Old Boys News
1962 Michael Holden
was awarded the Order of Australia “for services to family law as a judge of the Family Court of Australia and to the legal profession in Western Australia.” This is the principal and most prestigious means of recognizing outstanding members of the community at a national level. Michael practiced predominately in the area of family law from 1972 until 1991, when he was appointed a judge of the Family Court of Western Australia and a justice of the Family Court. In 1996, he was appointed chief judge of the Family Court of Western Australia, and a year later, appointed to the permanent appeal division of the Family Court.
1969 Christopher Dixon
attended McMaster University after he left SAC and graduated with a BA in history and political science. He has been the controller at Wallwin Electric Services Limited for many years, and his wife, Anne Marie, is a commercial banker with Scotiabank. They live on the shore of Kempenfelt Bay in Barrie, Ont. Chris and Anne Marie have four children: David and his wife, Angela, are with the Ministry of Natural Resources in Aurora; Scott is a journalist with Media Planet in Toronto; Meghan is in health services resources with Spectra Energy in Calgary; and Rachel works in human resources at the Banff Centre in Alberta. Chris is still an avid motorcyclist and has travelled widely on his own. He and Anne Marie have motorcycled in the Italian Alps, the Italian Amalfi Coast, and Hawaii. Chris has also run 10 marathons, many halfs and a lot of 5s and 10s. He is most proud of his “little accomplishment” of running the Boston Marathon four times—recording his best time of 3:42 at the age of 59, and last running it in 2012. His plan is to get back up-to-speed to qualify for Boston again next year when he will be 65. 38 Fall 2014
throughout the world. Robert says that without a doubt none of this would have been possible without his five years at St. Andrew’s College: “The masters took an interest in my tenacity and were able to launch me into Dalhousie University, which then segued to Osgoode Hall Law School where I graduated with a law degree in 1968. And as they say, the rest is history! There is definitely room for a C+ student with dedication to make it over the finish line, whereas some may well have needed an A to get them there. But the launching pad was definitely SAC, with its outstanding, dedicated, and thoughtful masters and the many friendships, which I continue to maintain and which helped me along the way.” But the best part, adds Robert, is his 50-year marriage to his Scottish/Cuban wife, Kathy, which will be celebrated next year with their three children and seven grandchildren at their island retreat on Georgian Bay, Ont. Andrew Wood left his home in Germany for an 11-week tour of Canada this summer to visit friends, relatives, and do some research on his ancestors. He was able to attend SAC’s Homecoming in September where he met up with his nephew and current student, Michael Kurp ’18.
1964
Jim Herder and classmates Ray Osborne, John Rook, Bill Westfall, and Bob Williams formed a committee to help the School organize its 50th Reunion Dinner, which was held at SAC on May 2. Jim says the committee was pleased to have 14
turn out but also wanted to pass along best wishes to the following class members who, for one reason or another, were unable to attend: John Barker, Robert (Roy) Benveniste, Lee Coulter, Laird Hibbitt, Andy Knox, Ian Macfarlane, Peter Pook, John Robinson, David Rowe, Stephen Russell, John Service, Alastair Sweeny, David Wharton, Peter Wyse, and John Zurbrigg. As the annual dinner is for the 50-year and over classes, Jim is planning to have a table or two on May 1, 2015 to support friends from the Class of 1965. He says he’s already heard from a few classmates who could not attend this year but are planning to come next spring and urges all ‘64s to join them. David Rowe is now retired and living in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He says his life of living and working in Canada, Portugal, the U.K., France, Switzerland, and Australia has kept him busy. He and his wife, Melanie, have also raised three beautiful daughters who are now full-fledged Australians. David has many recollections of SAC, which he says gave him resilience and taught him tolerance. Two of the many teachers that stood out for him were Dick Gibb, also his leader in Europe on the Gibb-Macfarlane tour, and the “great French teacher” Tibor Bozay.
1969
Gord Henderson had his novel, Man in the Shadows (HarperCollins), published this summer. The adventure/thriller is built around the assassination of D’Arcy McGee and the fragile