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Amber Carroll obituary

Source: The Guardian

Nov 08, 2009

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My dear friend Amber Carroll, who has died aged 62, began her career as a teacher in her native South Africa, but then fled the apartheid regime and came to London.

At first, she lived briefly in the shadow of Westminster Abbey, and taught the choirboys there. When I first met her in 1996 she was teaching at a Roman Catholic school (although she was a Quaker) in Elstree, Hertfordshire.

Later, she moved into a peripatetic role, giving guidance on handling "problem children" to teachers in schools across the county. She brought home countless amusing stories. Amber exuded peace and calm and worked with quiet dedication. She must have influenced hundreds of children, not to mention teachers.

Amber had enjoyed a happy childhood in South Africa, with her two brothers, Peter and John. She attended Worcester girls' school and went on to Cape Town university. She kept the photo of herself at her graduation ceremony, as head female student, defiantly bearing an anti-apartheid candle.

She was passionate about many things – community service, all things environmental (no on

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