The three sons of former Jamaica scholar and St Andrew old girl Merl Ruth Roper (nee Dias), Lt Col Geoffrey Roper (left), Johnathon Roper (centre) and Professor KevinRoper escort the ashes of their mother to its final resting place in front of the Munro College auditorium that was named in honour of her husband and former headmasterof Munro College,Richard B. Roper. The funeral took place at Munro College on Tuesday, March 5. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)

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March 10, 2019

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The three sons of former Jamaica scholar and St Andrew old girl Merl Ruth Roper (nee Dias), Lt Col Geoffrey Roper (left), Johnathon Roper (centre) and Professor Kevin

Roper escort the ashes of their mother to its final resting place in front of the Munro College auditorium that was named in honour of her husband and former headmaster

of Munro College,Richard B. Roper. The funeral took place at Munro College on Tuesday, March 5.

(Photo: Bryan Cummings)

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