Theodore Cecil ‘Cec’ Thompson
The older I get the more obits I read … and the more humble I get. And Cecil ‘Cec’ Thompson’s obit in July is humbling in shedloads.
Cec grew up in a series of orphanages as the son of a white mother and a Trinidadian father, who died before he was born. He left school at 14 to work as a labourer … and through his own extraordinary inner reserves of talent and character became an international rugby player and went on to build successful careers in business and as a highly-respected teacher.
He overcame race and class barriers. There’s no better illustration of this than the 1950s newspaper headline from when he was selected forGreat Britain Britain 's heroes. Amazingly he was nicknamed – affectionately – ‘darkie’ for much of his career.
Tributes to Cec are all over the media, but this full obituary in the Daily Telegraph is the best and most detailed. Read on and be humbled! www.telegraph.co.uk
Cec grew up in a series of orphanages as the son of a white mother and a Trinidadian father, who died before he was born. He left school at 14 to work as a labourer … and through his own extraordinary inner reserves of talent and character became an international rugby player and went on to build successful careers in business and as a highly-respected teacher.
He overcame race and class barriers. There’s no better illustration of this than the 1950s newspaper headline from when he was selected for
Tributes to Cec are all over the media, but this full obituary in the Daily Telegraph is the best and most detailed. Read on and be humbled! www.telegraph.co.uk
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