HOPE, George Alistair (1932-2022)Alistair Hope was born in 1932 to Douglas and Nora Hope, of Darriwill, Moorabool. Along with his older brother Andrew, Alistair was enrolled at The Geelong College in 1939. Starting at the school in Kinder, ten years later he completed Form VI.
Alistair become captain of the Preparatory School in 1944, the same year he started boarding at the college. In 1947 he was a member of the Relay Team and Warrinn House and was awarded House football and rowing colours in 1949. In the same year he had also reached the rank of Sergeant in the Cadets.
Following school Alistair spent some time with a shearing team in north Western Australia, along with old collegian John Morrison. As reported in the Pegasus December 1952, they passed through Derby, Broome and Marble Bar, finishing at Dirk Hartog Island.
Alistair’s commitment to the college would extend beyond his student years. He was a member of The Geelong College Council from 1983-1998 and contributed in other ways, including a time on the Education Fund, Finance and Planning Committees.
Coming from a family of old collegians, immediate and extended, Alistair continued the tradition with his family. Alistair and wife Ellen’s children attended the school: John (OGC 1972), Kate (OGC 1973) and Peter (OGC 1978), as well as a number of grandchildren.
Alistair passed away 23 February 2022, aged 89 years.
Sources: Geelong Advertiser 25 February 2022, Pegasus, Ad Astra, OGC 1945.