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Ronald Charles ALLAN was born at Kew on the 6th
of March, 1926, the elder son of Richard Tate Allan
and Elizabeth Rose. He was educated at Manningtree
Road Primary School in Hawthorn and then at
Warrnambool Primary School, Warrnambool High School
(Dux of the school), and Melbourne University where
he graduated with an Arts degree.
In music he played both piano and violin and
reached grade 1 with honours in both these
instruments. This was at a time when the gradings
were from 6 to 1 in that order.
His professional career was as a teacher,
chiefly in mathematics and the major part of that
career was in Fiji where he served, firstly at
Dudley High School and then at the Marist High
School. In Fiji he met up with Peter Narayan
whose father had died and whose mother was
extremely ill. The local church suggested to Ron
that he take care of Peter which he did for the
rest of his life. Peter married Saras and adopted
young Ronald and together Ron always saw them as
his family.
After more than 20 years in Fiji, and with the
Fijian Government clamping down on work permits,
Ron retired to Australia and was able to adopt
Peter under Australian Law. He was then able to
sponsor the whole family for permanent residency
here.
His home in the last few years was at 37
Glengala Road, Sunshine, a western suburb of
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Ronald died as a
result of lung cancer, at the Palliative Care Unit,
Sunshine Hospital. His life in Sunshine was centred
around the Church, and St Mark's Anglican Church
was his spiritual home.
On Friday morning, June 27, 2003, Ronald's
remains were cremated at Altona Crematorium (
number 118625) with his ashes to be later interred
at St Paul's Anglican Church, Glenorchy, Tasmania,
Australia. A service of thanksgiving and tribute
was held that afternoon at St Mark's Church,
Sunshine, with The Revd Stuart Soley officiating."
Regards to you both Jim
from an email to Christopher Allan.
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