The Newington Community learnt of the passing of the following Old Boys since our last Valete in February 2018:

Bob Baxt AO (ON 1955)                     Brian Henry (ON 1952)                               

Brian Bown (ON 1948)                       Mana Latu (ON 2000) 

Terence Butler (ON 1957)                  Doug Quane (ON 1959)

Barry Crowther (ON 1949)                 Ronald Slack (ON 1953)

Kevin Divola (ON 1945)                      Michael Taubman (ON 1984)

Ian Downs (ON 1958)                         Bob Thomas (ON 1955)

Aubrey Eardley (ON 1955)                 Chris von Keisenberg (ON 1963)

Rodney Grace (ON 1978)                  Charles Williams (ON 1998)

Andrew Gray (ON 1974)                    Mervyn Wilson (ON 1958) 

John Hannan (ON 1955)                    Gordon Yabsley (ON 1940)

Remembering Bob Baxt AO (ON 1955)

There have been many Obituaries written, honouring the professional life of Bob Baxt AO.  Please click here to read the AFR Obituary. Peter Paige (ON 1956) shared the following words about the Bob Baxt AO he knew.

One of the few pleasant experiences of my first years at Newington was my friendship with Bob Baxt. I was a lost five year old, abandoned, as I thought by my parents, in a cruel, unfriendly place where bullying was rampant, teachers were feared, and small boys lived in terror. Bob befriended me then, and remained a staunch friend throughout my school career. He was a wonderful, inventive, protective companion, possessed of a massive intellect which showed itself at an early age, and after winning Dux of the school, went on to gain acclaim as an academic in the legal profession. But what I remember is his kindness, his decency, his sense of fair play which I am sure had a good influence on me during my unhappy childhood. I have often thought of him down the years, as he moved from one achievement to another, and always will remember him with admiration and gratitude for his kindness to me all those years ago. Remembering him with gratitude and pride.