VPHS
It was during this stage of her life that she married
her second husband, Paddy Taylor, now sadly deceased. Paddy’s great love of the sea was reflected
both in his enthusiasm for sailing and in the many
ocean cruises that he and Hildi enjoyed.
thusiastically.
From standard nine onwards Mrs Taylor attended
Paarl Girls High and then went on to study a secretarial course at Rhodes University, before travelling
overseas with friends. She returned to South Africa,
where she married and raised a family consisting of
three children - a daughter who attended VP and is a
teacher in Johannesburg, and two sons who are both
in the business world. Between them they have produced four grandchildren.
While her job obviously revolves around the headmaster, it also involves a great deal of liaison with
the rest of the staff. As a colleague I have always
found her to be a great administrator with an impressive command of English, whose sense of humour,
love of people and loyalty to the school have made
her a valued colleague.
Another thing most of us don’t know is that Hildi’s
family, apart from being German is both aristocratic and long-lived. All of her four siblings are still
alive, as is her mother who is a youthful looking 92