Obituaries & valete
We are saddened to acknowledge the passing of the following alumni and friends of Trinity College.
Laurence (Laurie) Cox AO (TC 1957)
9 December 1938 – 21 May 2023
Laurie was one of the founding fathers of the Australian Securities Exchange. He was appointed the director of the Melbourne Stock Exchange in 1982, then became the inaugural director of the ASX when it was established in 1987.
He later became the executive director of the Macquarie Group (then Macquarie Bank) and joined Macquarie’s board. He also chaired a number of companies, including the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Transurban Group, and was director of Genetic Health Services and the Australian Prostrate Cancer Research Centre (even before his own diagnosis of prostate cancer).
Laurie was born in Benalla, Victoria, and graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Melbourne in 1961.
He was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1996 for his service to business and commerce and was installed as a Fellow at Trinity College in 2015.
Sir Andrew Grimwade CBE (TC 1949)
26 November 1930 – 30 January 2023
Andrew was born into a family with long, generational connections with Trinity. He entered the College in 1949, when demand for places was high after the war, and shared what is now the Middle Common Room with his ‘wife’, Jim Court (TC 1949).
Secretary of the TCAC in 1951, he graduated that year with a Bachelor of Science before continuing with a master’s degree at Oxford. Andrew’s business interests were coupled with a lifelong commitment to serve, and he did so on numerous boards, including as president of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. A trustee, and later president of the National Gallery of Victoria, he would also chair the Felton Bequests’ Committee, helping to support the NGV’s acquisitions. In 1977, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his support of the arts and community.
Andrew was a foundation member of Trinity’s Art Committee when it formed in the early 1980s and served for over four decades, the last 10 years as chair. In 2015, he was installed as the inaugural Trinity College Art Patron in recognition of his contribution to the College’s cultural life.
Clive Smith OAM (TC 1954)
14 January 1935 – 6 March 2023
Clive was appointed chair of the Deutsche Bank of Australia and New Zealand in 1999 and went on to become chair and CEO of investment and securities group EL&C Baillieu (acquired by Deutsche), as well as chair of Reline Investments and Hamilton Island Ltd. Clive retired from Deutsche Bank in 2007 after a nearly 50-year career in the financial services industry, which had seen him act as a senior adviser on corporate strategy to some of Australia’s leading companies, including BHP Billiton, Qantas Airways, Westpac, ANZ and Telstra.
Clive served on many boards, including the Institute of Public Affairs and the Sir Edward Dunlop Medical Research Foundation, and was a member of the National Gallery of Victoria’s business council. He supported a number of foundations, including those of Melbourne Grammar, Geelong Grammar and Trinity College (of which he was a founding member). He was made a Fellow of Trinity in 2012.
Clive loved motor racing and vintage cars and was a keen attender of Melbourne’s Formula One Grand Prix. He also played a pivotal role in establishing a basketball club for underprivileged youth. He was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the General Division in 2019 for service to children through charitable initiatives.
Clive’s daughter Pip also attended Trinity.
Timothy Klingender (TC 1982)
19 February 1964 – 20 July 2023
Tim was a well-known art dealer and recognised world authority on Australian Indigenous art. He became Sotheby’s Aboriginal art consultant after joining the organisation as a University of Melbourne Bachelor of Arts (fine art) graduate.
His knowledge and passion for Indigenous art was palpable throughout his career, and he dedicated much time to understanding and appreciating many forms of Indigenous art.
Tim founded Sotheby’s Aboriginal art department in 1996, two years after establishing its contemporary art department, and began touring Indigenous art works internationally, championing an ethical international market.
He began his art advisory business, Tim Klingender Fine Art, in 2009. Tim was a keen painter himself, and loved boating and the sea.
Tim’s sister Jessica also attended Trinity in the 1980s.
Richard Woolcott AC (TC 1946)
11 June 1927 – 2 February 2023
Richard was one of Australia’s most respected and successful diplomats. He played a key role in establishing the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and was the secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, ambassador to the United Nations and Kevin Rudd’s special envoy. He said his posting to Indonesia as ambassador in 1975 was one of the most significant roles of his career, given Indonesia invaded East Timor during this time. Richard was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1985, then a Companion of the Order in 1993 for his services to international relations and Asia Pacific economic cooperation. Later in life, Richard went on to author a number of books.
In an interview for Trinity Today in 2019, Richard said his years at Trinity formed a very important part of his life and he found the experience ‘delightful and fascinating’. He was made a Fellow of Trinity College in 1996.
Richard’s granddaughter Isabella joined Trinity in 2015.
VALETE
Revd Neville Anderson (TC 1980)
Dr John Barker (TC 1950)
Michael Best (TC 1961)
Revd Graham Bride (TCTS 1955)
Charles Bright (TC 1963)
Professor Peter Brockwell (TC 1955)
Dr Graham Capp (TC 1952)
Ian Carnegie (TC 1959)
Janet Clark (former JCH)
Bronwen Colman (TC 1984)
Gwendolyn Cordner (former JCH)
Stephen Cuming (TC 1974)
Ian Curwen-Walker (TC 1950)
Professor Daryl Daley (TC 1957)
Professor Derek Denton AC (TC 1943)
John Dudley (TC 1967)
Dr Colin Dunstone (TC 1962)
Dr Allen Evans (TC 1967)
Francis (Ian) Ezard (TC 1953)
Robin Foster (TC 1961)
Emeritus Professor Christopher Gardiner (TC 1971)
Leith Hancock (former Dean of the Residential College)
Ian Hanson (TC 1945)
Graeme Henry (TC 1958)
Revd Wendy Hudson (TCTS 2004)
Emeritus Professor John Hunn AM (TC 1945)
Commodore John Jobson (TC 1956)
Zachary Jowett (TC 2020)
John Kaemmerer (TC 1963)
Dr Andrew Kingsbury (TC 1947)
Revd Dr Stephen Miles (TC 1983)
Dr Alan Millar (TC 1976)
Christopher Mitchell (TC 1965)
Norma Mullins (former staff member)
Neil Murray (TC 1953)
Revd Dr Andrew Peters (TC 1978)
Emeritus Professor William Rachinger (TC 1944)
Peter Read (TC 1954)
Alastair Roosmale-Cocq (TC 1970)
Revd Dr Fae Rouse (TC 2001)
Revd Dr John Scott AO (TCTS 1986)
Mr Rory Sheridan (TC 1974)
If you’re aware of any other Trinity alumni who have recently passed away, please let us know at alumni@trinity.unimelb.edu.au
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