By NOEL MURPHY
EVEN the teachers are battling to keep a roll-call like Torquay school crossing supervisor Kirke White.
The octogenarian traffic veteran knows every kid at Torquay College by name, according to school business manager Vicki Perry.
“And we’ve got 900 students,” she told the Independent ahead of a special assembly planned for Mr White this Friday.
“And he knows all the kids over the road at St Therese’s as well.”
Mr White has carried out school crossing duties on Grossmans Rd for the past 18 years, safeguarding the welfare of thousands of kids over that time.
His tireless efforts have become a Torquay institution among children, teachers and parents alike but after turning 80 earlier this year he’s bowing out.
“He’s just lovely,” Ms Perry said.
“He’s one of those blokes, a Torquay Tigers veteran, up early and spritely at school every morning.
“He’s a very much-loved part of the school community.”
