Old Collegians A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AUSTRALIA 1981 AND ST KEVIN’S Forty years ago, on 6 March 1981, one hundred of the world's greatest photojournalists were given the unique and challenging assignment of capturing an entire nation on film in the course of one day. The event produced a hardback book with 367 images.
LATEST SIGHTINGS David Corcoran (SKC '96) David is now based in Vienna, Austria. After studying Psychology, he moved into the world of Opera and sang with Opera Australia for 8 years at the Sydney Opera House. He and his wife, also a singer, moved to Europe where he got a job with the Vienna State Opera. Since 2017, David has developed a business around enhancing personal development for business people through communication
get to hear some of the myriad of stories of how St Kevin’s positively entered their lives. Many donations come from family members who did not attend St Kevin’s. We gratefully receive anything associated with St Kevin’s. John Cantlon (SKC '43)
skills, public speaking and emotional intelligence. The world of work has certainly changed since 1996, and the way we work is rapidly moving as well. Kevinians do have interesting lives. James Henderson (SKC '99)
On page 147, famous USA photographer Stephanie Maze captured St Kevin’s Old Collegian Eric Lavoipierre (SKC Class of 82) at the annual St Kevin’s College and Loreto Mandeville Hall Dancing Class. Dancing Classes have been held between these two schools annually since the 1960s Eric Lavoipierre came to St Kevin’s in 1981 from France. He completed a Bachelor of Engineering at Melbourne University and went back to Paris in 1987 to work for Nestlé France. While working as an engineer, he studied classical song at the Paris Conservatory and went on to complete a 3-year postgraduate course at the Notre Dame Cathedral in 1996. He is now living in Sweden, working as a singer at the Opera in Malmö. He has a 19 year old son and is happy to catch up with Old Boys travelling through Sweden. 18
James and his wife Amelia and baby Sienna live in Dallas, Texas, and work for a large Healthcare Firm, United Health Group, within the Optum Health Services division for Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee. He started an Aussie Rules team here, the North Texas Devils, bringing the game to that part of the USA.
ARCHIVE DONATIONS One of the great things about generous people donating archive items is that we
These cuff links were recently donated by the family of John Cantlon (SKC1943). John was one of those famous, to us, but unheralded federal public servants who lived up to the very purpose for which St Kevin’s was created. As John got to Intermediate (Year 10) at his original school it became apparent he was academically capable. Most Catholic schools had no Year 11 or 12 and he moved to St Kevin’s to complete his education and gain a profession, and make a meaningful contribution to society. Catholics had very few chances to do this. John, along with many Kevinians gained a much sought-after position in the public service and when his federal department moved to Canberra, he moved too. He and many Kevinians rose through the ranks in Canberra and were instrumental in forming and implementing important federal policy. John’s son Mike was at Glendalough for just 15 months during 1962 before the move to Canberra but fondly related stories of his fleeting connection. He thought of us as a destination for his father’s cufflinks and we thank him.
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