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The Otago Boys' High School Foundation
PO Box 11,
Dunedin, New Zealand
Tel +64 3 477 2546
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December newsletter –
Registrations for 2013 sesquicentennial
* Registrations for the 2013 150th celebrations continues to grow,
If you wish to note your interest in being involved, please do so through an email to the Foundation (info@obhsfoundation.co.nz) or a telephone call (+64 3/4778977), the message to include your full name and years of attendance.
A hard-working committee is already deep into planning for the event with a tentative programme comprising the registration and an associated cocktail party on Thursday 1st August along with the playing of the Commonwealth’s oldest rugby interschool against Christ’s College; Friday also featuring registration, the chance for tourist activities and an evening concert showcasing some of the school’s best musical talent – past and present; Saturday’s activities will centre on school tours, photographs and the official sesquicentennial dinner; and on the Sunday there will be a church service or services and a final farewell.
Foundation members
* Since the November newsletter, the following Old Boys and connections with the school have made pledges or donations and have been registered as Members of the Foundation –
Foundation Scholarships
While much of the Foundation’s focus is directed towards growing its capital funding base, opening the way for investment into specific ‘points of difference’ projects at the school in the years ahead, a number of scholarships have already been introduced.
And these are of enormous benefit to the recipients.
* Our Patron Graeme Marsh (1947-51) established scholarships in his name shortly after the Foundation launched in 2005 with three new entrants from Arthur Street School each being assisted during their first two years at Otago Boys’.
At last month’s senior prize-giving Foundation Chairman Lyndon Hope (1984-88) announced a new initiative to assist the school’s staff with the naming of the first recipient of the Foundation’s Staff Professional Development Scholarship.
* Dave Bond (1965-69), one of several Old Boys on the staff, was selected as the first winner of this prestigious award in recognition of not only his service but his interest in developing his skills further.
Dave has taught mathematics at Otago Boys’ for 34 years and is currently deputy to the Head of Department and responsible for junior Mathematics. He also teaches statistics at Year 13 and Rector Clive Rennie (1958-61) says he would challenge anyone to find a teacher with more Scholarship winners to their name in Otago.
Dave has also organised all Otago Boys’ cricket teams for 25 years, he coaches both rugby and cricket each year and he also manages the school skiing team to the annual South Island championships.
Mr Rennie states he “is a worthy winner of the first Foundation teaching scholarship” and is initially looking at a project in Australia.
* Nick Wyatt (2005-09) is the recipient of this year’s Mason Brothers’ Engineering Scholarship, this scholarship introduced last year by Dr George Mason in honour of his uncles Harold Mason (1896-98) and Percy Mason (1905-06).
The Rector notes Nick “is a fine student who has created situations which promote his study of science. He represented Otago at the summer school held by Auckland University, following this with a trip to the Australia Science Conference.
“In 2008 Nick was highly commended in the Rutherford Science Competition and the Innovation Challenge. This year he was 1st in Graphics with commendations in Calculus, English, Physics and Statistics.
“Nick has a strong social conscience being a peer support leader, Year 10 camp leader and a team leader with Red Cross Search & Rescue. He has also assisted with Rotary projects and was a helper at Special Olympics.
“He is a focused student with a clear sense of direction – engineering.”
Nick will begin his tertiary studies at Canterbury University next year.
* Campbell Hodgson (2005-09) is the winner of another of the new prizes, being the first recipient of the Stephen Guest Prize for Music and Law/Philosophy. This prize has been made possible through the support of Professor Stephen Guest (1962-33), Professor of Legal Philopsopy at University College in London. Stephen intends to establish a scholarship in 2013.
Mr Rennie reports Campbell “is a strong academic student who has also contributed in music and sport. It is in the area of music where he has made his strongest impression.
“For several years he has been a member of the school choir, the school symphonic band and the orchestra where he played the French horn. Campbell is also a skilled pianist, reaching grade 8 in the Royal School’s Music exams.
“It is his intention to study Law in Auckland. Campbell was a leader in the orchestra and the school being a school prefect this year.”
*Angus Blake (2005-09) is the winner of this year’s Superior Minerals Scholarship, this being awarded through the support of Lawrence Alloo (1981-85).
Mr Rennie notes Angus, who is a Prefect at School House, is “a quiet, reliable, hardworking student with commendations in science and history.
“Angus has played both squash and hockey for the school, gaining his blues in squash.”
Angus comes from a farming family in the Lawrence area and intends to study at Lincoln University.
* The Foundation is also honoured to be associated with Holmes Byars (1965-68) and Logan Byars (2003-06) and the awarding of the Byars’ Family Lodge Scholarships, which assist Year 10 (4th form) boys attend the annual camp at the school’s Mt Aspiring Lodge and Year 12 (6th form) boys be part of the leader’s camp, also at the Lodge.
Howzat??!!
* Tickets for the Otago cricket team’s defence of its national 20/20 title are available through the Foundation, along with those for the one-day programme.
With the international players available for the entire HRV 20/20 Cup, and the home team’s stocks boosted by Pakistan international Yasir Arafat, Otago’s prospects of back-to-back championships look strong.
Tickets for individual 20/20 and one-day matches can be purchased through the Foundation – at $15 for adults, $5 for school pupils (primary, intermediate and secondary) and $35 for a family (two adults, two school aged children … under 5s are free – while a pass for all matches in Otago and Southland is available – at a fee of $45.
The Foundation will receive a percentage of sales with this funding added to our growing endowment fund.
Those wishing to purchase tickets can do so by contacting the Foundation office – either by email (info@obhsfoundation.co.nz) or telephone (03/4778977).
The season’s home programme is:
One day competition –
December 8 vs Wellington, Queenstown Events Centre, Frankton (won by Otago by 6 wickets)
December 20 vs Northern Districts, Queen’s Park, Invercargill
December 28 vs Central Districts, University Oval, Dunedin
February 3 vs Auckland, University Oval, Dunedin
February 21 FINAL
HRV 20/20 Cup –
January 10 vs Auckland, University Oval, Dunedin
January 12 vs Northern Districts, Queen’s Park, Invercargill
January 15 vs Auckland, University Oval, Dunedin
January 22 vs Canterbury, University Oval, Dunedin
January 24 vs Central Districts, University Oval, Dunedin
January 31 FINAL
School news
* The senior prize giving and celebration of sporting excellence at the school was held in mid-November.
While the list of recipients is too large to reproduce in this newsletter, it can be viewed on the Foundation’s website by clicking here:
* Otago Boys’ High School confirmed its standing as the best futsal school in the country with a clean sweep of the recent Australia and New Zealand secondary schools tournament on the Queensland Gold Coast.
The Otago Boys’ team was unbeaten in its six games and beat Good Council College 6-3 in the final last week.
A feature of Otago Boys’ play during the tournament was its astute tactics and refined skill level — a credit to the coaches, Craig Stevens and Andy Willmott.
The team’s biggest win was in its second game against Westport High School, 19-2 while the closest game was in the semi-final when it beat Albany Creek High School 4-3.
Results (all won): v Albany Creek High School 4-1, v Westport High School 19-2,
Good Council College 3-2, Northern Lakes High School 7-1, North Lakes high School
(quarter-finals) 7-1, Albany Creek High School (semi-final) 4-3, Good Council College
(final) 6-3.
* Rotary Park School in Dunedin was pivotal in Tom Stevens’ (Year 10) development so when it came time to give something back, the Dunedin school was the first place he thought of.
Tom was one of eight boys from the school who organised and ran Rotary Park School’s sports day in November as part of the participation and contribution to the community component of the new school curriculum.
Old-fashioned games such as sack racing and egg-and-spoon racing brought squeals of delight from the primary pupils.
‘‘Their smiles — they make you feel like you’re doing a good thing,’’ Tom said.
‘‘We saw this as an opportunity to fulfill a component of the curriculum. We also thought it would be good for the kids to get out and do different things in the outdoors. We’re loving the interaction with the kids.’’
About 80 pupils participated in the sports day, which was so successful it may become an annual event with the involvement of pupils from Otago Boys’ High School.
Congratulations
* Gareth James (1967-71) has been honoured at the 2009 IPENZ Supreme Technical Awards for Engineering Achievers, winning the Angus Award in the Utilities, Networks and Amenities category.
Gareth has fashioned a distinguished career in engineering with the bulk of his career devoted to local government engineering.
In more recent times he has been Chief Executive of a private company involved in waste management in an innovative public-private partnership with local government.
Gareth initiated and led the National Asset management steering group in its formative years and chaired the panel which developed the first New Zealand Asset Management Manual. He was also a major contributor to the pioneering thinking behind the development of the practice of asset management.
The work of that group led to the asset management provisions of the Local Government Act, with the model now adopted in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa and the United States of America with New Zealand’s documentation’s accepted as the best international practice.
The Supreme Technical Awards for Engineering Achievers are biannual awards that recognise those who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in engineering practice over their career to the benefit of the engineering profession.
IPENZ Chief Executive Andrew Cleland said Gareth had “demonstrated leadership, excellence and innovation.”
* Graham Hansen (1970) takes good care of Balaclava School in Dunedin.
In fact, such good care that this year, he has been voted Dunedin’s best school caretaker.
‘‘He is an absolute trooper. He’s worked here for 15 years and he’s here every morning at 7.30 to turn on the boiler. He closes the school up every night and cuts the grass at the weekends. He coaches the kids rugby at lunchtimes and he’s always got a kind word for the kids,’’ principal Sally Direen said.
Teacher Rosemary Coleman said her year 5 and 6 class wrote a letter to Keep Dunedin Beautiful nominating Graham in the organisation’s best caretaker award.
Graham would do anything for anyone and generally straight away, she said.
‘‘He has not been known to say no and he deserves to be acknowledged.’’
Graham said he did not like to ‘‘talk himself up’’ and had not said much about the award since receiving it several weeks ago.
He liked working at the school because of its pleasant location near trees where native birds could often be heard singing and because of the children and his colleagues.
‘‘I often hear of other caretakers who say there are factions within the staff and always problems, but there is none of that here. Sally is great; everyone gets on really well; it’s a really good place to work.’’
* Brent McLeod (1976-1980), an Auckland-based professional corporate and cabaret magician and a current member of the national Variety Artists Club, has taken out the award for the2009 Top Variety Act in New Zealand.
The award was given forhis adult magic act performed around the country at corporate events, functions and conferences, anda number of touring stage theatre shows.
Brent, a member ofthe International Brotherhood of Magicians (USA), and has worked with a number of international hypnotist colleagues who together have raised many tens of thousands of dollars for fundraising events including a two-night show for the Otago Boys’ High School Foundation in 2006.
* Simon Harrison (1990-94) has gone from playing with Lego to being named the best architecture student in the country, this week winning the New Zealand Institute of Architects 2009 Graphisoft Student Design Award complete with a cash prize of $5000 and a trip to Sydney.
The 33-year-old said his design was about providing community spaces for high density apartment buildings.
Children growing up in Dunedin may move from playing in their house to playing in their backyard, street or suburb, but the options for children growing up in apartment blocks were limited, Simon said.
He noted his work, Urban Neighbours, was influenced by a recent internship in Switzerland where he worked on high density housing, where ‘‘public private’’ spaces were designed to create genuine neighbourhoods.
Competition judges said his work was ‘‘a compelling investigation of physical, social and commercial aspects of architecture’’.
Simon’s journey to become the country’s top architecture student began with playing with Lego blocks at his family home, and an interest with many of Dunedin’s historic buildings.
‘‘Dunedin has some of the best old architecture in the country with Otago Boys’ a great mix of old and new buildings.’’
After graduating in draughting from Otago Polytechnic and several years of travelling, Simon decided to become an architect, completing his degree last month. He said he was keen to remain in New Zealand and was likely to work in Auckland before an eventual return to Dunedin.
Staff news
* Doug Hall, technology and horticulture, will be one of the presenters at the fourth pecha-kucha evening at the Port Chalmers Town Hall on December 12th. Pecha-kucha is a concept where presenters show 20 slides with 20 seconds to outline the relevance of each … delivery therefore takes a total of six minutes 40 seconds. Doug’s topic is ‘designs to solve problems in agriculture’ with the concept being one he will develop further next year – how to train dairy cows to ‘poo and wee’ in a designated area to reduce the effluent run-off in paddocks, laneways and sheds. After four years teaching at Otago Boys’, Doug will resign his post at the end of the year to concentrate on his design work which focuses on improving the soil on South Island farms. Part of Doug’s workload has been with Lawrence Alloo (1981-85) and Superior Minerals, that firm being an early supporter of the Foundation through the Superior Minerals Scholarship to Lincoln University.
Auckland Old Boys
* Around 30 Old Boys who live in and around Auckland reassembled at the CRAFT room at the Windsor Castle Hotel in Auckland on late-November, as alumni in the area continue their re-connection of recent times.
The venue has recently been purchased by one of our clan, Nick Brooks (), who has taken it back to its roots as a music venue, with a couple of excellent bars and a private room for event such as ours.
The consensus was that we may have found our home!
John Judge (1967-71) entertained the group with a brief retrospective on his schooling memories and his success with the debating team – undefeated during his five years! John is currently the Chairman of the Accident Compensation Corporation and he shared some of his views and thoughts on what he thinks should happen, and what he thinks will happen (Chatham House rules apply – so I can’t go into any detail) – and we know that Jock Anderson (1961-64) and Jim Mora (1967-71) will respect that in their respective media roles.
Blue May (1958-61) suggested a roll call at the end of John’s speech and there was certainly a broad span of eras, with 1949 being the earliest of those present.
There was a collective agreement that there would be a significant Auckland presence at the 150th celebrations in 2013.
An enjoyable evening to wrap up 2009 for the Otago Boys’ High School Old Boys in Auckland.
Report supplied by Paul Dryden (1966-71)
Old Boys in the news
* Alistair Galbraith (1979-81) is a musician with a difference.
Throwing a naked flame around a musical instrument seldom makes soul-soothing music — unless it’s Alastair’s fire organ.
The Taieri Mouth ‘‘sound artist’’ and musician has spent the past six weeks building his own fire organ, which uses the laws of thermo-acoustics to create sound.
The organ is made of 25 toughened glass tubes imported from Germany and sound is made by heating metal gauze inside the tubes with a bunsen burner. It is the only one of its kind in New Zealand.
‘‘It almost sounds like a trombone, or a train horn — but it can also sound like recordings of whales,’’ he said.
Alistair said he was inspired to build the instrument after reading a book by Sir William Bragg called The World of Sound.
It was filled with science experiments, including one by Dutch physicist Petrus Rijke, who invented the instrument in 1849.
The fire organ is not the only experimental instrument Alistair has brought to Dunedin. In 1999, he stretched piano wire across rooms in a building and ‘‘played the building’’.
‘‘You put violin rosin on your fingers and stroke the strings — the whole building sings.’’
Alistair said he would give his first public performance on the fire organ in Auckland next Tuesday, as part of the 2009 Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Awards ceremony.
Eventually, he hoped to put electric heating elements inside each tube, which would be safer than a naked flame, and allow him to play the instrument with more accuracy.
* Tim Colling (1992-96) is the Otago Rugby Union’s new player development manager.
Tim played one match for Otago, in its championship winning season of 1998, and has spent the last three years as the union’s country resource coach. After playing for the Kaikorai Club in Dunedin and Otago, he had four years in Japan representing the Japan Airlines team.
Brother of another Otago rep Michael Colling (1989-91), Tim has a BA in Design and a Diploma in Sports Studies (Sports Management). He has also been the Otago Country 7s coach for the past two seasons. His father Don played 80 games for Otago while his sister Belinda is a former New Zealand netball captain (91 tests for the Silver Ferns) and national basketball player (a member of the Tall Ferns at the 2000 Sydney Olympics).
* Silvermoon owner Simon Thwaites (1981-85) is ramping up his jewellery store openings including "dipping his toes" into the much larger Australian market in a joint venture outlet.
Simon forecasts 50 per cent revenue growth in 2009 versus calendar 2008 but part of that increase is due to new store openings.
He opened his first Silvermoon outlet in Dunedin in 2000 and now has 17 spread from Invercargill to Auckland, and will soon have seven in Christchurch alone.
In the last few weeks Simon has opened outlets at Wellington Airport, the Queensgate shopping centre in Lower Hutt on November 25, and a "flagship" store in Westfield Riccarton on December 2.
That new Christchurch store comes with a "massive" annual rent bill, about twice that of the most expensive rentals in his chain. Rents can range from $20,000 to $100,000 a year.
Today he opens a Coolangatta store venture with Brisbane-based Old Boy Tim McKeown (1974-78) under the name Argento Jewellery. The Silvermoon name was already in use across the Tasman. Tim has owned his own stores under the Planet Silver name.
In entering the Australian market Simon is pushing into a competitive landscape where brands like Michael Hill, Angus & Coote and Prouds are well known.
In New Zealand he employs 125 full and part-time staff, saying employment will jump to 140. Stores on average take $250,000 of fittings and product to launch, with expansion to date having been funded out of cash flow from existing operations and bank debt.
"We're carrying a little bit of bank debt, but nothing (excessive) . . . it's less than 10 per cent of annual revenue," he said.
Silvermoon has been working on a plan to turn kiosks into larger concept stores, the downside to that being higher rents. The first Silvermoon concept store opened at The Palms in Christchurch in June.
Simon established Silvermoon after returning from Ireland several years ago and seeing a gap in the market for mid-range gift jewellery.
Shorts
* Grant McLauchlan (1980-84), the Dunedin businessman turning the former RSA clubrooms in the central city into office space has urged the Dunedin City Council to follow suit with the former chief post office. With the basement and two floors of the old post office likely to be utilised for a new public library, the five higher floors are potentially available as office space. Grant believes more quality office space was needed in Dunedin and the post office was an ideal spot. Arrow International was due to move into his 90-yearold building, at the corner of Moray Pl and Burlington St, before Christmas, his business – Crest Cleaning which employed 600 people nationally – would use part of the building and there was ‘‘strong interest’’ in the remaining space.
* Dunedin police emergency response commander Inspector Alastair Dickie (1971-73) was “very pleased” there would be no Otago University Students Association (OUSA) toga parade next year. Retailers and Dunedin’s mayor Peter Chin (1954-58) had also welcomed the news. The 2009 parade, one of the main events of February’s Orientation fortnight, degenerated into bedlam with Dunedin City Council contractors and retailers left to clean up eggs, flour, blood, vomit, faeces, paint, bottles, smashed signs, broken windows and accumulated rubbish from George St and adjoining footpaths. The University of Otago disciplined 17 students for their behaviour under its code of student conduct provisions. Three were suspended from classes for a semester and all were ordered to contribute to clean-up costs or pay compensation for damage and given formal warnings by police. Alastair noted that traditionally the parade had been a well-run and trouble-free event, but this year “the wheels fell off, for some reason. It caught us by surprise. It seems the parade has done its dash and should be replaced with something more civilised.’’
* Trevor Farquharson (1978-82), a third-year Otago Polytechnic bachelor of information technology students has had two of his designs awarded a 100% mark by a panel of polytechnic and industry examiners. In collaboration with fellow students Jun Chui and Gareth Dorset, Trevor has been involved in the creation of two interactive virtual projects – one being an ant farm for the nature galleries at Otago Museum and an interactive photographic panorama of central Dunedin which is being trialled at the Otago Settlers Museum. It was the first time a team had earned 100%, head of the school of information technology Assoc Prof Sam Mann, said. The trio had complementary skills and interests. Jun’s forte was graphic design, Gareth’s was programming and Trevor’s strengths lay with construction, documentation and client liaison.
* Mark Ludlow (1973-74), continues to play senior softball in Dunedin, mainly as a catcher for the Cardinals Club – at the age of 50. On occasion he teams up with his 17-year-old son Joshua who is one of the team’s pitchers.
* Brent McEwan (1998-99), Duncan Croudis (2005-09) and Thomas Facer (Year 12) have all played a part in Otago’s golfing fortunes of late, the trio last teeing up together as members of the senior men’s side which contested the annual inter-provincial series in Palmerston North earlier this month. Otago finished on the cusp of making the semi-finals which was the province’s best showing for many years. The team’s manager was Ben Gallie (). Just prior to the inter-provincial series, Duncan finished a highly credible second in the 17-year-old division of the Aaron Baddeley International Junior Championship played on the hilly Dragon Lake course in Guangzhou, China, shooting rounds of 76, 74, 73 and 69.
* Among the many hats Trevor Scott (1954-58) wears is that of Chairman of the Mercy Hospital’s Board of Directors with the Board soon to begin restoration of Marinoto House. The restoration will cost several million dollars and take several years to complete with work including restoring the turrets, a conservatory and the slate roof.
* Lamingtons are back! That’s the message from Barry Timmings (1983-87) who has reopened the iconic Tip Top tearooms just a couple of doors up Princes Street from their old home. The original Tip Top was an institution in the Octagon for more than 70 years having been opened in 1936 by Albert Hayman and Len Malaghan, founders of Tip Top Ice Cream. Now known as Tip Top Café, the reopening has seen the return of such well-known delights as lamingtons, cheese rolls, club sandwiches, savouries and a strong cup of tea.
Chief Executive moving on
* As was announced in October, the Foundation’s first Chief Executive Steve Davie will be stepping aside at Christmas.
After almost six years in the role – from the conceptual stages to its official launch and through more than four years of nurturing and development – Steve has guided the Foundation to a point where it is now fully sustainable and with an excellent platform in place from which to leap into the next period of growth.
After a tough 12 months to August this year, due to the economic crunch, funds are now beginning to flow again, contact with the school’s alumni grows daily and there is real impetus leading into Otago Boys’ 150th celebrations in August 2013 – and Steve leaves the role with the Foundation well placed to play a leading hand in the future of the school and its place as one of New Zealand’s foremost educational institutions.
Recent deaths
* We extend our condolences to the families of the following Old Boys –
Bill (William Alexander Desborough) Isaac (1925-29), died in Dunedin on 12th November 2009 aged 98. Bill was a retired accountant who joined the Foundation as one of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ who attended last year’s 1920s Reunion in Dunedin.
Colin McKay Marsden (1942-46), died in Dunedin on 12th November 2009 aged 81. Colin was the brother of the late Bruce Marsden (1943-45).
Ronald James Gilbert (1936-41), died in Auckland on 13th November 2009 aged 84. Ronald, a retired judge, was the brother of Murray Gilbert (1944-47).
Shane Raymond Court (1998-2000), died in Blenheim on 28th November 2009 aged 25. Shane was the son of Kevin Court (1963-66) and the brother of Ryan Court (1992-95).
David Clyde Smith (1960-63), died in Dunedin on 2nd December 2009.
* We also extend our sympathies to –
Les Gilchrist (1937-41) whose wife of 62 years Val died in Christchurch on 24th October 2009.
John Meek (1960-63) whose mother-in-law Doris Hollick died in Dunedin on 6th November 2009. Mrs Hollick was the grandmother of Christopher Meek (1977-79).
Jay Piggott (1994-98) whose grandmother Doris Piggott died in Dunedin on 7th November 2009.
Terry Reeves (1973-75) whose mother Margretha died in Dunedin on 8th November 2009.
Stephen Te Raki (1979-82) whose brother Albert died in Ashburton on 11th November 2009.
Robert Janssen (1967-70) whose father Caspar died in Mosgiel on 13th November 2009.
Brian Badcock (1963-66) whose father Douglas died in Alexandra on 15th November 2009.
John Pascoe (1961-65) whose mother Brenda died in Dunedin on 16th November 2009. Mrs Pascoe was the mother-in-law of James Aitken (1954-58).
Lynden Cleugh (1968-71) whose father-in-law Bill McBreen died in Clyde on 21st November 2009.
Robin Deans (1969-71) and Barry Deans (1971-72) whose mother Joan died in Norfolk Island on 21st November 2009.
Wayne Cantwell (1976-79), Jeff Cantwell (1979-82) and Glenn Cantwell (1983-86) whose grandmother Alice Walker died in Dunedin on 23rd November 2009.
Ron Gillett (1957-60) whose mother-in-law Phyllis Calder died in Invercargill on 23rd November 2009.
Duncan Middlemass (1970-74) whose father Ray died in Nelson on 23rd November 2009.
Former long-serving staff member Paul Inder whose sister Jo died in Geraldine on 24th November 2009.
Len Pledger (1956-58) whose brother John died in Invercargill on 24th November 2009.
Bretton Williams (1974-78) whose father Bertrand died in Dunedin on 25th Novemebr 2009.
Bruce Douglas (1972-73) whose mother Ruth died in Queenstown on 25th November 2009. Ruth was the grandmother of Ben Douglas (1999-2003) and the mother of the late James Douglas (1974-75).
Mark Lunn (1936) whose wife Althaea died in Dunedin on 26th November 2009.
Brad Homer (1987-91) and John Homer (1989-93) whose grandmother Jessie Homer died in Dunedin on 26th November 2009.
Phillip Huntley (1983-87) whose grandmother Edna Huntley died in Mosgiel on 26th November 2009.
Dr Barry Fahey (1954-58) whose wife Gillian died in Christchurch on 27th November 2009.
Adam Broom (1967-71) whose sister Nicola Barnes died in Auckland on 29th November 2009.
Graham Copson (1980-84), Nigel Copson (1983-87) and Jonathan Copson (1990-94) whose grandmother Vera Burtoft died in Dunedin on 30th November 2009.
Mahal Pearce (1989-93) whose mother-in-law Elva Simpson died in Dunedin on 30th November 2009.
Paul Kibblewhite (2002-06) whose grandfather Norman Bresanello died in Dunedin on 30th November 2009.
Ryan Sonntag (1947-49) whose sister Leona Abbott died in Australia on 1st December 2009.
Mark Easton (1969-73) and Craig Easton (1975-79) whose father Ron died in Dunedin on 8th December 2009.
Steve Davie
Chief Executive
