CAITHNESS, David Morris (1938-2019)
David was a boarder at The Geelong College from 1952 to 1957. David was a School Prefect and Captain of Boats.
David rowed in three winning Head of the River crews (1955, 1956 and 1957). He continued to row after school, representing Victoria in the winning King’s Cup VIII in 1961 and going on to row for Australia with three fellow Old Collegians, David Ramage (OGC 1953), David John (OGC 1954) and Derek Norwood (OGC 1951) to win a silver medal at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1962.
David was also a current serving member of the Albert Bell Club committee. David’s passion for rowing was cemented at the College in 2019, having a boat named after him. He loved nothing better than sitting on the banks of the Barwon River, watching the crews go past.
His brother Rod (OGC 1951), son Tim (OGC 1983) and granddaughters Hannah (OGC 2013) and Kirsten (OGC 2015) all attended College. David died suddenly on 27 July 2019, aged 80 years.
Sources: T. Caithness Ad Astra December 2019.