News from the Archives
Obituaries
Our sincere condolences go to the families and friends of members of our community who have passed away.
SHEILA BRADBURY (NEE REES, CLASS OF 1966)
Sheila’s granddaughter, Denni Grabasch, informed us that she sadly passed away in August 2021.
JAYNE ROSE GARDNER (NEE SODERHOLM, CLASS OF 1972)
We recently heard from Jayne’s husband, David Gardner, with the sad news of Jayne’s passing. He wrote, “Jayne sadly passed away suddenly on 20 December 2021 in Los Lunas, New Mexico, USA.”
MARGARET MARSHALL (CLASS OF 1964)
Passed away in February 2023 in South Australia.
Alumni News
MONASH UNIVERSITY AWARD
Congratulations to alumni Rachael Martin, Class of 2018, who is the recipient of the Australian Psychological Society Prize and the Ross Day Medal. This honour is awarded to the top fourth year psychology student at Monash University and the student who exhibits exceptional achievement in the Psychology Honours program respectively.
Rachael Martin receives the Australian Psychological Society Prize
Rachael Martin receives the Australian Psychological Society Prize
Rachael has now graduated from the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) program, and will no doubt go out into the world and make a profound difference. Kilvington is so proud of you!
KILVINGTON REUNIONS GO INTERNATIONAL!
Recently, two former students from the 70s and 80s met up after more than 40 years. Deidre Smith (1975-1980) and Meaghan Kelly (nee Stokie, 1976-1981) discovered through mutual Kilvington friends that they now both live in Sweden, and organised a catch-up in Gamla Stan, the beautiful old town of Stockholm.
Meaghan Kelly (L) and Deidre Smith (R)
Meaghan Kelly (L) and Deidre Smith (R)
Deidre has been living in Sweden for 25+ years and works as an English teacher at the Stockholm International School Norra Latin. She lives in central Stockholm with partner Tomas and sons Felix and Kasper.
Meaghan moved to Sweden just over two years ago and lives in the south-east region, halfway between Copenhagen and Stockholm, on a forest farm with partner Claes.
They had a long and most enjoyable chat in a cosy café about the old days at Kilvington and laughed over the antics they and other students got up to. Both agree that the winter can be challenging in Sweden but adore the long and light days during the other beautiful months. Being out in the nature is a big part of both of their lives.
Deidre and Tomas spend a lot their time hiking while Meaghan and Claes are out walking and biking around their property and nearby areas as much as possible. Both couples take full advantage of their close proximity to other European countries by travelling regularly.
CHERYL QUATEMBER (NEE BINGHAM, CLASS OF 1966)
In an RSVP to the Kilvonian Konnections event Cheryl (affectionately know as Bing) wrote, “Unfortunately I am unable to attend as I am currently caravanning around Australia for the next six months. I retired to Queensland from Perth in 2004 after 32 years working in Medical Laboratory Technology. Best wishes and congratulations to all surviving classmates. Would love to see photos of you all.”