30/07/2025
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Absolutely heartbroken to hear that Sylvia has passed away. Sylvia changed my life. I first met her when I was 9 years old when I went into her office halfway through a term, hoping for a place at her school. She asked me to sing “Where Is Love?” and then told me to get a uniform, I could start the school on Monday!
Her school is a magical place. She helped so many of us not only fulfil our dreams but created a school environment where we were all happy. I was so lucky to have spent my childhood in that special place and under her guidance. It wasn’t a school, it was a family.
Giovanna and I would never have met if it wasn’t for Sylvia and I think she forgave us on our wedding day for all the times we were caught kissing in the corridors around the school.
Like all of her ex-students, Sylvia has always stood by me, supporting everything I’ve done and I hope I made her proud.
She was one of a kind. My heart and thoughts go out to Norman, all of Sylvia’s family and friends, and to everyone that knew her.
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