Development Foundation Newsletter Issue 4

The Sacred Heart College Development Foundation launched this email newsletter early in 2004, with the aim of encouraging everyone to take more interest in the College. It provides news and information about old boys, reunions, special College occasions and Development Foundation projects. This is our fourth issue of SHConnect.

Please read on!

What's Happening

OBA

Our deepest sympathy goes out to his wife Pam, and children, Kate, Jamie and Blair.

A service was held at the College Memorial Chapel on Friday 20 May.

Confortare Peter, rest in peace.

UK Connection

The SHC Old Boys’ Association’s vice president Kerry Morley (‘63) has taken over the role of President and will be formally installed at the Old Boys Dinner in September. OBA Webpage.

In Brief

Dr Peter Coleman (’74)

is in his sixth season as the Auckland Blues doctor. Peter was also a founding member of ‘The Dudes’ and along with fellow old boys Dave Dobbyn, Ian Morris and Peter Urlich, raged 30 years ago in such places as the Windsor Castle in Parnell, the Gluepot in Ponsonby, the Globe and the Island of Real!

Paolo Rotondo ('88)

worked as scriptwriter for NZ film “Stickmen” and now featuring in TV’s ‘Shortland Street’.

Frank Torley (’57)

has completed 40 years as producer of TV One’s ‘Country Calendar'. It is New Zealand's longest running NZ feature programme, and Frank is the longest serving Producer with TVNZ.  

Richard Crang (’03)

– has embarked on a building apprenticeship.

Maurice McGreal (’34)

– His latest book is of Fiji 's Aviation Story  and  the Foreword  was  by a SHC  Old Boy'  Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara.    The importance of  Fiji in  NZ's  aviation  status and  development is detailed and is an important historical coverage. Maurice can be contacted at mcgreal-aviohist@xtra.co.nz 

Raoul Correa (’03)

has been admitted to Berkeley School of Engineering in California

HIGHEST HONOUR Congratulations to Anand Satyanand (62) who was awarded the Queens Honour of Distinguished Companion of the NZ Order of Merit.

OLDEST OLD BOY

Doctor Paul Fogarty born 29 August 1906, will celebrate his 99th birthday this year. 

He came to SHC as a boarder from Greymouth in 1919 and left in 1923. He was in the 1st XV in 1923. The Captain of the 1923 1st XV was Terry Vangioni who later played representative rugby for Wairarapa and was an All Black trialist in 1928. Paul Fogarty  was a top scholar at SHC in the same class was Ernie Bailey (our second Rhodes Scholar), Paul Kennedy who became medical officer of Health in the Pacific Islands and Des O'Brien, an outstanding Auckland Surgeon who was tragically killed in the last week of WWII, father of Old Boy John O'Brien.

Paul Fogarty trained at the Otago Medical School  with the latter two. In 1931 he was on the staff at Wellington Hospital and was active in the Wellington Branch of SHC Old Boys. After gaining his FRCS overseas he served in several hospitals in NZ before settling in Blenheim where he has spent most of his life and took a full part in the civic life of Blenheim.  He is a cousin of the late Brother Maurice. In 1964 he was President of the NZ branch of the British Medical Association.

For the past several years he has been a resident of Bethsaida Residential Care Centre and apart from a hearing loss is very sharp for his age. (Compiled by College Historian Tony Waters)

Good Sports

Noel Hawken (‘54)

National New Zealand representative roller hockey player

Noel played for New Zealand 9 times, including 5 tests. The team never lost a game, winning 4 and drawing 1. His hockey team won the New Zealand Open Championships Premier Division 8 times spanning a period from 1961 to 1978. He also played for North Island Roller Hockey 4 times.

Remember this chap? Noel in his skating prime!

Ron Price (‘62) A Boarder from Rotorua

Started at Saint Paul ’s in 1957 then on to Sacred Heart from 1958 – 1962

• First XV 1961 and 1962
• Senior Athletic Champion 1962

Rugby Career:

• St Michaels Rotorua 1963 and 1964
• Auckland Marist 1965 to 1968
• Went to Australia in 1969 to today
• Member of Brothers Rugby Club 1969 to today – played 112 A Grade Games
• Played for Queensland 1970 to 1973
• Played for Brisbane 1970 to 1973
• Played against Scotland – France – Junior All Blacks

Coaching Career:

• Coached at Brothers Rugby Club 1978 - 2005
• Won Reserve Grade Premiership in 1979
• Won Senior Grade Premierships 1980 to 1984
• Won Under 19 Premiership 1989 John Eales was Captain
• Won Under 21 Grade 1990 and 1991
• Coached Australian Under 21 1990 and 1991
• Coached Brisbane against Llanelli ( Wales ) Blackheath ( UK ) and Canada

On NZ TV show 'Grass Roots Rugby' John Eales mentioned Ron as his first influential coach.

Keep in touch with Old Friends

Important announcement from the OBA

Old Boys Association Dinner

The O.B.A. Dinner is at the College on Friday 23 September.

Doors open at  6.30 pm with the dinner expected to start at 7.30 pm.  Ticket sales are slow. We need more ticket sales to make the dinner worthwhile.   We have tables reserved for special decade year groups, 1955 (50 yrs), 1965 (40 years), 1975 (30  years), 1985 (20 years), 1995 (10 years).

The cost of the dinner including drinks is $50. 
Send your cheque to Old Boys Association, PO Box 25 393, St Heliers, Auckland

ORGANISE A REUNION – IT’S EASY!

Would you like to help organise your own class reunion (it can be a lot of fun)?
The SHC Development Foundation Office can assist you set up the arrangements –

Contact Lyn Luxton on shcdf@sacredheart.school.nz;
(09) 529 3743; PO Box 18377, Glen Innes, Auckland 1006.

ST PAULS COLLEGE 50TH JUBILEE

9-11 September 2005

All old boys invited to contact the St Pauls College on phone 0-9-376 1287 or email stpauls@stpaulscollege.co.nz, or write to St Pauls College Jubilee Committee, 183 Richmond Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand. You will receive the current newsletter and registration and programme details. Let your classmates know of these events and get them to enrol too! Jubilee Committee: Br Marcel Hall, Denys Marra, Graham Diver, Eddie Johnston, Br David Lavin.

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College Development

Over the years the Development Foundation has been at the forefront of capital development at the College. As far back as the early 1990’s major funds have been raised for the development of the Chapel and Old Boys Lounge underneath, the Marist Brothers Gymnasium, including weight-room, the Aquatic centre encompassing a deepwater pool and learners pools, a state of the art Auditorium, and, in time for the College’s centenary in 2003, major re-development of the site to include new Junior classrooms, upgraded technology and computer facilities and administration building. Without the dedication of trustees, loyal Old Boys and the commitment of current parents and past parents, this would not have been possible. Sacred Heart College has been in good hands over the last 100 years, and it is up to all of us to ensure that the commitment of those gone before is safeguarded and continues to thrive and grow.

WAYS TO HELP

Annual Giving 2005
Initiated in 2001, Annual Giving benefits current students immediately. It supports projects and provides resources that are not able to be included in the current budget.
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The Marist Scholarship Fund
You can support this fund at any time. The capital raised is invested, and the interest only used to support cases of financial hardship and worthy scholarships for generations to come. All donations are receipted and are usually tax deductible.

Click to contact us or post your contribution to PO Box 18377, Glen Innes, Auckland, New Zealand.

Take Your Seat
There are less than 30 seats left for purchase in the Auditorium. This is a lasting way to record your time at Sacred Heart and the seat you purchase will have a dedication plaque attached with words of your choice.

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Bequest
A practical way to endow the College for the future. For a brochure or to speak to a trustee about making a bequest

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Guest Columnists

- Catching Up with . . .

John Gilroy (‘75 )

Dear Classmates of ’75,

Well a lot has happened in 30 years!

For several years I worked for the ANZ in central Auckland, then an engineering company in Otahuhu. I supposed I missed banking, landed a job at the BNZ in St Heliers close to home – it was a lot of fun there, a time of big changes and new products, targets used to be set and having lived in the area I used to often win the prize. Frequently while serving customers or on the phone I would hear “I know you” and it would be a past school mate or teacher, (remember Mr J Yollande English teacher from about 1970?) and there would be a chat and laugh about old times.

In 1986 I took the plunge and bought a house in Riddell Road that looked over to Sacred Heart College, at times I would look over with a laugh and think of the many happy times there.

One day in June 1989 there was a note on my desk to phone Charlie Harris – “John do you remember me?” – Charlie could I ever forget you – to arrange a reunion of ’75 and ’76 classes. Well it was amazing - at SHC then a dinner at Alexandra Park Raceway, and good to see so many people and we mixed so well. For me it was very special as a lot of my classmates I had been to school with since I was five, and there was also the Catholic connection in Auckland – Brothers, Sisters, parents at school all knowing each other.

Well, I got a bit restless and decided to do the O/E – sold up and headed for Oz, Thailand, England in 1990. During that time I have worked for BT – plenty of free calls – Harrods. I was then very lucky to get a live-in position at the Reform Club, Pall Mall, in the Maintenance Catering Department. I thought I would do it for six months!! I was able to develop the position as a Kiwi can in the UK, “John there is so much you can do!” It was an amazing place to work, steeped in history, well paid by catering standards, and you met a lot of interesting people. But you lived boarding school style!

In my time there I was lucky to do a lot of traveling, Europe, England, Ireland, USA, Cuba, South America, Turkey, Israel. I was able to visit my Uncle Alan’s (1929) grave in Al Alamein in Egypt – it was very moving and well worth the effort to get there – eight other SHC boys are also buried there.

I have returned home numerous times to visit family and friends, sadly father died, (Herbert Patrick Gilroy ‘43) shortly after my return to England in March 2005. I left the Reform Club in June 05 and now manage a block of apartments in Bayswater and live in the block. Frequently I come across a SHC connection in London and friends will say “John is there anyone in NZ you did not go to school with!”

Kind regards to all from 1975,

John C Gilroy,

j-gilroy2000@yahoo.co.uk

Des Lowe (52) sportsman extraordinare

Des was also an extraordinary athlete – and according to College historian Tony Waters, probably won more athletic events than any other pupil. His athletic prowess was evident as a junior, when he won the Junior Championship and the Bridges and Overington Cup for Junior Sprints. As an Intermediate Champion he added the M & K Fraser Smith Cup and set the College Long Jump record. Later that year at the Auckland Secondary School Championships he won the 100 yards, 220 yards and set a new Long Jump record. He was also an Auckland Secondary Schools Softball representative in the Under 17’s.

By 1951 he was setting new records in the Long Jump, beating Les Mills and taking 5 inches off the existing record, as well as achieving a long list of running and sprinting successes.

Des’s chief competitors at Sacred Heart were Ian Priestly, George Arnerich, Pat Walsh, Laurie O’Keefe, Mike Mullany and Laurie Fitzgerald. In 1952, Des won the Senior Championship Casey Cup, shared with M. Mullany, and at the Auckland Secondary Champs was winner of the 100 yards, 220 yards and was New Zealand National Junior Long Jump Champion. He held the longest consecutive record of any Auckland Secondary School Championship, in the Broad Jump, a record set in 1951 and not broken until 1964, a total of 13 years.

He continued to break National records after leaving school and was part of the athletics team training for the Empire Games, however many of his records were not acknowledged due to wind assistance or being achieved at unofficial events. Des worked for the BNZ and was transferred to Northland, which effectively ended his athletics career as there were no training facilities in the North. However he continued playing rugby for the Motukohu Club, and played 10 games as a North Auckland representative during 1956-57, scoring a total of 6 tries.

In 1958 Des was transferred to Taihape and played rugby for the Taihape Pirates Rugby Club. He went on to play 6 representative games for Wanganui.

The BNZ relocated him to Auckland in 1958, and he played for Marist. At this time he was badly concussed and advised to give up the game.

As a retiree, Des has resumed his sporting career with Lawn Bowls, with the same extraordinary sporting acumen he showed as a school boy at Sacred Heart. He was Most Improved Junior Player in 2001-02. In 2002-03 he was winner of the Junior singles, Junior Pairs and Junior 4’s. He went on in 2003-04 to be Championship Triples winner, and a member of the teams that won the Stanaway and Latimer Cups. The 2004-05 season saw him take out the Championship Pairs, Junior Singles and Junior Pairs, and he was also in the Bowls North Harbour Junior representative team that competed in the Mercedes Rose Bowl, and event they won. Des was 2005 Champion of Champion in Singles out of 32 clubs. Congratulations Des, we’ll watch this space………..!

All in the family - Patrick, Sean and Shannon Walsh

from left to right  Patrick, Sean, and Shannon

Brothers, Patrick Sean and Shannon Walsh all commenced school at Sacred Heart in form 1 in years 1980, 1981, 1983 respectively. They completed bursary exams at the College except for Shannon who spent his final year at school in France.

Patrick attended Otago University where he completed a B.Sc. and  went on to do Medicine  He then did his specialist training in Gastroenterology in Sydney and is currently doing further advanced training at a research hospital in the USA.

Sean completed B.Com. at Auckland University and  went on to obtain his membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He then went to Sydney, attending Macquarie University where he gained a Masters of Applied Finance. He is currently a Director of Investment Banking with Citigroup in Sydney.

Shannon completed B.Com LL.B (Hons) at Auckland University and after practising  law with Russell McVeagh for a few years he then moved into investment banking at UBS Warburg.  He now runs his own Financial Advisory and Investment Management business in Auckland.

All are now married. Both Sean and Shannon recently returned to the College for the Baptism of their sons.

Brothers at the College

Br Reginald Burgess

Br Reginald taught mainly Maths and English at Sacred Heart College over the years 1957, 58 and 60 and was known during that time as Br Vianney.

In 1995, during his residence at Marcellin Hall, Br Reg was approached by old boy Chris Klaassen to help the SHC Development Foundation compile an old boy’s database. This meant traveling across to SHC several times a week to do this work. He eventually took up residence at the college in 1996, where he still lives. As well as his work on the database he was also doing the creditors accounts for the Hostel. After the opening of the Gymnasium he began full time work for the Development Foundation, doing secretarial work, accounts, continuing with the database updating and anything else that involved the Development office. During his time the Development Foundation was responsible for major constructions: the Gymnasium, the Aquatic Centre, astro-turfing of the tennis courts, and the Auditorium. He remembers the building of the Aquatic Centre as being a difficult and challenging time, especially being minute secretary for the many early morning meetings.

In 2002 Br Reg resigned from the Foundation to attend the Third Age Course for Marist Brothers in Manziana, a town in Italy about an hours train journey from Rome . He was away for approximately 4 months, traveling to New York , Ireland , and parts of Europe including “ Champagne country” in France , the home of St Marcellin Champagne. The course was a very profitable time and while there he saw much of Rome and the surrounding towns. Some of the highlights of this trip, besides the ‘Italian experience’ was Christmas in Zurich, his week with the Chinese Brothers in Singapore and a wonderful week in Inverall, NSW close to the Australian Outback.

Br Reg returned to Sacred Heart early in 2003 to find the College a whirlpool of activity as preparations for the 2003 Centenary year celebrations reached their peak. Almost before he had time to unpack he was seconded into the Centenary Office to process enrolments. This was a very busy time, with the phones and fax machines running hot and Br Reg was in constant motion.

He ranks among his more memorable occasions at SHC, the opening of the new buildings and administration block by the Governor-General Dame Silvia Cartwright which marked the formal start of the Centenary year celebrations. “The haka performed by the whole school was especially impressive - the whole ceremony epitomizing the wonderful spirit of Sacred Heart College and its community” he said.

Br Reg continues to assist the Development Foundation with the Old Boy’s database, as well as liaising with and assisting the Old Boys Association, and other work for the Marist Brothers.

Br Reginald can be contacted on Breginald@sacredheart.school.nz

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