Obituaries

These achievements might seem all the more remarkable when you learn that Pierre Gorman was born profoundly deaf and, in his time, this attribute limited the lives of many of those with it.

Down had served as an apprentice carpenter early in his working life before training as a teacher. His interest in woodwork never left him and such was his care for Pierre Gorman beyond his days at Grimwade House, that he hand carved and presented the pictured serviette ring to Pierre upon his graduation from Melbourne Grammar.

“There was a great close affection between us and he gave me this serviette ring when I left the Big School (now known as Senior School) in December 1942,” wrote Pierre when he donated the ring to School Archives in 1974.

Such was the value that Pierre placed upon the humble item, that he retained the ring for almost 30 years before ensuring its longevity by gifting it to the School.

The School has learnt of the following deaths in our community. We extend our sympathy to their families and friends.

Allen, R G (OM 1959) Armstrong, J R (OM 1955) Atkins, R B (OM 1947) Barnard, R E (OM 1952) Braham, M E (OM 1954) Brown, P W E (OM 1961) Bryson AM, J N B (OM 1954) Bland, R A (OM 1976) Burbank, M E (OM 1956) Carolane OAM, D G (OM 1947) Chancellor, R C (OM 1950) Dane, P C (OM 1946) Darby, R J L (OM 1970) Davie, A N (OM 1946) Dawkins, B J (OM 1951) Deane, D G (OM 1955) Evans, P W C (OM 1950) Finlay, W H (OM 1952) Gardner, R H (OM 1945) Guest, A W (OM 1943) Hallebone, N J (OM 1980) Handyside, S T (OM 1961) Hanson, C W (OM 1942) Hooper, J N (OM 1968) Hill, D G (OM 1950) Kaufman, P S (OM 1962) King, L R (OM 1949) Lowry, I B (OM 1961) McAlister, I M (OM 1948) McKaige, R W (OM 1945) McPherson, A P (OM 1973) Millear, G E (OM 1951) Newton, M J L (OM 1941) Potter, R T (OM 1944) Price, R C (OM 1949) Richardson, L I (OM 1950) Riebl, M (OM 2009) Risbey, B E (OM 1969) Riley, C D (OM 1974) Robertson, G S (OM 1952) Shears, M L (OM 1970) Southwell, E J S (OM 1940) Spooner, J B (OM 1957) Stribling, E (OM 1943) Thwaites, J A (OM 1943) Turnbull, R S (OM 1956) Twigg, A A (Past Staff) Van Valzah, W R (OM 1951) Vickery, P N (OM 1967) Wade, B (OM 1952) Walford, D N S (OM 1978) Way, F W (OM 1952) Weight, T R (OM 1976) Weir, R (OM 1947) Wilson, D G (OM 1961) Wilson, R L (OM 1970) Woodfield, B R G (OM 1949) Woolcott, E S H (OM 1994)

A full list of obituaries from 2010 is available a news.mgs.vic.edu.au

Please contact us if you are aware of a death in the Melbourne Grammar School community. mgs@mgs.vic.edu.au