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Obituaries
Simon and Marcia devoted considerable effort
to several residential gardens in outer eastern
Melbourne, culminating with their property
‘Beechmont’ in the Dandenong Ranges, which
featured in Australian Open Garden events and
television gardening programs.
Simon’s passion was promoting cultivation
and recording rare Vireya rhododendrons.
This included organising, funding and
participating in expeditions to mountain-top
rainforests of the Wet Tropics World Heritage
Area in Far North Queensland. He was
honoured with life membership of the
Australian Rhododendron Society.
Simon remained active in legal work,
gardening, playing bridge, and his large family,
which included 17 grandchildren, until his death
at home in Montrose on 23 October 2018,
overlooking his beloved rhododendrons.
DARVALL, Jeremy Le
Poer (Jem) (’53) Jeremy’s
brother, Jonathan, wrote:
Jeremy Le Poer Darvall
was born at the Epworth
Hospital, Richmond, on 10
November 1936, the son of
Herbert Le Poer Darvall (SC 1919-23), nephew
of Anthony Le Poer Darvall (SC 1919-28), and
great-great-nephew of Edward a’Beckett (SC
1852-58, MGS 1858-62).
Attending Scotch from 1949 to 1954,
Jeremy (known as Jem) preceded brothers
Will (SC 1950-56), Peter (SC 1952-58) and
Jonathan (SC 1958-66), cousin Tony (SC
1953-58), first cousin once removed Hugh (SC
1984-95), nephews Pip (SC 1978-80), Toby (SC
1979-86), Jai (SC 1992-97), Taj (SC 1995-2000)
and Dev (SC 2001-06), and great-nephew
Oliver (Year 8).
Jem graduated LLB (1962) and DipCrim
(1973) from Melbourne University and BA (1983)
from the University of Queensland. A barrister
for over 40 years, a bearded Jem arriving on an
old Russian motorbike, or in an MG TC, initially
raised a few eyebrows. Among many other
cases, he was involved with the Beach Inquiry
into allegations against the Victoria Police.
Jem married Margaret Mary Sullivan at
St Peter’s Church, Toorak, on 24 May 1958.
Their seven children, Jeremy, Penny, Peter,
Chris, Rob, Jenny-Jane and Jamie enjoyed
many camping holidays and visits to the family
property at Flinders. Jem married Pamela
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Susan Kimmings at the Melbourne Registry
Office on 25 May 1974, and the couple moved
to a rural property at Kuranda, Queensland, in
January 1976 with the five older children.
Overcoming devastating weather and
the tragic loss of son Peter in a fatal motor
cycle accident, aged 16, Jem worked with
Legal Aid. He later worked for the Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service, with
occasional circuits, and the Royal Commission
into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1987-1991).
From 1990 to 1992 Jem worked with the Jesuit
Refugee Service and the UNHCR, spending
time in camps in and around Hong Kong,
Thailand and Port Hedland.
Returning to Kuranda, Jem grew tropical
fruits, raised pigs and other livestock, covering
much of the family needs.
Following a long battle with cancer, cared
for at home by several of his dedicated children,
he died at Kuranda on 6 October 2018.
EVANS, Tyrrell Granville
(’45) Tyrrell’s wife,
Janet, wrote:
Tyrrell Granville Evans
was born at Melbourne on
3 July 1928 and attended
Scotch from 1940 to 1944.
He was a member of the 1943 and 1944
Swimming teams and captain of the Under
14A, Under 15A and Under 16A cricket and
football teams. His best bowling was 6/30 for
Morrison House. Tyrrell was a Form Captain for
three of his five Scotch years, and the fastest
under 16 swimmer.
Also at Scotch was his grandfather, Tyrrell
George Evans (born 20 October 1855, SC
1874-76, died 26 October 1912). Tyrrell was
proud of his grandfather, who rowed in the
winning 1875 and 1876 crews, was 1874
champion of athletics, played in the 1876 1st XI,
and captained the 1876 1st XVIII.
In 1945-46 Tyrrell went to Longerenong
Agricultural College. He captained the cricket
and football teams, was Vice Captain of the
College and left with a Diploma of Agriculture.
Tyrrell went from jackaroo, overseer and
manager to finally owning his farm, 'Yeramba'
(‘place of gum trees’), between Hamilton and
Cavendish. He played football and cricket for
the Cavendish Club.
On 16 February 1961 Tyrrell married
Janet Margaret Stewart at Scotch. Janet’s
great-grandfather, David Carson, was said to
have started in Scotch’s first month in 1851.
Janet and Tyrrell’s son, Rod, the eldest of
four children, boarded at Scotch from 1977
to 1979 in McMeckan House. He played both
cricket and football from the Under 16As to the
Seconds, and was Captain of House Tennis.
Tyrrell worked as Regional Manager for the
Victorian Farmers’ Federation for 20 years. He
was also President and Trustee of the Hamilton
Club, Vice President of the Hamilton Pastoral
and Agricultural Society, foundation member
and President of the Grasslands Society, three
times President of the Cavendish Liberal Party,
Deputy Chairman of the Hamilton College
Council, and President and Captain of the
Hensley Park Fire Brigade.
He retired to Hamilton in 2000 and was
always interested in Scotch’s progress, and
enjoyed catching up with classmates.
At the age of 90 he was still playing golf,
including four days before his death. Tyrrell
died at home at Hamilton on the morning of
Christmas Day, 2018.
HENRY, Roger John
Wilton (’60)
Roger’s son, Talbot (SC
1984-93), wrote:
Roger John Wilton Henry
was born at the Mercy
Hospital, East Melbourne,
on 1 October 1943. He came from New
Norfolk, Tasmania to board at Scotch. Roger
followed his great-grandfather Ivan Henry
(SC 1862-70), father Rodney Wilton Henry
(SC 1923-33), uncle Gordon Allan Henry (SC
1923-30) and brother Peter James Henry
(born 9 August 1949, SC 1963-67, died 7
September 1997).
A talented sportsman, Roger played in the
1960 and 1961 1st XVIIIs, and the 1961 Tennis
team. Popular among students and teachers
alike, he was 1961 Captain of Littlejohn (now
known as Captain of the Hill). A keen student,
in 1961 Roger was awarded a studies and
games prize. He studied Commerce at
Melbourne University, while in residence at
Ormond College.
Roger worked in marketing at Macmillan
Publishing in Melbourne and Sydney before
marrying Susanna Edith (Susie) Martin at her
home, ‘Talbot House’, in Beaumaris, on 3
August 1974. Roger then began working as the