FLETCHER’S

Ron Johnston was the managing director and brains behind A. Fletcher & Co. Ltd., of Station Road, Ibstock, Leicestershire. Ron was my first boss, mentor and friend for over 50 years as Tony Lawrence recalls.

Words: Tony Lawrence

We moved to Waldronville, just south of Dunedin in 1998, and became aware of Ron’s health problem. We started to visit Ron and wife Josie more often. Ron enjoyed talking about old times at Fletcher’s, often telling me that I should write a book about those times, much of what I am about to tell, is a result of these conversations. Ron was born on 31 December 1930 at around 11pm at Noreward Street, North East Valley, Dunedin, to Scottish parents Elizabeth and Tom. He was the youngest of three sisters and brother Tom. Ron tells how his mother used to tell everyone, “if Ron had been born a couple of hours later, ...he would have been a year younger.” By the time Ron was 12, his father had purchased a small…

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