DEATHS

ABBOTT

Lachlan Brian (OW2019) on 1 September 2023, great grandson of Arbon (OW1925), grandson of Bruce (OW1962), son of David (OW1984), nephew of Cameron (OW1987)

BROWN

Howard William (OW1957) on 25 August 2023, son of Olwyn (OW1927) (dec), nephew of Douglas Forster (OW1917) (dec), Jack Forster (OW1930) (dec) and Norman Forster (OW1936) (dec), brother of Geoff (OW1965), cousin of Norman James (OW1960), father of Timothy (OW1989)

COOMBS

Peter Syndal (OW1949) on 11 July 2023, grandfather of Simon Kerwin (OW2013) and Oliver Kerwin (OW2015)

DAY

Alan George (OW1941) on 13 October 2023, brother of Max (OW1948), father of Stuart (OW1967) (dec) and Christopher (Tiff) (OW1968)

EASTAUGH

Graeme Wolseley on 19 March 2022

ENGLISH

Richard Francis (OW1955) on 25 June 2023, brother of Geoffrey (OW1946) (dec)

HAASZ

John Francis (OW1963) on 8 September 2023, father of Peter (OW1996)

HALL

Douglas Edward (OW1944) on 30 December 2022, father of Stuart (OW1975)

HAYES

Timothy Kevin (Past Staff) on 28 October 2023

JOWETT

Zachary (OW2019) on 27 August 2023, brother of Samson (OW2022)

LEVY

John Weetman (OW1954) on 1 November 2022, brother of Peter (OW1958) and Geoffrey (OW1965), father of Ross (OW1978)

MURROWOOD

Andrew James (OW1964) on 31 October 2023

NEILSON

John Leslie (OW1948) on 18 October 2020

PERCY

Gary John (OW1967) on 2 September 2023

TROON

Michael (OW1968) on 18 November 2023, brother of David (OW1966) and Stephen (OW1969) (dec), cousin of James Owens-Brownbill (OW1985)

WOODHOUSE

David Wheen (OW1950) on 6 September 2023, brother of John (OW1946) (dec), father of Colin (OW1978) (dec), uncle of Geoffrey (OW1974)

Past Death Notices

DEATHS

ATKINSON

Geoffrey Arnold (OW1962) on 7 March 2023, brother of John (OW1959) (dec)

ATKINSON

John Robert (OW1959) on 8 April 2023, brother of Geoffrey (OW1962) (dec)

COOMBS

Peter Syndal (OW1949) on 11 July 2023, grandfather of Simon Kerwin (OW2013) and Oliver Kerwin (OW2015)

CROSSLAND

Robert John (OW1974) on 23 December 2022, son of Jack (OW1941) (dec)

FRASER

Andrew Roderick (OW1969) on 9 August 2023, son of Rod (OW1941) (dec), nephew of Malcolm Harrison (OW1943), father of Lachlan (OW2010) and Olivia (OW2011)

GREIG

Deidre Ngaio (MLC ELSTERNWICK 1950) on 2 July 2023

MAGUIRE

Harumi (ELSTERNWICK MLC 1967) on 17 April 2023

MARRIOTT

Maxwell (OW1957) on 8 February 2023, son of Allan (OW1925) (dec), brother of Ross (OW1962) (dec)

MARTINE

Ian Stanley Martine (OW1953) on Friday 14 July 2023, husband of Nancy (Vineer) (MLC Elsternwick 1952), brother of Raymond Martine (OW1950) (dec) (past staff), father of Peter Martine (OW1983), Suzanne Tansey (Martine) (Cato MLC 1978) and Michelle Hobden (Martine) (Cato MLC 1980), uncle of Graham Martine (OW1977), David Martine (OW1983) and Leanne Troy (Martine) (OW1989)

MCCUTCHAN

David Mainwaring (OW1950) on 10 November 2022

MCQUIRE

Elizabeth (Elsternwick MLC 1947) on 7 August 2023

MILLIKAN

Dennis John (OW1960) on 24 July 2023, father of Andrew (OW1991)

SEATOR

David Trueman (OW1953) on 18 May 2023

SIKK

Edward (Ted) (OW1946) on 21 July 2023

SQUIRE

James (Jim) (OW1953) on 14 July 2023, cousin of Gordon Boston (OW1951), father of Rick (OW1985), Emma Pears (Squire) (OW1987) and Andrea (OW1989), grandfather of Gretel (OW2019)

STODDEN

Keith Mallalieu (OW1948) on 14 June 2023, brother of Ronald (OW1952) (dec), cousin of Allan (OW1944) (dec)

WILLEY

Alan (past staff) on 30 June 2023, father of David (OW1979)

WOOD

Gary (OW1972) on 26 October 2022, grandson of William (OW1920) (dec), grandnephew of Samuel (OW1927) (dec), son of Ted (OW1946) (dec), nephew of John (OW1944) (dec), cousin of Bill (OW1969), Doug (OW1973) and Ian (OW1977)

WYMAN

Andrew (OW1979) in 2021

DEATHS

BENSON

Lawrence (Mark) (OW1971) on 24 April 2023, husband of Arianna (past staff), father of Chris (OW2003) and Cesca (OW2006)

BROOKING

Robert AO KC (OW1947) on 11 September 2022, father of Chris (OW1974) and Richard (OW1977)

CARNE

Geoffrey Clifton (OW1953) on 1 January 2023

CURRIE

Robert (Bob) Richard (OW1969) on 17 Oct 2022

DANKS

Graeme (OW1967) on 5 May 2023, son of John (OW1944) (dec), brother of Michael (OW1969), father of Penny (OW1997), Emily Condon (Danks) (OW2000) and Belinda Danks-Woodley (OW2004)

EDWARD

Kenneth Walter (OW1943) on 17 August 2013, brother of Geoffrey (OW1940) (dec), uncle of David (OW1971)

FURZER

Peter Reginald (OW1962) on 9 August 2022, son of Reg (OW1922) (dec), nephew of Max (OW1925) (dec), cousin of Michael (OW1957)

HALLINAN

Jonathan James (OW1993) on 23 March 2023, sister of Melissa Davies (Hallinan) (OW1990)

HARRIS

John Weetman (OW1954) on 1 November 2022, brother of Peter (OW1958) and Geoffrey (OW1965), father of Ross (OW1978)

JACKSON

Peter Andrew (OW1990) on 17 April 2023, sister of Jenny (Cato College 1983)

JAEDE

John (OW1955) on 22 May 2022

JAMES

David Ernest (OW1945) on 30 March 2017, brother of Brian (OW1948)

JONAS

Michael (OW1954) on 16 November 2022

KIMPTON

Herbert Graham (OW1953) on 5 February 2020

KURUNATHAN

Nallathamby (Nathan) (OW1960) on 11 April 2023

MILLER

Bruce William (OW1954) on 23 September 2022

SIMMONS

David Henry (OW1944) on 21 January 2023, brother of Alfred (OW1950)

THOMLINSON

Dale Andrew (OW1988) on 19 March 2023, sister of Nadine Morrison (Thomlinson) (OW1987)

Death notices

BOTTOMLEY

David Theodore AM (OW1941) on 23 August 2022

COLLETT

Jennifer Mary (MLC Elsternwick 1952) on 29 August 2022, sister of Margaret James (MLC Elsternwick 1956)

COUSLAND

Stuart (OW1957) on 6 February 2020, brother of Malcolm (OW1969), father of Robert (OW1984)

COULTON

Robert Russell Murray (OW2003) on 27 April 2021

COX

Lynette (MLC Elsternwick 1952) in 2022

DAVEY

Roger Chalmers (OW1964) on 24 January 2022, brother of Peter (OW1969), father of Christopher (OW1991)

FALLA

David Lindsay (OW1973) on 14 May 2019, brother of Peter (OW1970)

GRAY

Helen (MLC Elsternwick 1953) on 3 November 2022

HALL

John (OW1950) on 14 August 2022

HARTNELL

John William (Bill) Emery (OW1964) on 10 February 2023, grandson of Frederick (OW1906) (dec), son of Jack (OW1930) (dec), nephew of Bernard (OW1928) (dec), Geoffrey (OW1934) (dec) and Kenneth (OW1937) (dec), cousin of Tony (OW1961) and Ian (OW1965), father of Nick (OW1994) and Gregor (OW1996)

LETHLEAN

Allan Keith (Keith) (OW1947) on 28 November 2022, brother of Margaret Biggs (Lethlean) (MLC Elsternwick 1950)

LEUNG

Thomas (Tom) Hoong Wag (OW1953) on 27 September 2022, father of John (OW1979)

MACK

Tim Keong (OW1940) on 26 January 2023

MORRISON

Gemma (OW2003) on 2 July 2019

PALMER

Gene (OW1991) on 16 February 2023

PERRY (HOPKINS)

Helen Dorothy (MLC Elsternwick 1950) on 9 July 2019

PIZER

Henry (Ian) (OW1939) on 13 April 2020, brother of Dennis (OW1942) (dec)

PRICE

Marianne (OW1990) on 1 February 2022

RALTON

John (OW1955) on 30 November 2022, brother of Malcolm (OW1961)

REID

Garry Cyril (OW1960) on 31 October 2022

RICHARDS

Trevor Cecil Clarke (OW1948) on 5 February 2023, brother of Arthur (OW1944) (dec)

RIDGWAY

Betty Norma (MLC Elsternwick 1944) on 12 July 2022, mother of Helen Ridgway (Cato College 1976)

SIMS

Henry (OW1968) on 27 November 2022

SMALL

John Norfolk (OW1955) on 24 September 2022, husband of Marg (Matthews) (MLC Elsternwick 1957)

SMITH

Isaac Geoffrey Webb (OW2014) on 12 December 2022, brother of Nicholas (OW2016)

STEDWELL

Noel Raymond (OW1950) on 9 September 2022, brother of Keith (OW1952), father of Ashley (OW1972)

SUNDERLAND

John William (OW1956) on 5 December 2022, brother of Rob (OW1958)

WALL

Alfred John (OW1954) (Former staff) on 13 October 2022, father of Peter (OW1979)

WARRELL

Zoe (OW2002) on 5 September 2022, sister of Jane (OW1992), Elizabeth (OW1992) and Sam (OW1996)

WOOD

Gary Edward (OW1972) on 26 October 2022, son of Ted (OW1946)

WORTMAN

Michael George (OW1989) on 5 February 2023, brother of Jeff (OW1996)

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