DAVIS , Darrel Thomas (‘ 48 ) Darrel ’ s son , Brett (’ 72 ), wrote :
Darrel Thomas Davis was born on 28 March 1931 at home at Preston . At Scotch from 1945 to 1948 , he was a founding member of the Scotch Pipe Band in 1946 , and was incorrectly named ( instead of M . H . Davis ) in the 1947 Swimming team . Among others at Scotch were Darrel ’ s cousins William Munro Davis ( born 11.8.1921 , SC 1936-38 , died 4.9.1989 ), John Darral Davis ( born 7.7.1927 , SC 1936-45 , died 20.7.1988 ) and Darrell Thomas McKay ( born 24.3.1926 , SC 1938-43 , died 20.2.2011 ) and sons Brett ( SC 1967-72 ) and Ross ( SC 1975-81 ).
Darrel followed his family ’ s pharmacist tradition . At Pharmacy College he met Alma Alexandrina Eason . They married at Scotch on 1 May 1954 and , in addition to their sons , had daughters Kaye and Jill .
Darrel ’ s father established a Greensborough pharmacy and employed Darrel as manager until 1959 , when Darrel and Alma purchased it . In 1968 , Darrel sold it to work for the Commonwealth Department of Health . In 1969 , the family moved to Camberwell , near their children ’ s schools , and Darrel purchased a Cheltenham pharmacy , selling it in 1979 to return to the Health Department .
Very creative , Darrel designed and constructed many things , including two motorboats ; the first one in the lounge room of their Greensborough home . He later bought a new outboard motorboat named Jaye , after his daughters . Many family holidays involved water-skiing at Mount Martha and Yarrawonga .
In 1962 , Darrel tried snow-skiing , enjoying it so much that the family became founding members of Alkira Ski Club . Darrel helped design its first lodge , spending years of weekends building it at Mount Buller with other members . Darrel ’ s skiing quickly improved : in 1972 he won the club ’ s downhill and slalom championships .
After the children finished school , Darrel and Alma bought a property at Healesville , and he became heavily involved in breeding deer ,
and growing flowers with their son , Ross .
Alma died on 11 October 2002 , and Darrel married Mrs Roberta Ann ( nee Shaw ) Spencer on 5 November 2005 at Mont De Lancey , Wandin .
About nine years ago , Darrel was diagnosed with Parkinson ’ s disease . He died at Grand Cedar Aged Care , Ashwood , on 25 October 2023 .
DOHERTY , Ian Thomas (‘ 60 ) Ian ’ s friends , Rick Aitchison (‘ 57 ) and Graham Flett (‘ 58 ), wrote :
Ian was born on 29 January 1942 at East Melbourne , the son of Old Boy Hugh Thomas Doherty ( born 13.1.1915 , SC 1928-30 , died 8.11.2006 ) and Jessie ( nee Whyte ). Ian attended Scotch from 1953 to 1959 . He swam , was a member of the 2nd XV , and the Pipe Band . Also at Scotch were his brother Bill ( SC 1952-57 ) and uncle David Edward Doherty ( born 11.3.1917 , SC 1930-31 , died 26.4.1978 ).
Raised in Yarraville , early lifelong Scotch friendships were established around Footscray with John Christensen (‘ 57 ), Craig Ebeling (’ 57 ) and Pete Gordon (‘ 59 ). Throughout his youth , Ian loved horseriding , hunting and trail riding through the High Country .
Following an Elders cadetship , Ian opened the successful Ian Doherty ’ s Hardware in Cotham Road , Kew . Graduating in 1981 with a Certificate in Business Studies at Prahran TAFE , Ian worked in real estate , his outgoing personality shining , and combining his love of building , architecture and working with people .
Ian met Robyn Ann Garratt in Point Lonsdale near the Surf Club where he rowed surfboats and made lifelong friends . They married at Scotch on 16 September 1970 ; Robyn worked at Scotch from 1983 to 2005 . Their daughters Sally and Amanda were followed by grandchildren Jessica , Georgie , Ollie , and Sam . In 2006 , Ian and Robyn retired to Point Lonsdale : Ian was a valued member of Riding for the Disabled ,
the Bellarine Photography Club and the Queenscliffe Maritime Museum ( QMM ).
Joining the QMM as an ‘ outdoors and boatshed volunteer ’, Ian soon became Outdoors Maintenance Coordinator . A perfectionist , Ian led volunteers in meticulously restoring boats and maintaining the grounds . Their magnificently restored wooden fishing boat named the Q won the Royal Geelong Yacht Club ’ s Wooden Boat Festival ’ s 2018 Cayzer Boats trophy for the Concourse d ’ Elegance , Motor Boat .
In 2023 the QMM workshop was named after Ian for his outstanding contribution , and he was made a life member .
Ian ’ s devotion to family and friends was his greatest gift . He truly valued his connections with them , and will be forever remembered as a kind , caring and courageous gentleman from Scotch .
Ian died on 6 November 2023 at Epworth Geelong , Waurn Ponds .
FURPHY , Samuel John (’ 03 ) Sam ’ s brother , Ross (’ 99 ), wrote :
Sam was born on 19 June 1985 at Waverley Private Hospital , Mount Waverley . He was at Scotch from Prep in 1991 to Year 12 in 2003 . Sam ’ s passion for sport blossomed in the Senior School , playing in the 2002 1st Water Polo team , culminating in the uncommon awarding of triple colours for excelling – in 2003 – in the winning 1st XV , and in the Water Polo and Swimming teams , while maintaining excellent academic results . His brother Ross attended Scotch from
1988 to 1999 ( before Prep was introduced ).
At Monash University Sam received a double degree in Business Systems and Commerce . He commenced working at Deloitte in Melbourne .
Sam remained deeply involved in sport , holding memberships at the Melbourne Cricket Club , Kew Golf Club , and passionately supporting the Hawthorn Football Club . His love for sport spanned from touch rugby to cycling . Sam remained
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