Aloysiad 15-12 2006.indd - St Aloysius
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Daniel Gardon has completed Medical<br />
1997 Science at the University of New South Wales<br />
and has been offered a scholarship to pursue special cancer<br />
research at Concord Hospital in 2007. Whilst completing<br />
the research, Daniel will also be completing his Honours<br />
Year and is considering studying medicine in 2008.<br />
Nick Gardon is playing First Grade Cricket<br />
1998 with Mosman Cricket Club.<br />
I f you have any news about yourself or a classmate<br />
that you would like published in The <strong>Aloysiad</strong>,<br />
please contact Murray Happ (SAC 1985) at murray.<br />
happ@staloysius.nsw.edu.au” or call Murray on 02<br />
9936 5561 or fax 02 9921 5905. Please ensure<br />
you include a contact telephone number in any<br />
correspondence.<br />
Deceased Old Boys:<br />
Rev Fr Hugh Boland (SAC 1932) died on 20 August<br />
2006.<br />
Carey Grief (SAC 1980) died on 31 August 2006 at<br />
Royal North Shore Hospital. He is survived by his wife<br />
Clarissa and three children, Danielle, Page and Jamie.<br />
Luke Morrison (SAC 1982) Luke is survived by his wife<br />
Veronica and their one year old daughter, his four brothers,<br />
Mark (SAC 1979), Gregory (SAC 1978), Ian (SAC 1974)<br />
and Alex (SAC 1974). He was involved in a car accident at<br />
Mosman and subsequently died in hospital aged forty-two.<br />
Obituaries<br />
The College is saddened to hear of the passing of the<br />
following Old Boys of the College. We ask you to remember<br />
them and their families in your prayers.<br />
Brian Thomas Gilmore (SAC 1943)<br />
met Brian in 1934, when I moved to Beauty Point in close<br />
I proximity to Brian’s family home. We commenced out<br />
education at Marist Brothers Mosman, a school with a high<br />
reputation, and sporting capabilities. We soon became<br />
good friends and after two years there my parents moved<br />
me to Elements at <strong>St</strong> <strong>Aloysius</strong>’ College. They had a real<br />
belief in a Jesuit education and I went on to do my leaving<br />
certificate in 1943.<br />
Brian stayed with the Marists and completed his<br />
Intermediate certificate in 1941. We continued our<br />
friendship with after school activities such as cricket with a<br />
portable wicket which could be moved quickly when cars<br />
and horse and cart traffic with vegetables, milk etc needed<br />
the road.<br />
In 1942, Brian came to <strong>St</strong> <strong>Aloysius</strong>’ College with<br />
something of a reputation and was selected in the First XI.<br />
The Aloysian of 1942 (page 87) summarised his success.<br />
“In the first match... may many more flow from his bat”<br />
Rugby in 1942 enjoyed one of the most successful<br />
years ever experienced by our Aloysian XV, page 79 of<br />
The Aloysian reads “Among the factors contributing to<br />
our success, were, no doubt, the presence in the team of<br />
six experienced players of last year, the extra verve and<br />
dash given to our three quarter line by the advent of Brian<br />
Gilmore.”<br />
In the 1942 CAS Athletics Championship, the principal<br />
performer at the meeting was Brian Gilmore who won all<br />
three Under 16 events in which he competed; The 100<br />
yards, 220 yards and the Broad Jump.<br />
In the 1943 1st XI Cricket team, “Brian Gilmore was<br />
undoubtedly the most brilliant and consistent performer with<br />
the bat in the history of Associated Schools cricket. Brian<br />
has the astonishing record of six successive centuries in the<br />
Associated Schools matches and ended the season with an<br />
average of 180.6 for Associated Schools matches. He is<br />
also a brilliant fieldsman. He was not often called upon to<br />
bowl but when he did he was quite a successful left hand<br />
slow bowler.” The Aloysian 1943 (page 96).<br />
On leaving school, Brian joined the Commonwealth<br />
Bank moved extensively in NSW and South Australia,<br />
finishing his banking career as Branch Manager of the<br />
Woden Valley branch in the ACT. One of the largest<br />
branches of Commonwealth Bank in Australia.<br />
He married Margaret Croll of Sydney who sadly passed<br />
away twenty-four years ago. Brian was the very proud<br />
father of Amanda, Jeffrey, Victoria and Lisa. He valued his<br />
Jesuit education deeply and always kept in touch with the<br />
College.<br />
A summary of Brian the man was expressed in his<br />
Eulogy. “Someone for whom pragmatism and a sound<br />
Bankers judgement was balanced by love, good sport and<br />
a wicked sense of humour that was rewarded by many who<br />
loved him and gave him great loyalty and admiration.”<br />
Bob Ryan (SAC 1943)<br />
John Thomas Skehan (SAC 1947)<br />
Adapted from a reflection on John’s life, at his funeral at<br />
<strong>St</strong> Mary’s North Sydney on 22 November 2006<br />
John was born on 1 April 1929 and began his schooling<br />
at <strong>St</strong> <strong>Aloysius</strong>’ College in 1942, in our first year of high<br />
school, then known as Grammar II. He was quiet and unassuming,<br />
with a very quick, a sometimes quirky sense of<br />
humour. We stayed together for the next several years until<br />
the leaving certificate.<br />
During this time, in addition to studies, we played rugby,<br />
and joined the College Cadet Unit, where John rose through<br />
the ranks to become Sergeant, and the Unit Quarter-Master.<br />
He developed an active social life, and enjoyed dances,<br />
and the occasional ball at The Trocadero.<br />
Later, he worked for much of his life with the NSW<br />
Housing Commission. He did not marry, but delighted in<br />
the company of small children, and had ongoing affection<br />
for his nephew, five nieces, and their subsequent families.<br />
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