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Gavin W. H. Relly, the retired chairman of the Anglo American Corporation who in 1985 led a delegation of business leaders to meet the banned African National Congress in Zambia, died on Sunday in Hermanus, South Africa. He was 72. Mr. Relly's meeting with exiled leaders of the congress was important in efforts to end apartheid and the world sanctions that were slowly strangling the economy. Anglo American, then as now, was the largest conglomerate in South Africa and at the time accounted for more than half the market capitalization of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. His successor as chairman, Julian Ogilvie Thompson, noted this week that Mr. Relly had run Anglo's copper interests in Zambia from 1965 to 1970, building up a relationship with President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia, who became the chief protector of the A.N.C. in exile. After that Mr. Relly worked for three years in Toronto as North American chief of Anglo.

[Gavin W. Goad] was a sweet little boy; he had an infectious smile that could light up any room. His favorite colors were blue, green and orange. He was an amazing helper, always looking for a way to make people happy. Gavin loved dinosaurs, naming them all and blowing adults away with his knowledge. He delighted in playing with trucks and cars. Gavin was inseparable with his blankets, especially his blue and green ones.

Not all is lost in \"Lost Mount Prospect,\" a new book written by Mount Prospect Historical Society Executive Director Gavin W. Kleespies. One of Kleespies' aims in writing and presenting the book was to show that Mount Prospect actually does have a long and rich history, going back almost as long as Chicago's. mphistory_1na091506dw Gavin W. Kleespies, executive director of the Mount Prospect Historical Society, holds a copy of his book \"Lost Mount Prospect.\" The cover is 2 W. Busse Ave., slated for imminent demolition. DANIEL WHITE/dwhite@@dailyherald.com

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he was the son of the late Annie B. and Gavin W. Duncan. Gavin served as a Seabee in the United States Navy with two tours of duty in Vietnam. He worked as a naval draftsman/designer and was most recently employed with AMSEC LLC in Hampton, Virginia.

New Mount Prospect Historical Society Director Gavin W. Kleespies is serious about getting more exposure for the society and its holdings. Within the first few weeks, Kleespies visited and lectured at schools, conducted tours at the museum, participated in the Christmas Housewalk, among other things.

To commemorate Veterans Day, the names of 31 Somers veterans known to have died during wartime were sandblasted Thursday onto a large rock that will be dedicated as a memorial Saturday. The ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the town green near the Olde Library on Battle Street. Local officials are expected to attend, as are members of the Somers Sportsmen's Association, who were in charge of the project. Also, local Girl Scouts will perform a flag retirement ceremony and members of the Ellington American Legion Post will raise the colors. The rock lists the names of 15 Civil War, 4 World War I, 10 World War II and 2 Vietnam War dead and includes the insignias of the five branches of the military, the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force. On top is the inscription \"Somers Memorial Honor Roll in Memory of Longin Sonski.\"

mpcschool_1na071607mj The Mount Prospect Historical Society is engaged in an 11th hour attempt to raise funds to move Central School, which dates to 1896, to a location adjacent to the society. MARK BLACK/mblack@@dailyherald.com mpcschool_3na071607mj The building has been marked as a historical site by the Mount Prospect Historical Society and the Illinois Bicentennial Commission. MARK BLACK/mblack@@dailyherald.com mpcschool_5na071607mj This is the entrance of what was once Central School in Mount Prospect as seen from the inside. The building is a rare existing example of a one- room schoolhouse. MARK BLACK/mblack@@dailyherald.com mpcschool_2na071607mj [Gavin W. Kleespies], executive director of the Mount Prospect Historical Society, preaches the gospel of saving Central School, seen in the background. MARK BLACK/ mblack@@dailyherald.com

Conway's son, [Ian Conway], said his father's curiosity was boundless, his interests encompassing American Indians of the Midwest, the Irish immigrant experience and Illinois and Chicago political history. In addition to his teaching, Conway was heavily involved with The Grove National Historic Landmark, also known as The Grove, a 124- acre site owned and managed by the Glenview Park District. The site, which contains wetland, prairie and savanna ecosystems, was the home of John Kennicott, the original settler of the area, and his son, Robert, who collected natural history specimens in the forests of northwestern Canada and the Arctic tundra in the 1850s and '60s, worked with the Smithsonian Institution and was the first director of the Chicago Academy of Sciences. Steve Swanson, director of The Grove, said Conway was vice president of the Grove Heritage Association and The Grove's historian, providing hundreds of documents. He also brought Oakton students to The Grove to participate in educational programs.

Joseph Cabana, 33, Milo, furnishing liquor to minor, jail 10 days; furnishing liquor to minor, dismissed. Gavin Finnerty, 31, Greenville Junction, unlawful trafficking scheduled drugs, $750, jail 15 days; violating condition of release, jail 10 days. Gavin W. Finnerty, 31, Greenville Junction, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $600, jail four days, license suspended 90 days.

Rebekah F.