On February 23rd this year, the world was rocked by the news of the Christchurch earthquake that destroyed much of this beautiful city. Brian Taylor, who was one of the most enthusiastic Lydiard-based coaches in New Zealand, was killed in the collapse of the CTV building, where he was former CEO of King’s Education, a specialist English-language school for Japanese and Asian students. Although he had officially stepped down from his former role, he just popped in on that fateful lunch-time to greet a new batch of students to the course. Brian was a “strong man” in every sense of the word, and it would take a building falling on him to end his vibrant outgoing life. Sadly missed…. 1200 people from all over New Zealand and as far away as Canada attended his funeral. Brian leaves behind his wife Prue, and two adult sons, Ben and Hamish.