Posts by St Patrick's College

Old Collegian John (Jack) Thomas Maloney (SPC 1944-48, PY1950) sadly passed away on 17 February 2022 in Geelong. Jack was a boarder from Hopetoun and began his time at SPC in first year and continued his studies through to Leaving. He was active in sport, participating in athletics, football and tennis. However, it was handball…

The College was notified of the recent passing of Old Collegian Vincent Pinzone (SPC 1948), brother of JV Pinzone (SPC 1953). Vincent was a boarder and excelled academically, finishing as the third-placed dux in First Year, thus receiving the 1st Year Christian Doctrine Prize in 1948. We extend our condolences to Vincent’s extended family on…

Old Collegian Gavan O’Brien (SPC 1965-68, PY1970) passed away on November 14 2022, aged 71 years. Gavan lived at Lake Boga and his funeral mass was held at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Swan Hill on 21 November 2022, officiated by Fr James Kerr (SPC 2000-05). Kevin was a parishioner of the Holy Family Parish…

We extend our deepest condolences to the family of Old Collegian Kevin Michael Ryan (SPC 1944-47), who passed away on August 7, 2022, aged 90 years. His family remembers their father Kevin enjoyed his connection to St Pat’s and enjoyed sharing his memories of boarding as a young boy. “St Pat’s always held a very…

We were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of SPC Legend and AFL great John Herbert Devine (SPC 1952-55, PY1957) on 29 January 2023. The SPC and AFL community are in mourning following the loss of the Geelong great and Tasmanian Hall of Famer, a fearless defender and a SPC First XVIII footballer, who…

A great crowd of around 40 Old Collegians and a couple of former teachers attended the Paddy’s Summer Lunch at the Emerald Hotel, in South Melbourne, last Friday. It was the perfect opportunity to catch up together, following the cancellation of the spring lunch due to COVID concerns at the time. The Paddy Seasonal Lunches…