Never forgotten
As a large School Community with a 100-year history and over 1,900 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:
Roger Smith
Class of 1960
1943 – 2023
John Dods
Class of 1957
1939 – 2023
John Mason
Master Emeritus 1983 – 2006
1948 – 2023
| Name | Alumni Year | DOB & DOD |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ||
| Roger Smith | Class of 1960 | 9 December 1943 – 29 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 |
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| 2021 | ||
| Monty Russell | Class of 1957 | 29/04/1939 – 18/02/2021 |
| Lewis Plumridge | Director of Music 1981 – 2008 | 22/03/1947 – 28/09/2021 |
| Gary Munson | Class of 1962 | 09/12/1943 – 2021 |
| Peter Pont | Class of 1962 | 22/12/1943 – 29/09/2021 |
| Ray Connolly | Class of 1958 | 14/07/1932 – 11/11/2021 |
| Lachlan McLaren | Class of 2023 (passed away in Year 10) | 15/08/2005 – 15/08/2021 |
Labore et Honore.