OLD GUILDFORDIANS
News
In year order
Ken Bladen (St 1949-1952), a Lieutenant
Colonel (Retired), sadly passed away on 22
February 2019 and was listed in the Vale section
of the July 2019 Forward. Ken proudly served
our country for 30 years and was a revolutionary
figure in the military and community. His legacy
was honoured in The West Australian on 23
May 2019.
William Carroll (He 1963-1966) was appointed
a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) at the
2019 Queen’s Honours List. Bill was appointed
as AM for “significant service to neurological
medicine”.
Tony Kiernan (Sc 1963-1968) was recognised
as a recipient of an Order of Australia (AM)
at the 2019 Queen’s Honours List. Tony was
presented with his AM for “significant service to
business, and to community”.
Gary Pritchard (SG 1966-1970), along with his
wife Gaynor, was awarded a Medal of the Order
of Australia (OAM) for service to children as
foster carers. Gary is now retired after working as
a site manager in the building industry and lives
in Bunbury. They are still working as foster carers.
and has previously held roles with the Australian
Federal Police. Working the past nine years in
state policing, and with decades of experience
working in law enforcement across Europe, Asia
and the Pacific, Reece is said to have “a wealth
of knowledge on a global scale”.
Mark Skiffington (He 1978-1985) featured in
The Sunday Times (18 August 2019) with the
Australian Sudoku team, having played against
New Zealand at the WACA Ground. The World
Sudoku League CEO, Mick Collis, reported that
it was a “great contest,” with Australia winning
comfortably 4-1.
Robert Breden (He 1982-1988) married
Michelle Natta in the School Chapel on 8 June
2019.
David Williams (SG 1990-1993) and wife,
Brooke, proudly welcomed their second child,
Declan, to the world in August 2019. His
brother, Tate, has been an awesome big brother
and is taking great care of Declan.
Tao Shan Lim (Be 1987-1994) kindly offered
current Guildford Grammar School student
Vishal Pindoria (11 Ha) the opportunity for
a work placement at Joondalup Orthopaedic
Group.
Andrew Denton (SG 1977-1977) appeared in
The West Australian (18 April 2019) regarding
his quiet approach to interviews. He has been
described as a “meticulous researcher” and this
dedication has positioned him as a celebrated
personality in journalism and entertainment. Angus Turner (He 1988-1994) featured in
The West Australian (1 June 2019) as the
recipient of the ‘Professions Award’ at the
Western Australian of the Year Gala. Angus
was celebrated for his contributions to WA by
helping the visually impaired across the State.
Reece Kershaw (Be 1980-1985) has been
appointed as Commissioner of The Australian
Federal Police. Reece spent the past five years
as the Commissioner for the Northern Territory Stewart Walters (Wb 1996-2000), after 10
years abroad in the UK and Wales playing
professional cricket, returned to Perth and is
now Guildford Grammar School’s Head Cricket
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Coach. He has spent the last 4 years as a
member of the WACA High Performance Team
and Assistant Coach of the Western Warriors
and Perth Scorchers.
James Taylor (SG 2003-2003) married Emily
Perrella in the School Chapel on Saturday, 5
October 2019.
Jan Pittman (Former Staff 1983 and 1991-
2004) co-hosted a local art event with fellow
artist Fiona O’Neil called “Formal & Fanciful”. As
an award-winning artist, Jan paints remarkable
watercolour pieces of native Australian flora.
Joshua Wilkes (Wb 2000-2005) featured in
The West Australian (5 May 2019) following a
selfless act where he rescued a driver, whose
taxi became submerged in the Swan River.
Alexander Rance (Fr 2005-2006) is reportedly
“making amazing progress” after a terrible
ACL tear in round one of the 2019 Australian
Football League season. The five-time All
Australian is a remarkable player and is looking
forward to next season.
Ambrose Bonnaire-Sergeant (St 2003-2007)
was awarded a Computer Science Scholarship
at Indiana University (Bloomington Indiana,
USA) in 2014. After 4.5 years of study, on 2
May 2019 Ambrose graduated with a PhD in
Computer Science. He has been researching
the Computer Language “Clojure” and over
the last six years has been invited to give talks
in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Amsterdam,
Delhi, London and several American states.
Ambrose was the Keynote Speaker at the
Melbourne “Compose Conference” in
September 2019, where he delivered his latest
research in Programming Languages and Type
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Saturday 7 March South West Chapter Reunion Busselton Region
Wednesday 18 March 50 Plus Reunion Day School
Friday 27 March Old Guildfordians’ Golf Day The Vines Country Club
Friday 3 April 7.00pm Beverley & Districts Combined PSA Schools Old Boys’
Association Annual Dinner Beverley Golf Club
Saturday 18 April Wine Tour Swan Valley
Wednesday 17 June OG mentors sought for Careers Expo followed by
networking function School
Friday 24 July Sydney Reunion Sydney CBD
Saturday 25 July Melbourne Reunion including Carlton vs Eagles AFL game Melbourne CBD
Sunday 9 August 9.00am Service in celebration of Marriage,
followed by Breakfast/Brunch School Chapel
Saturday 22 August 7.00pm Class of 2000 Reunion Perth CBD
Saturday 29 August 7.00pm Class of 1990 Reunion Perth CBD
Monday 5 October 11.45am PSA Old Boys’ Golf Day Cottesloe Golf Club, Swanbourne
Saturday 10 October Annual Dinner School
Saturday 10 October Reunion for Classes of 1970 and 1980 at the Annual Dinner School
Wednesday 28 October 7.30pm AGM Foundation Pavilion, School
Sunday 15 November 2009-2019 Leavers’ Chapel Service School Chapel
Saturday 28 November 7.00pm Class of 2010 Reunion Perth CBD