Basil Rigg was the last surviving member of WA’s winning 1947-48 Sheffield Shield cricket team in its first season in the competition. He was also the most versatile member of a prominent sporting family.
Peter Kennedy
Cornet, trombone, French horn . . . as an army bandsman Gordon Grant was a versatile musician. There was, however, another instrument in his repertoire, figuratively speaking — he was a whistleblower.
Patrick Cornish
Jeanann Barbour, known throughout the Albany community for her giving nature and steadfast support of local events and charities, passed away peacefully at her home on March 1, at the age of 82.
Jacki Elezovich
Ted Kilmurray was born on the mud floor of a hessian lean-to on a station outside Wiluna, and was destined to become a WA football legend.
John Elsegood
On her 100th birthday Mollie was honoured to receive a congratulatory certificate from Queen Elizabeth and also one from King Charles on her 105th birthday.
Margaret Browne
Lynette Murphy was chosen from numerous nominees for the inaugural Anglicare Community Angel award for giving her time and energy freely.
Elizabeth Borrello
Alan Robson used to delight in telling colleagues about his time doing national service in the army, where his sergeant described him as both the worst soldier ever and the one most determined to succeed.
Margaret Seares, Lyn Beazley & Robyn Owens
Shalimar is the name of one of Asia’s most famous gardens. It’s also an Arabic word for “beautiful and strong”. Thirdly, it was the name Nasim Bokhari gave the Indian restaurant he opened in Perth in 1978.
Born into a Beacon farming family, as a child Beverley would help out around the farm during the day and do correspondence lessons at night, starting her “proper” schooling at age 11.
Marilyn Helliwell & Kiasten Bailey
Anyone who saw the WA 1960 grand final would not argue with the knowledgeable historian Dave Clement, who was a great admirer of top West Perth centreman Don Marinko, particularly his drop kick and stab pass.
Sweet sounds were delighting a gathering at New Norcia, where monks and students of local colleges enjoyed a concert by the University of Western Australia’s a cappella choir. Suddenly came “near disaster”.
When Merle Bignell boarded the train to Katanning for a teaching appointment, the young history graduate embarked on a lifelong dedication to the Great Southern.
Towards the end of his life Rick Edgecombe was asked what he wanted to be remembered for. His one-word retort was, “kindness”. He fulfilled it in spades.
As a professional farrier it always amazed Laurie the difference corrective shoeing could make with a pacer — “it transformed them”, he once said.
Old wooden sheds had a vintage quality, indeed, but would they do as a prestigious training ground where law students learned to plead and ultimately join their esteemed profession?
Soothing babies is an activity most parents struggle with, but Phyllis Wilkin went further. A music specialist, she researched the beneficial effect of playing music close to the fetus in pregnant women.
Soils before sales — everyone in the vines-to-wine business needs to honour that essential wisdom. Mike Dilworth certainly subscribed.
David Black’s reputation as a leading historian, especially on political issues, was not confined to Australia. It had spread internationally.
At the age of 102, one of WA’s television pioneers slipped away without fanfare, though his technical know-how was integral to audiences receiving clear transmission.
Daryl Binning
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch gave a glowing tribute of Don Smith, who served an 11-year term as managing editor of The Sunday Times, the first acquisition for the Murdoch media stable in 1956.
“Seek Higher Things” was the motto of St Louis School in Claremont. In Peter Thompson, who attended in the 1950s, his teachers had a poster boy for seeking horizons shining bright.
Max Walters had an illustrious career in his chosen medical specialty of pathology, and throughout his life he was a contributor, nowhere more so than within the Jewish community in Perth.
Keith Shilkin
Barry Fraser had a distinguished career in academia that included more than 40 years at Curtin University, during which time he made an indelible mark as a leader, mentor and scholar.
Jill Aldridge, Leonie Rennie & David Treagust
Eric Moxham didn’t write bestsellers or make platinum albums, or have anything much to do with politics. More importantly, he was the kind of man who brightened up rooms simply by being in them.
Sandra Ramini
