Submitted by Ifty Ahmad

It was over 50 years ago , since I last saw Sheila . I lost her contact – but I have never forgotten her .  For years , I have been searching for her in the internet .  On 26 September,2021, I do not know why , I was looking for her on the Google search & to my surprise and horror discovered the dreadful  unexpected news. It was devastating – I did not want to believe it . It shook me so much that it took me all this time to recover and gather my thoughts.  After One year , Six months & 14 days of her passing away , I am now joining the rest to mourn and remember Sheila.

I am Ifty Ahmad , a long lost friend of Sheila. In 1969 , we met in London through a mutual friend .

I just qualified as aMechanical Engineer and started my new job. I was 24 and she was 28. I was immediately attracted by her charm , beauty , kindness and magnetic personality. We went out regularly , until she left for Kenya . We had the most wonderful time in London , visiting theatres , concerts , cinemas , shows  & enjoying day trips , lovely meals . I even enjoyed her company by visiting many churches. It was the most memorable time of my life. Obviously , it was very sad when she left for Kenya.

Once , in our early days of friendship , Sheila felt very sorry for me because I was spending the Christmas on my own . Immediately , after the Christmas Sheila invited me to her home in Salisbury . There, I had the pleasure of meeting her mother and rest of the family and spent two wonderful days with them. I was touched by their hospitality and friendship. I had a surprising oppotunity to join in a cake making session in the kitchen and had a brilliant demonstration and lesson in cake making and baking by Mrs. Finneran ( the mother ). Since then I have baked few cakes and still do with good success .

I was a very lucky man to have Sheila as my friend . I was mesmarised by her personality and very touched by generosity and kindness. My only wish is that she was still here and I could meet her again !

My heartful thanks to Christine and the family for creating this web site . This was most thoughtful – I am now taking this oppotunity , to share your grief and pay my last homage to my lovely dear friend . God bless and rest in peace.

IFTY  AHMAD