Never forgotten
As a large School community with a 100+ year history and over 2,000 students and 13,000 alumni, a sad part of any such community is the loss of friends, colleagues and peers that invariably occurs as a part of life.
We record with sadness the passing of the following community members and extend our sincere sympathy to their families and friends.
If you are aware of the passing of a member of our Mentone Grammar community, please contact us via:
Jan Drinan
Beloved friend and supporter of Mentone Grammar
19 June 1953 – 2 August 2024
Colin McGill
Master Emeritus
Passed away on 9 July 2024
John Dillon
Class of 1945
1927 – 2024
| Name | Alumni Year | DOB & DOD |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
| John Bond | Class of 1964 | 30 September 1945 – 6 September 2024 |
| Jan Drinan | Beloved friend and supporter of Mentone Grammar | 19 June 1953 – 2 August 2024 |
| Colin McGill | Master Emeritus | Passed away on 9 July 2024 |
| Graeme Mitchell | Honorary Mentonian | 16 June 1933 – 28 May 2024 |
| Alan Hocking | Class of 1972 | 20 March 1954 – 25 April 2024 |
| John Dillon | Class of 1945 | 17 January 1927 – 15 January 2024 |
| Alan J McKenzie | Class of 1965 | 6 July 1947 – 5 January 2024 |
| Graham Holt | Class of 1961 | 15 May 1942 – 2 January 2024 |
| 2023 | ||
| William 'Bill' Granger OAM | Class of 1986 | 29 August 1969 – 25 December 2023 |
| Robert Tuppen | Class of 1961 | 26 September 1944 – 10 December 2023 |
| Roger Smith | Class of 1960 | 9 December 1943 – 29 November 2023 |
| Malcolm ‘Andy’ McGavin | Class of 1974 | 9 November 1956 – November 2023 |
| John Dods | Class of 1957 | 17 October 1939 – 27 October 2023 |
| John Mason | Master Emeritus 1983 – 2006 | 28 November 1948 – 4 October 2023 |
| William 'Bill' Elder | Class of 1978 | Passed away on 20/09/2023 |
| Dr Gerrit Bos | Class of 1992 | 4 July 1974 – 22 August 2023 |
| John Allen | Class of 1960 | Passed away on 08/08/2023 |
| Jacques Berlin | French Teacher | 16/12/1936 – 01/08/2023 |
| Ruben Pahoff | Class of 1951 | 13/03/1935 – 25/07/2023 |
| Michael Flavell | Class of 1960 | 04/04/1943 – 24/07/2023 |
| Edison Ben | Class of 2020 | 12/09/2002 – 07/07/2023 |
| Derek Fernandez | Science Teacher and Cricket Umpire | 1940 – 2023 |
| Jim Doyle | Master Emeritus 1970 – 1998 | 1933 – 02/05/2023 |
| Victor ‘Vic’ Stroumos | Class of 1978 | 29/01/1961 – 23/04/2023 |
| Robert Lord | Class of 1955 | 16/8/1938 – 01/04/2023 |
| John Gillespie | Class of 1953 | 23/07/1936 – 17/02/2023 |
| Bruce Robertson | Class of 1971 | 01/04/1954 – 10/02/2023 |
| Kaye Longstaff | Academic Staff 1974 – 2004 | Passed away on 25/01/2023 |
| Rodney Petherick | Class of 1949 | 10/09/1932 – 16/01/2023 |
| 2022 | ||
| John Ralton | Class of 1955 | 23/4/1938 – 30/11/2022 |
| David Flood | Class of 1965 | 30/06/47 – 15/11/22 |
| Peter Kolliner OAM | Class of 1955 | 28/08/1937 – 07/11/22 |
| Michael D’Esterre | Class of 1960 | 08/10/1942 – 19/10/2022 |
| Russell Mills | Class of 1961 | 03/10/1944 – 09/10/2022 |
| Ian Vanderstoel | Class of 1959 | 09/04/1941 – 04/06/2022 |
| Phil Kent | Academic Staff 1949 – 1968 & 1988 – 1993 | 18/09/30 – 03/04/22 |
| Shane Warne | Class of 1987 | 13/09/69 – 04/03/22 |
| Michael McQuade | Class of 1962 | 09/04/44 – 06/10/21 |
| Brian Wastell | Class of 1962 | 09/01/45 – 28/03/22 |
| Peter Sutherland | Class of 1964 | 15/05/46 – 25/03/22 |
| Bruce Fry | Class of 1971 | 16/02/1954 – 12/02/2022 |
| Jonathan Carroll | Academic Staff 1972 - 1998 | 09/07/1933 – 17/05/2022 |
Labore et Honore.