. She became ill in 2003, and in May this year returned to her family in France. Thanks for all your work, Giovanna.
