David Jenkins - OB and Teacher

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Its with great sadness we learn of the passing of David Jenkins (1960-2022) who was both an Old Bordenian through his studies at the School (1973-1978) and teaching career which ended in 2015.  Many OBs will have known 'Dave' Jenkins as a fellow pupil during his years or studied under him in his Science classes.

David married Bryan Short's daughter (Jane), dating her from the Sixth Form. Together they had a son (Chris) who also attended the School.  After 34 years teaching at Borden the Jenkins retired to La Roche in France. Throughout his retirement, David continued his passion for running, having completed marathons and ultra marathons. The picture below shows David and his son Chris at the 2012 Faversham 10k.

Dave and Chris Jenkins

 

David died on 17th August 2022 from an aggressive form of Cancer.  Chris is now raising money for Cancer Research in memory of David and if OBs wish to contribute, they can using the link below:

https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/christophers-giving-page-2221

OBA Committee Member Mark Sayers, a friend of David, has penned a personal tribute and that can be found in the OBA Newsfeed or here.