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Obituaries After university he worked at AWA in Sydney where — at a place known as the Gunya — he met my mother, Zara Lennard. After a brief courtship he sailed to England to pursue his PhD at the University of Bristol in England. They married on 17 December 1948 at the Bristol Registry Office. Jock took 18 months to complete his PhD. He returned to Melbourne to work at the CSIRO as a research scientist, working on anything from mathematics to quantum physics to astronomy. Jock loved the CSIRO and retired in 1985 after 40 years. Based in Box Hill North, Jock’s only child, Terri Anne, was born in 1958. In the early 1960s the family went to the USA, where Jock had many guest lecturing positions. Back in Australia, Jock became involved in professional societies such as the Statistical Society, and the Australian Institute of Physics. He built a house at Fairhaven, where he could relax and chill out before the New Year. Jock loved British comedies such as Yes Minister and Fawlty Towers, period dramas, and crime dramas. Without fail he listened to the ABC’s Science Show, and even put on a census form that science was his religion! In retirement my parents enjoyed regular outings to the Melbourne Theatre Company and time at Fairhaven. In late 2017 he willingly entered permanent care, and enjoyed Faversham House and its activities. In September 2018 he fell and broke his hip, resulting in hip replacement operations. As a result of post-operative complications, Jock died on 12 October 2018. He had been Scotch’s 16th oldest known living Old Boy. MALMGREN, Charles Otto (’38) Charles’ son, David (’66), wrote: Charles Otto Malmgren was born at Northcote on 14 August 1919, the youngest of three brothers who attended Scotch: Edward Northcote Malmgren (born 2 August 1907, SC 1918-23, died 27 December 1996) and Laurence William Hinds Malmgren (born 17 October 1909, SC 1919-25, died 16 January 1961). Charles enjoyed his schooldays. He was a 1938 Probationer, played in the 1937 1st XV and was a keen member of the 1938 1st VIII. 98 Great Scot Number 156 – April 2019 Coming from a family with a strong interest in engineering, Charles attended Melbourne University and graduated in Metallurgical Engineering. He began work at the Commonwealth Defence Standards Laboratories in Maribyrnong, where he remained until retirement. On 21 December 1946 Charles married Joan Alice Brogden, who died on 3 January 2011. Their son David attended Scotch from 1965 to 1966. They had two daughters, Judith and Barbara, and two grandchildren, Laurance and Camilla. Charles was content with a simple family life, happy at home in his backyard workshop, where he pursued his practical interests. Charles’ wife’s interest in travel took them to many parts of the world through the 1970s until the early 1990s; to Europe (including Russia), India, Japan, China, Egypt and the United States of America. Until well past his 98th birthday, Charles enjoyed spending every second week at the country property of his daughter, Judy, regularly undertaking the extensive mowing and maintenance duties and associated work required to keep 500 olive trees alive and productive, and all the various bits of machinery in working order. Being able to keep physically active and meaningfully engaged was key to Charles’ longevity. When he visited Scotch on 12 September 2017, he walked around much of it, and particularly enjoyed visiting the boatsheds, and meeting the School Captain. Charles died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, on 9 December 2018. He had been the 11th oldest known living Old Boy, and, perhaps, briefly the tenth, as Thomas Henry Iser (eighth) died on the same day. McCARTHY, Kathleen (Staff 1982) Kathleen’s husband, Brian, wrote: Kathleen McCarthy was born at Brisbane, Queensland, on 11 April 1933. She attended Stuartholme School in Brisbane, run by the same order of nuns as Sacre Coeur in Melbourne. She thoroughly enjoyed her years there, matriculating with a number of honours, and graduated from Queensland University with an Arts Degree with Honours. She received the University Gold Medal as the most outstanding student across all faculties. Initially employed as an assistant to the History Department’s Head, Professor Greenwood, Kathleen occasionally taught at Stuartholme and had applied for a position with the Department of Foreign Affairs when she met Brian Patrick McCarthy. They married at the Xavier College Chapel on 24 January 1956 and had five children, including two sons who attended Xavier. In 1959 they bought a house in Burke Road near the Sacre Coeur Convent and School. Kathleen renewed friendships with Sacre Coeur nuns who had come from Stuartholme, and she soon assisted teaching in the history department. Kathleen was appointed to a permanent position teaching Modern European History to Years 11 and 12. She became the Curriculum Coordinator and Head of the Department. Very involved in the administration of the subject among the schools offering it, she formed close associations with those teachers. Kathleen was appointed a State Examiner and ultimately Chief Examiner for Victoria. At Sacre Coeur she became Deputy Principal, and retired in 1984. In 1982 Kathleen retired temporarily from teaching and responded to requests to replace History teachers on long service leave at Scotch and Xavier. Both teachers were old friends and close colleagues. She taught at Scotch in Term 2, 1982. These were the only times she taught boys, and Kathleen enjoyed it very much. In retirement Kathleen continued learning. After seeing an enamel piece at the Frick Museum on a visit to the USA in 2005, she made global enquiries as to its meaning, then enrolled at the Melbourne College of Divinity for a Master’s Degree in Theology. She passed with high distinction at the age of 83. On 26 July 2018, while holidaying with Brian, Kathleen died suddenly of a stroke at Mission Beach, Queensland. MCKAY, Bruce Ronald (’46) Bruce’s son, Farrell (SC 1970-75), wrote: Bruce was born at home at Coburg on 10 April, 1929. He attended Scotch from 1941 to 1945 and was a