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LEGGO, Graham
Carson (’44)
Graham’s daughter, Julie
Corridon, wrote:
Graham Carson Leggo
was born at Williamstown
on 22 February 1927. The
eldest of three brothers, he, James Russell
Leggo (born 2 August 1929, SC 1941-44,
died 9 March 2015) and Ray (SC 1945-50)
were also lifelong friends. Graham attended
Scotch from 1941 to 1943, and recalled his
masters with great admiration. He was a
Cadet and Air Training Corps member.
Post-war, Graham became a member
of the Naval Reserve. Initially at the
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, he later
founded Elanco Pty Ltd, electrical distributors,
with Victorian and interstate branches. From
1955, Graham and Ray worked as joint
Managing Directors for 30 years.
Graham was later a pioneer in the
Australian solar and wind generation industry.
He enjoyed his home workshop, in which he
was always occupied on a business, family,
boat or charity project.
On 28 February 1958 Graham married
Judith Ethel Burchett at the Methodist
Church, Burke Road, Balwyn (now known as
Habitat Uniting Church, Canterbury), where
they were parishioners throughout his life.
Their four daughters and two granddaughters
attended Methodist Ladies’ College. Four
grandsons attended Scotch: Andrew Jesse
(SC 1998-2001), Daniel Corridon (SC 2002-
07), and Lawrance (SC 2005-08) and James
Smith (SC 2007-10).
Graham was a President and member of
Richmond Rotary Club for 27 years, for which
he became a Paul Harris Fellow. Later, he
was a charter member of Canterbury Probus
Club. He was a dedicated member of Victoria
Golf Club for 64 years; however sailing was
Graham’s first passion.
At 23 years of age he won the inaugural
Sorrento Challenge Cup, sailing from
Williamstown to Sorrento, and he was a
long-time member of the Blairgowrie Yacht
Squadron. He sailed in the Sydney to Hobart
Yacht Race in 1988. An MCC member, he
was a keen Richmond supporter.
Graham represented Scotch in the
Public Schools’ Golf Day as chairman and
committee member. Less active in his later
years, Graham enjoyed his family, Melbourne
Symphony Orchestra performances with
Judith, and the company of his schnauzer
dogs. With Judith, Kew Gardens Aged Care
was his home for his last two years.
His brother, Ray, said: ‘Graham pushed
the boundaries all the way along. He was a
man of many talents’.
Graham died at the Epworth Hospital,
Richmond, on 15 February 2019.
McLEAN, George
Ramsay (’43)
George’s daughter, Jenny
Burkhalter, wrote:
George Ramsay
McLean was born at
Berkley Private Hospital,
Kooyong Road, Gardenvale, on 26 February
1926, the son of a shipping manager with
Shaw Savill and Company.
His childhood was enjoyable, largely
unaffected by the Great Depression, and
at about the age of nine or 10 he was
a telegraph delivery boy. George left
Gardenvale State School to attend Scotch
from 1938 to 1944.
Also at Scotch was his brother Alastair
(SC 1942-49). In 1941, as the youngest in the
race, George came second in the half mile
for Morrison House.
In 1943 George was a Probationer and
attempted Leaving Honours, but he was ill the
whole year with kidney stones, thus repeating
in 1944. George was a 1944 Prefect and
Morrison House Captain, and he was a
Cadet Lieutenant.
In 1945 George began studying
Metallurgy, and then later Mechanical
Engineering at RMIT.
On 23 August 1951 George married
Elizabeth Mary Horton at Scotch. They built
their home at 109 Mountain View Road,
North Balwyn, and had four children: Merran,
Jenny, John (SC 1971-76) and Deborah.
Their grandsons William (SC 1995-2000) and
Alexander Bartley (SC 1997-2002), Timothy
Burkhalter (SC 1999-2004) and James
McLean (SC 2003-08) attended Scotch.
George’s first job was with General
Motors in the metallurgy department. He
next worked at National Radiators, then
as a factory manager at confectioner
MacRobertson’s (later sold to English
confectioner, Cadbury), which made the
famous Cherry Ripe. After working at
Cadbury, George’s final job was at Bowater
Scott in Ailsa Street, Box Hill, where he
became Operations Director, and found his
strength was in managing people.
He completed the Stanford University
executive program in California in 1976. In
retirement from 1986, George worked in
sustainable timber for the timber industry,
and advised the government.
Among George’s interests were
sailing, golf, bridge, vegetable gardening,
travelling, and barracking for both Richmond
and Hawthorn! He was a member of the
Athenaeum Club, Kew Golf Club, Box Hill
Rotary Club, and St Aidan’s Uniting Church.
George’s loving wife, Elizabeth, died on
26 February 2019. He had a wonderful and
full life until the end, which came at the Box
Hill Hospital, Box Hill, on 18
March 2019.
MCMURTRIE, Ian
David (’58)
David Ashton (’65), Ian’s
friend and fellow Old
Scotch Bushwalking Club member, wrote:
Ian was born at St Andrew’s Hospital,
East Melbourne, on 26 February 1941. He
entered Scotch in Form IVb in 1953. In that
year Ian was a member of the premiership-
winning under 13A football team. Also
at Scotch were his brother, Duncan (SC
1950-55) and son, Scott (SC 1998-2003).
Ian married Denise Estella Johnston at
Scotch on 23 January 1963, and they had
four children: Andrew, Daryl, Simone and
Brett. Ian married Rhonda Maree Wilson at
the Melbourne Unitarian Peace Memorial
Church, East Melbourne, on 24 December
1974, and the couple had two children: David,
who died as the result of an accident at the
age of 17 while the family lived in England,
and Scott. Ian had six grandchildren.
A keen and participating Old Scotch
Collegian, Ian took a particular interest in the
Old Scotch Football Club.
He played 56 games with the club from
1959-1966, was Secretary of the club for
nine years from 1999-2007, and was elected
a life member in 2007. Ian contributed to the
football club in many ways, including recently
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