This
is the Form 1 class that was taught by Brother Joachim
in 1957. 50 years have now passed. What has
happened to everyone? Jim Hair and I are endeavouring to
compile a complete record of every student.
Although the web site was initially designed to focus
on the Form 1 class, largely because it was 50 years
ago that we were in that class), Jim and I have
extended it to include as many as possible that were
part of the wider class at some stage between 1954 and
1963.
Others in the wider class:
Terry Bonisch, Russell Buchanan, John Butler, Bill
Cochran, James Cutler, Graham Daly, Norman Daly,
Bede Dowling, Ken Dowling, Peter Duggan, Leon Finn,
Patrick Hanning, Mike Hope, Bernard Kelly, Peter
Keppel, Maurice Kerr, Sam Lawlor, Simon Lowe, John
McColl, Michael McNab, Jim McSoriley, Dominic Monti,
Kevin Murphy, Mike Newbury, Richard O'Connell, Kevin
O'Meara, Kastytis Palaikis, Ron Pascoe, Brett
Pearce, Ron Perriam, Tony Phillips, Wayne Robinson,
Russell Sinclair, Barry Taylor, Charles Todd, Dave
Wyatt.
We have now managed to track down nearly everyone with
just a few exceptions. If you are able to provide any
information on the remaining ones it would be
appreciated. Some of those we have traced have yet to
provide a brief biography and/or a recent photo.
My email address is at the bottom of the page.
As we learn details of each person they are being
recorded in pages by row. Those not in the Form I
class, 1957 are listed under "Others." Where there is
an email address listed I have changed the @ to 'at'
to prevent the possibility of your emails being hit by
spam. There is also a guestbook for you to leave
comments and memories.
As well as the class photos I have added various
photos of members of the class. Click
here to see them. If anyone has
other suitable photographs that they would like to see
included here, please email them to Allan.
Class
reunion
After surveying former class members it was agreed
that we would hold a class reunion at Borland Lodge
(near Lake Monowai) over the weekend of February
27th - March 2nd 2009. A committee was
formed in Invercargill under the chairmanship of Bob
McLean and they put together an excellent programme.
This turned out to be an extremely successful
weekend, full of laughter, reminiscing and just
great fun. Although many of the participants had not
met each other previously (having either left the
class or joined it after others had left) everyone
very quickly became great friends. This also applied
to the wives/partners who attended.
Click on the Reunion
link at the top of this page to see details of the
programme and lists of the committee and
participants. There is also a brief video clip
showing some of the activities.
Some of the photos taken at the Reunion can be seen
here. (Click on each photo
for a larger image or click on "Slideshow" to see
all images). It is possible to download any that you
want to keep for yourselves. If you have more photos
that you would like included please email them to
Allan.
A suggestion was made at the end of the reunion that
maybe we could organise another one (not as complex
as this one) in 2-3 years time. The guestbook would
be a great forum to float and discuss any ideas
about whether we should go ahead and organise
something, where it might be held and the format.
Please add your comments/ideas there.
Do you also remember these poems?
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"Brother Joachim Dwyer passed away in
Auckland during March 2005. A
true West Coaster, he entered his Juniorate
in 1941. Later in life he is remembered for
his ability as a cabinetmaker.
Every Marist House in New Zealand received
an example of his craftsmanship."
(Tuakau 1922-74 News, Notes, Reminiscences.
http://tuakau.freehostia.com/).
(Does anyone have a better picture of Br.
Joachim?).
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Site last updated 20 September 2023
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