In Memoriam

We were saddened to learn of the passing of the following members of the Trinity community. On behalf of the school and the Old Trinity Grammarians’ Association, we offer our condolences to their families and friends.

Old Trinity Grammarians

Paul passed away at age 83. He was a resident of Coffs Harbour. At Trinity he was in Henty House and enjoyed Firsts football, athletics and swimming.

chose to specialise in dermatology and maintained his interest in flying as a private pilot until his early 90s.

Ron was awarded the AOPA lifetime achievement award to general aviation. The family have had a long association with Trinity and the W H S Dickinson Prize for the Dux of Humanities is named in honour of Ron's older brother William (Billy) who was a brilliant student who died suddenly at the age of 17 years. Ron’s son Richard (OTG 1969-75) and grandson Tristan King (OTG 199597) also attended Trinity.

Sadly, David passed away after a short illness. At Trinity he was involved with swimming, hockey, drama, scouts and tennis.

Aurora Program), setting up radio transmission at the US Wilkes Base in 1961. He was also awarded The Australian Antarctica Medallion, twice (in 1961 and 1962); the Australian Government Grimsley Peaks Award and the Mount Grimsley Award (1962 and 1964).

John passed away recently in Caloundra. He lived a multifaceted life: an intrepid adventurer, traveller and seafarer; a talented singer, MC, actor and showman; a gifted golfer; a canny realtor; a private hospital investor and board member; a strawberry, avocado and mango farmer; an entertaining raconteur; and general bon vivant.

Distance prevented Stephen from returning to Trinity, however, he always kept in touch. Stephen lived in Binalong, NSW and turned 100 in November 2022. He was proud to share the same birthday as Trinity (on 14 November, our Founders’ Day). Stephen was our oldest Old Trinity Grammarian at the time of his passing earlier this year.

Ronald was a Gold Mitre Lunch regular who maintained Trinity friendships throughout his life. At Trinity he was involved with cadets and was awarded prizes for his writing and had aspiring hopes to work in medicine and flying. After leaving Trinity he joined the air training corps and entered the RAAF for raining on Tiger Moths, serving in Darwin, he then went onto medical training at Melbourne University. After working in general practice, he

At Trinity, John and his brothers, Raymond (OTG 1949-54) and Peter (OTG 1962-68) were all members of Arnold House.

Stephen came to Trinity as a St Paul’s Chorister and went on to study broadcast engineering. He was very accomplished in his field, which included being seconded by the US Antarctic Division (also known as the club. He was credited with much of the success of North Melbourne in the 1970s, signing many prominent players and their then coach: Ron Barassi. The Sydney Swans also had the good fortunate of securing Ron’s services in the 1990s, however, Ron was a true and loyal North Melbourne person, awarded Life Membership with North Melbourne and the AFL.

Chris sadly passed away in late 2022. A remarkable member of the Trinity community, with a huge contribution to the Old Trinity Grammarians’ Association and the Old Trinity Grammarians’ Football Club. Chris was 1959 School Captain, Dux of Humanities and awarded the Rhodes prize. Between 1960 and 1970 he was involved with the OTGFC both on and off field, he was a tireless worker umpiring more games than he played, and stepped in as OTGFC President in 1969 and 1970. He served on School Council from 1970-1988 and was President from 1983-1986. He also served on the Old Trinity Grammarians’ Association for many years, including the role of President from 1969 - 1971.

Chris experienced a successful career and a great circle of friends, but more importantly a wonderful family life with Penny, his wife, children Ben and Tiff and his young grandchildren who miss him dearly.

Ron sat on the Old Trinity Grammarians’ Association as President from 19911992 and is a member of our Trinity Gallery of Achievement for his services to sports administration. He will be missed by his many friends, in particular those who regularly attend our Gold Mitre Lunch.

Ralph’s son David (OTG 1982-87) was in touch about the passing of Ralph. At Trinity, Ralph was in Roberts House and the received prizes for English Literature, Dux. He enjoyed athletics, cricket and was the Sub-Editor of the Mitre.

Ron passed away in March 2023.

Ron commenced at Trinity in 1957 and was a member of Merritt House, playing cricket and football. He enjoyed a large circle of Trinity friends and was a great supporter of all things Trinity. Many Old Trinity Grammarians will remember that he came to school proudly wearing Bob Skilton’s number 14 jumper, earning him a Saturday detention!

After leaving Trinity, he joined North Melbourne Football Club as a club assistant at age 18 and soon took over the day-to-day running of the

Harry passed way in Canberra in early March. He is survived by his adopted children and four grandchildren. He worked for the Law Courts for many years and one of his notable achievements was forming a VFL team in Innisfail, Queensland, in the 1960s. He boarded at Trinity and had fond memories and friendships, with OTGs Bruce Whitehead and Ron Johnson in particular. He was a member of Merritt House.

Graeme passed away in March 2023. At Trinity, he was a member of Arnold House and enjoyed cricket and football. Graeme lived in Peterborough, South Australia.

Staff

Former teachers VAL CREESE (19811988), English and Drama teacher, and ANNE MANCINI (1977-1981) , English teacher, separately passed away in late 2022.

Alan boarded at Trinity and went on to study science. He had a career as the Marine Botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney.

Peter passed away in December 2022, aged 93. He remembered his years at Trinity with great fondness. He kept in touch with Trinity over many years and was a regular attendee at the Gold Mitre Lunches. Peter was a member of Henty House and had a career as a chartered accountant. He is survived by his children Lynn and David (OTG 1972-79) and their families.

Marie began at Trinity in 1982 and retired after 32 years of dedicated service in 2013. She made a huge contribution to the life of the school over these years through her service to the staff and school community. Many members of the Trinity Community came together for Marie’s funeral, with Rohan Brown articulating in the eulogy just how lucky Trinity was to have Marie. Her generosity and service made an impact on so many, and Trinity was all the better for it.

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