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commitments intervened in 1952 . Returning to Old Scotch in 1953 , Bill won its best and fairest award .
He had a successful career in industrial relations : it was a career well suited to his people skills .
On 2 October 1957 Bill married Virginia Anne Teague at St Peter ' s Catholic Church , Toorak . Their sons attended Scotch : Hugh ( SC 1975-80 ) and Lachlan ( SC 1979-84 ), followed by grandsons Will ( SC 2011-14 ), Freddie ( SC 2011-16 ), Rex ( SC 2011-19 ), Jack ( SC 2014-19 ) and Louis ( Year 11 ). Their daughter Sarah ' s sons attended Xavier College .
A great father , family man and grandfather , Bill enjoyed a full and active life until the end . He died peacefully on 22 April 2021 at Cabrini Hospital , Malvern , with his family by his side .
COLE , Bruce Hobill (' 46 )
Bruce ' s business partner , David Kramme , wrote :
Bruce was born at ' Loughtane ', Carlton , on 28 December 1927 , the son of Old Boy Beresford Hobill Cole ( born 10.9.1902 , SC 1913-20 , died 30.3.1963 ) and the grandson of Dr Frank Hobill Cole ( born 2.3.1863 , SC 1874-81 , died 6.12.1934 ). Bruce left Sunshine Technical School to attend Scotch from 1943 until the end of Term 1 , 1944 . Among many relatives at Scotch were his brother Russell Hobill Cole ( born 24.11.1930 , SC 1945-47 , died 7.8.1964 ); and the earliest was their great-great-uncle , Edward Parry New ( born 1857 , SC 1864-65 , died April 1915 ).
Apprenticed to H V McKay in Sunshine , Bruce ’ s job as a machinery expert took him around Victoria . At Bairnsdale this led him to working in about 1950 for Dahlsen ’ s Department Store in hardware sales , and he later sold Fords at Coates Motors .
In about 1951 , Bruce purchased an old bakery in Johnsonville which he developed into the Black Stump Roadhouse . My widowed mother ran a transport business .
She needed a reliable driver , and Bruce needed a capable cook , so Kramme ’ s Black Stump Transport was formed in about 1953 , operating successfully for 10 years until the sale of the roadhouse and downturn of the timber industry .
Bruce and I moved to Melbourne in about 1961 . We needed part-time jobs , but , after meeting Ampol Advertising Manager , Dick Harvey , who knew Bruce ’ s brother , we leased a Springvale service station at the railway gates on Springvale and Sandown Roads . After 30 years and four service stations ( two each at Noble Park and Notting Hill ) and two Springvale tyre services , Bruce retired to his Bermagui NSW holiday house . His two main businesses , Black Stump Roadhouse , and Sangate Service Company , still exist .
With 10 golf carts Bruce started a golf cart sales and hire business , and travelled up and down the coast , buying and selling . He ran Bruce Cole Golf Carts and Trailers until ill health forced its sale in 2019 . Increasing leg problems forced him into Opal Aged Care until his death at the Bairnsdale Hospital on 17 May 2021 . Never wealthy , but comfortable , Bruce said he could sleep at night with a clear conscience .
DAVIES , Paul Kinsey (’ 73 )
Paul ’ s brother , Martin (’ 67 ), wrote :
Paul Kinsey Davies was born at Guildford , Surrey , England , on 15 July 1956 , the second son of David Kinsey ( Pip ) and June Patricia ( née Bisset ) Davies . The family arrived in Melbourne in early 1958 and Paul grew up in Vermont . He attended Eastmont State School and Vermont High School before entering Scotch in 1971 in Form 4 Maths . A member of Lawson-MacFarland House , Paul was a Cadet , and was involved with the Bridge Club and the Discussion Society . He left in 1973 , having been among the 3rd XI ’ s best players . He also played in the 1973
3rd XVIII . Paul was always proud of his time at Scotch .
Paul ’ s career was in wholesale distribution , including management roles , and he understood what good management involved . When he encountered poor management – even when it had negative consequences for him – he did not criticise it . He always assumed that other people were doing the best they could , just as he was .
A decade on from Scotch , Paul met Julie Dawn Newton . They married on 19 October 1985 at Doncaster and lived , from 1987 , in Hampton Park . Paul was a kind and thoughtful person and a devoted family man . He became a father to Julie ’ s children , Brad and Rachel , and , in due course , father-inlaw to Daniel and grandfather to Willow .
Paul enjoyed spicy food , boutique beers , red wine , and all sports , with a passion for Australian Rules football ( particularly the Geelong Cats ) and Test match cricket . In his leisure time , he enjoyed relaxing at home or visiting with family . Paul and Julie travelled to Paris , London and Oxford in 2012 , and spent some very happy family holidays in Hawaii .
Paul expected that he and Julie would have many more years together , watching Willow grow up , but it was not to be . In September 2020 , he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer . Paul showed great strength and determination to live as long as he could , and died at McCulloch House , Monash Medical Centre , Clayton , on 7 February 2021 . He is deeply missed .
DRAFFIN , Douglas James (’ 51 )
Doug ’ s daughter , Anna , wrote :
Born on 21 August 1934 at Windermere Hospital , Prahran , Doug attended Camberwell South State School , before being educated at Scotch from 1946 to 1950 as a member of Lawson- MacFarland House . He enjoyed being part of a large Scotch family that dated back to his first cousin twice removed , William
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