SPALDING, Ian Frank (1928-2019)
Born 4/08/1928, Ian Spalding was enrolled as a Boarder, alongside his brother Alan, at Geelong College. They had come from Ararat where their father had a stock and station agency.
Ian was involved in a number of sports, including the 1st XI Cricket team, 1st XVIII Football team and Relay team in 1945. Ian became a Sergeant in the Cadets and was one of the student editors of the 1945 Pegasus.
Following school, Ian returned to Ararat to work with his father in the family business, as well as study commerce. By 1954, Ian had moved to Melbourne and was on teaching staff at Wesley College. After moving to Melbourne Ian met Barbara, they were married and had three daughters.
Ian’s second career was in international aid and community development. In the 1965 Pegasus, it is reported that “IAN F. SPALDING ('45) recently left on a six-months caravan tour with his wife and young daughter to investigate conditions in aboriginal establishments throughout the northern parts of Australia. Ian, who is the Convenor of the Melbourne publication "Aboriginal Affairs", is working with a grant from a private foundation.”
Ian Spalding passed away 7 April 2019, aged 90 years.
Sources: The Age 9 April 2019, U3A Port Phillip, Pegasus, OGC 1942.