His friend, now a University professor at Stellenbosch, recalled how in 1972 he walked into his classroom at Harold Cressy in Roeland Street and Trevor invited him to sit at the back of the classroom next to him. We all know that troublemakers at school always sit as far away as possible from the front. Shaun was worried about this because he was a studious boy who had always done well in his studies. "My academic results took a huge dip," he said. He later recalled, "But what I learnt about life from Trevor was huge."