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died 9 December 2021 HERMAN , Michael Sholem (’ 63 ). Born 15 August 1945 , SC 1958-63 , died 16 January 2022 JACK , Lewis Ellis (’ 47 ). Born 17 September 1930 , SC 1942-46 , died 9 June 2021 at the Gold Coast Private Hospital , Southport , Queensland JAMES , Denzil Robert (’ 48 ). Born 21 August 1930 , SC 1945-48 , died 31 May 2021 JOACHIM , Denis Joseph (’ 55 ). Born 5 February 1938 , SC 1950-55 , died 27 January 2022 KAYE , Geoffrey Laurence (’ 59 ). Born 29 September 1941 , SC 1956-58 , died 9 February 2022 KERR OAM , Robert Donald (’ 46 ). Born 18 January 1930 , SC 1944-46 , died 22 December 2021 KERR , Rev Graeme Kelvin Charles (’ 59 ). Born 29 May 1942 , SC 1956-59 , died 9 February 2022 KNEEBONE , Geoffrey Frederick (’ 46 ). Born 12 June 1929 , SC 1945-46 , died 20 January 2022 LANE , Donald John (’ 65 ). Born 22 August 1948 , SC 1962-66 , died 18 March 2022 LATHAM , Christopher Paul ( Staff 1978-86 ). Born 16 April 1935 , died
27 January 2022 at Joondalup , Western Australia LECKIE , Andrew Hector (’ 66 ). Born 22 March 1949 , SC 1958-64 , died 9 June 2021 LEWIS , Gerald Alexander (’ 63 ). Born 7 March 1946 , SC 1960-63 , died 26 February 2022 LIE , Leif Lorie (’ 42 ). Born 17 November 1926 , SC 1932-36 , died 1 April 2022 LOCKHART , Alexander John (’ 44 ). Born 14 November 1926 , SC 1941-43 , died 8 July 2021 LORIMER , Robert Alan (’ 48 ). Born 14 January 1932 , SC 1945-48 , died 8 February 2022 MACINTYRE AO FASSA FAHA , Professor Stuart Forbes (’ 64 ). Born 21 April 1947 , SC 1959-64 , died 22 November 2021 MAILER , Melrose Malcolm Holtom (’ 54 ). Born 24 April 1936 , SC 1943-53 , died 8 December 2021 MANN , Jonathan Speirs (’ 63 ), Born 22 October 1945 , SC 1959-64 , died 8 December 2021 MARSHALL , Alban David (’ 49 ). Born 16 February 1931 , SC 1944-49 , died 17 January 2022 McKINSTRAY , Eric (’ 51 ). Born 5 April 1934 , SC 1946-50 , died 16
January 2022 MILFORD , Dr Sidney Nevil (’ 41 ). Born 11 February 1925 , SC 1938-41 , died 11 January 2022 at Indooroopilly , Queensland OLDING , Reginald Anthony (’ 49 ). Born 28 June 1931 , SC 1938-49 , died 30 December 2021 RIDDLE , Malcolm Robertson (’ 37 ). Born 18 December 1919 , SC 1935-37 , died 4 August 2021 RUDDLE , John William (’ 45 ). Born 13 December 1926 , SC 1940-43 , died 8 December 2021 in Western Australia SCOTT , Ian Alexander (’ 61 ). Born 4 February 1944 , SC 1953-61 , died 12 March 2022 SHELDRICK ( nee Kennedy ), Rosemary Dean ( Staff 1959-62 and 1973-74 ). Born 11 November 1933 , died 24 April 2021 SMITH , Michael John (’ 44 ). Born 4 April 1926 , SC 1940-44 , died 21 March 2022 STEVENS , Geoffrey William (’ 55 ). Born 6 April 1938 , SC 1950-53 , died 17 November 2021 STEVENSON , Kenneth Ian (’ 47 ). Born 11 December 1930 , SC 1945-46 , died 2 January 2021 STOKES , Lewis Charles (’ 50 ). Born
23 March 1933 , SC 1945-50 , died 18 December 2021 in Queensland TAFT , Dr Leon Israel (’ 44 ). Born 3 November 1927 , SC 1941-44 , died 10 January 2022 TAYLOR , Ian Alward (’ 67 ). Born 24 September 1949 , SC 1962-67 , died 6 March 2022 TEAGUE , Ian Charles (’ 52 ). Born 18 March 1935 , SC 1947-52 , died 30 March 2022 THODEY , Peter Richard (’ 38 ). Born 17 June 1921 , SC 1935-36 , died 17 March 2022 THOMSON , John McLean (’ 67 ). Born 11 February 1949 , SC 1963- 66 , died 24 January 2022 VOLARD , Samuel Vernon ( Staff 1968 ). Born 5 December 1930 , died 28 February 2022 WARTON , Dr Robert Bruce (’ 60 ). Born 11 October 1943 , SC 1956-61 , died 27 February 2022 WESTON , Paul Maurice (’ 61 ). Born 28 December 1943 , SC 1955-61 , died 18 January 2022 WOOD , John Gordon Mackinnon (’ 64 ). Born 12 March 1946 , SC 1951-65 , died 26 October 2021 at Herston , Queensland
The following obituaries have been written by families or friends .
BILLS , Clifford Walter (’ 55 )
Cliff ’ s friend , Bill Hutchinson (‘ 57 ), and daughter , Deborah Parkinson ( staff ), wrote :
Cliff was born on 3 May 1938 at the Epworth Hospital , Richmond , the son of Walter George and Ellen Elizabeth ( nee Ward ) Bills . He attended Scotch from 1943 to 1955 as a member of Monash House . Among others at Scotch were his brother David Brian Bills ( born 11.3.1931 , SC 1938- 48 , died 16.6.2012 ), cousin Freddy Bills ( SC 1939-49 ) and brothers-in-law Ian ( SC
1955-61 ) and Phillip Watkins ( SC 1958-61 ), and John Lester ( SC 1948-52 ).
On 20 December 1961 Cliff married Natalie Jane Watkins at Holy Trinity Doncaster . They had two sons who attended Carey Baptist Grammar School , two daughters who were at PLC , and nine grandchildren .
Cliff graduated as a mechanical engineer at the ( now ) Caulfield campus of Monash University . His long and successful career in heavy engineering began at Vickers Ruwolt in Richmond , followed by CRA , necessitating a move in 1968 to Hamersley Iron at Dampier , Western Australia . Cliff was Senior Mechanical Engineer , Construction , for Hamersley ’ s first major expansion . He became Project Engineer for CRA ’ s new Paraburdoo mine .
This led Cliff to join Production Equipment ( PROK ) and move to Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia , where he worked on designing and installing the world ’ s ( then ) longest conveyor belt . From 1975 Cliff was involved in several successful PROK projects around Australia . In 1989 he relocated to Vancouver , Canada , as Area Engineer , North America .
Returning to Melbourne as his base , Cliff also worked in Kuala Lumpur in the mid- 1990s , and was heavily involved in significant Australian materials conveying projects .
Passionate about cars , Cliff was a longtime member of the Alfa Romeo Owners ’ Club , and became President of its Victorian division . Cliff spent the last 20 or so years at Merricks Beach with Natalie , remaining active in community matters ,
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