Peter Grender, Dad, showed tactical genius from an early age. So determined was he to win the heart of my Mum – Iris, the girl he met at the school dance, that he offered to memorise her phone number for his mate who had spent the evening dancing with her and promptly pretended to forget it. When Iris went out with another boyfriend, Peter would pop round for a regular cuppa with Iris’s Mum, his innate charm won the day!
He was a mix of generosity, wit, creativity, relentless attention to detail but most of all a loyalty and warmth that won and kept him friendships of all ages.
At school, St. Dunstans College Catford, he formed strong friendships that lasted his whole life. After national service he went into sales and advertising joking that he started at the bottom with sales of laxatives and condoms, so the only way was up.
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