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autumn 2016
Vale
It is with great sadness that the Ruyton community notes the passing of the following
Old Ruytonians:
Constance Mary (Peggy)
Macpherson
(’28) passed
away at the age of 105 late
last year. She was a
children’s nurse and a
believer in anthroposophy,
a spiritual philosophy,
which she pioneered in
Australia. After her formal
education at Ruyton she
trained as a nurse at the
Old Melbourne Hospital
and nursed for the rest of her working life, specialising in nursing children. Peggy’s
interest in anthroposophy confirmed what she intuitively sensed in caring for children
– that they needed to be nursed for their immediate physical needs but also in a way
that recognised their spiritual reality. Combining her interest in health and nursing
with her commitment to anthroposophy, she was instrumental in bringing the
anthroposophical Weleda medical treatments to Australia. Peggy was also strongly
influenced by her love of the natural world and native animals, possibly founded on
her experiences growing up on the family farm in New South Wales.
Sonia McDermott
(Woinarski ’56) passed away
in July 2015. She enjoyed her schooling at Ruyton
and became involved in the Old Ruytonians’
Association, becoming President in 1978. She was
a keen sportswoman and very much a people’s
person. She displayed immense generosity,
cared deeply for others and always had an
inspirationally positive attitude to life.
Sally (Sara Anne) Rowe
(Snowball ’56) was born in 1938 and was a boarder at Ruyton,
as were her two brothers at Trinity. Later she was a weekly boarder and then became
a day girl. Sally was the niece of Kitty Snowball who was a member of staff at Ruyton
and a friend of Miss Daniell. Sally had a mischievous streak and got into trouble with
the teachers over the years, but she was popular, and had a wide circle of friends.
These friends, some who had known her since kindergarten, remember her sense of
adventure and fun. She went on to the Melbourne School of Nursing and maintained
a great interest in history. After a long battle with cancer Sally died in October 2015.
She leaves her husband, Tony and daughters Lucy and Emily.
Eva Fogel
(Marlo-Monten ‘56) and
Janet Walker
(Brock ‘56)
Judith Walcott
(Tracy’54) passed away on 11 June 2015.
Weddings
Congratulations to
Phoebe Grimwade
(‘09)
on her marriage to
Lachlan Eric Cohen at
Littlejohn Chapel, Scotch
College in November,
2015. The wedding party
included Emily Carroll,
also Ruyton 2009.
Births
In May 2015
Nicky de
Kever
(’92) gave birth
to Miles de Kever, a
brother to Finlay, aged
two. Nicky has lived in
Perth for the past 10
years, where she has
been involved in
environmental geology
with her partner,
Shannon Mackenzie.
Congratulations to
Andrea Fiorenza
(’98)
and partner Aaron,
who welcomed baby
Archer Jack Smith in
December 2015.
Congratulations to
Phoebe Tallent
(’03) on
her marriage to Nicholas
Demiris in December last
year. In attendance were,
left to right:
Jessica Allen
(‘03),
Amalia Grange
and
Stephanie Pawsey
(Tallent, ‘00)
Sascha Thiel
(Dickenson ‘98) and
Nigel are thrilled
to announce the arrival
of their third child,
Harrison William, on 12
October 2015. A little
brother for Ella, aged
four years and James,
who is three.
Brianna Hosken Griggs
(‘97) and husband Edward
(Trinity (‘99) are thrilled to announce the safe arrival of
Sylvie, a sister for Harley, four and Isla, two. Brianna is
living in New Zealand where Edward, an architect with
DKO, is working on rebuilding the city centre of
Christchurch after the devastating earthquake.
The Ruyton spirit lives on – passed frommother to daughter
Old Ruytonians whose daughters were
in the class of 2015 are:
Left to right:
Ruth Neilson (’81) and Emma Bannister,
Georgie Evans and Rosie Evans (Johns
’82), Penne Ebbage (Myers ’75) and
Phoebe Ebbage, Tess Macallan and
Sally Macallan (Beach ’79), Penny
Watson (’82) and EmilyWatson, Elena
Ancarola and Julia Goodsall (’84)
Absent: Sharon Hoffman (’86) and
Alex Hoffman-Hayes
Three Generations
of Old Ruytonians
Penne and Phoebe Ebbage
and Penne’s mother, Phoebe’s
grandmother, Margaret Myers
(Campbell ’49)