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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.
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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