"Such a lovely teacher" - readers remember Penwortham Priory stalwart as her death is announced
A Penwortham teacher has been remembered fondly by Post readers, following the announcement of her death.
Sylvia Fenwick, who spent most of her career working in the science department Penwortham Priory High School (now Penwortham Priory Academy), died on January 14, 10 months after husband Geoff.
Mrs Fenwick (nee Gerrard) taught at Penwortham from 1959, shortly after qualifying as a teacher. She stayed until 1962, when she travelled to Uganda and worked at Nakasero School, and where she met husband Geoff. She returned to Priory in the mid-1970s, where she remained until her retirement in 1999, commuting daily from Southport and making Lab 2 her home.
What did readers say?
Alison Sadler said: “A wonderful teacher - I remember her with fondness.”
Lisa Thompson said: “I remember Mrs Fenwick as a former pupil. Such a lovely teacher.”
Jean Holden said she was a “Much loved former teacher. Still met up for lunch with former pupils till last year.”
The school
A Priory spokesman said: “Sylvia taught biology and had a lifelong love of plants and animals. She loved working at Penwortham, where the science department felt like an extended family, and she greatly valued the friendships she formed with colleagues and pupils alike.
“Sylvia was immensely proud of the students she taught and always enjoyed hearing about what they went on to achieve. Until very recently, she particularly enjoyed joining her earliest pupils for ‘Class of 59’ lunches.”
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