rebuilt , but , six years later , the house was destroyed in the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires .
Starting afresh , Bob and Cecily joined another couple to plan and build a caravan park , Woombah Woods , near Illuka in northern New South Wales . After a number of years of hard work , it was sold , and , after a brief sojourn in Brisbane , the couple moved to the Sunshine Coast , spending 14 years there in semi-retirement .
Bob and Cecily moved to Rosebud in 2003 . They enjoyed their retirement until Bob ' s death from coronary artery disease , at home at Rosebud , on 4 June 2019 .
Bob is survived by his wife , and children David and Joanne .
LANDELS AC , John Archibald (’ 46 ) John ’ s children wrote : John Archibald Landels was born at Preston on 7 July 1930 , the son of Archibald Copeland Landels ( born 8.8.1900 , SC 1913- 17 , died 4.2.1952 ). He attended Coburg High School and then Scotch from 1945 to 1947 as a member of Morrison House . Also at Scotch were his cousin Alan Hildebrand ( SC 1954-55 ), and great-nephews Nicholas ( SC 1995-2007 ) and James Malon ( SC 2001-13 ). Living in Preston , John travelled two hours each way to attend Scotch . He played tennis and football , and was a member of the Morrison 1st XVIII . Matriculating with First Class Honours in Latin , Chemistry , Physics and Pure and Applied Mathematics , John studied Chemical Engineering at Melbourne University .
In 1952 , John received a management training position with Caltex Australia , beginning a long and distinguished career with Caltex .
On 13 February 1958 John married Margaret Ita McCartney at St Monica ’ s Church , Moonee Ponds . Their great partnership produced five children . John ’ s Caltex career took the family to Sydney , Hobart , Melbourne , Adelaide , Brisbane ,
New York and finally back to Sydney .
In 1977 , John became the first Australian Chairman and CEO of Caltex Australia . He established Australian public equity in Caltex in 1981 , then the largest industrial float on the ASX , and , in the early 1980s , organised , with Premier Neville Wran , the first import of oil from China .
John held these positions until 1992 , including three years in Dallas , Texas , as Vice President of Caltex Petroleum Corporation .
Following his retirement from Caltex , John ’ s appointments included being Chairman of the State Transit Authority NSW , the State Rail Authority NSW , the Legal Profession Advisory Council , and the National Grid Management Council . He was Governor of the Australian National Gallery Foundation , and a trustee of the Art Gallery of NSW .
In 1986 John became an Officer of the Order of Australia ( AO ) for service to the petroleum industry , and in 1996 he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia ( AC ) for service in developing a competitive national electricity market , as Chairman , National Grid Management Council .
In 1992 Sydney University awarded him a Doctorate of Engineering ( honoris causa ), which recognised his membership of the Chancellor ’ s Panel of the Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering , and his support of the Chancellor ’ s Scholarship Scheme in Engineering and the Caltex National Scholarship for Women .
Although his business success was impressive , John considered his family his greatest achievement . He encouraged debate and competition , delighted in his family ’ s achievements , and hotly contested the weekly family online quiz . John embraced technology , and was an avid book collector and reader of biographies and history . His favourites were Somerset Maugham and Oscar Wilde .
A generous man , full of humour , John enjoyed wine , good food and classical music . His thirst for travel took him to the United States of America , Europe , Japan and New Zealand . John played golf and tennis , and skied throughout his life . He followed the Fitzroy Lions , cricket and rugby .
John was a very proud Old Scotch
Collegian who kept his Scotch blazer and cap , and regularly travelled to Melbourne for the OSCA Annual Dinner . He said his time at Scotch , though undistinguished , had a profound effect on his life .
John died on 31 August 2020 at the Sydney Adventist Hospital , Wahroonga , New South Wales .
LARMOUR , Dr Ian (’ 64 ) Ian ’ s wife , Laurise , and sons , Luke (’ 99 ) and Paul (’ 02 ), wrote :
Ian was born at Wycheproof on 24 December 1945 . Leaving Wycheproof Higher Elementary School to attend Scotch ( 1960-65 ), Ian boarded in McMeckan ( 1960 ) and School Houses ( 1961-65 ), as a member of Littlejohn House . He was a 1965 School House Prefect . Scotch relations included his brother Garry ( SC 1953-55 ), sons Luke ( SC 1994-99 ) and Paul ( SC 1997-2002 ), nephews Andrew Larmour ( SC 1982-84 ), James Fraser ( SC 1974-86 ), and Phil ( SC 1977-82 ) and Richard Vabre ( SC 1982-87 ), and great-great-uncles William Winter-Irving ( born 20.2.1840 , entered SC 1857 , died 28.6.1901 ) and Adam Winter ( born 13.2.1854 , SC 1873 , died 22.4.1881 ).
Graduating with a Bachelor of Pharmacy from the Victorian College of Pharmacy ( now Monash University ), Ian became a Fellow of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia by examination . In 1986 he received Monash ’ s Master of Science Degree ( Pharmacology ), and , just before he died , received a Doctor of Medical and Health Sciences from Monash .
Called up for National Service , Ian joined the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps ( 1970 ) as a first lieutenant and was discharged as a captain ( 1973 ). He continued in the active reserve .
Ian became Deputy Director of Pharmacy Services at Prince Henry ’ s Hospital , then – in 1981 – its Director of Pharmacy . From 1988 until his 2015 retirement , Ian was Group Director of Pharmacy at Monash
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