This is a listing of notifications the Parramatta Marist Old Boys Union has received of the passing of Old Boys. “Vale” is latin for farewell and “Fortior Ito” means go forward with strength.
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Saul Flicker Munro, 1964
Biographical Info
Vale Saul Flicker Munro (Class of 1964). May you rest in peace. Saul led a most interesting life as an accomplished sculptor – “Saul graduated from Alexander Mackie Art School, Sydney and then studied under New York bronze casting master, John Gardner. Spent four years at East Sydney Technical College and served with stone masons to learn marble carving. Took a study trip to the Greek island of Paros to work in its renowned stone and exhibited at Diogenes Gallery, Athens. Studied at Beaux Arts, Paris. Held numerous exhibitions in Australia with both the Barry Stern and the Hogarth Galleries and was represented in some important collections such as the bronze and marble sculptures purchased by Mr and Mrs Kirk Douglas. Recently held an exhibition at the Windsor Library. Now operating a stall at the Windsor Sunday Markets” (thanks to Saul’s Classmate, David McFadden, for the biography). RIP
Chris was a good friend when I attended parramatta Marist. I used to run into him around the courts, he never seemed to change always a gentleman.
I’ve got Vale John Cassidy’s picture but how do I email it to you ????
Frank O’Sullivan
Vale John Cassidy LC 1962 Died 28th August 2019
John Cassidy and I worked on a religious organisation in our days at Marist Brothers Parramatta. It was to spread the message of Our Lady of Fatima that is, world peace through prayer, the Blue Army. It was a very strange coincidence that it was one of Cardinal Gilroy’s pet projects, but we didn’t know that at the time. The cardinal had set the organisation up in Sydney under Professor F G Coleman Sydney University and Father Cameron head of the Augustinian order in Sydney.
From 1959 – 1962 I did latin classes at St Mary’s Cathedral, late on Friday afternoon in preparation to enter, my studies for the priesthood. I ran into Cardinal Gilroy on many occasions as he did confessions 5pm to 6pm and I trapped him either going/coming in the presbytery grounds. So the long and short of it all is, that I dragged our John C along with me to say Hi and explain the difficulties we were having with Monsignor McGovern in conducting our Blue Army prayer meetings in St Pats at Parramatta. He smiled at us both & said would we from time to time give him a progress report on our work with the Blue Army. John and I had a few brief encounters with the cardinal & strangely we never had any further problems with the cranky old monsignor.
John Cassidy was a very humble man and would never have repeated this story but having been befriended by a cardinal, lived in a village named after the cardinal and being buried from the chapel on Friday 6th September 2019 that bears the cardinal’s name, I felt it appropriate to tell the story.
Frank O’Sullivan