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overboard with a mask and
snorkel, and be towed behind
the surfcat, like a live bait on a
long line. On one tow, Jay came
up fairly quickly and said it was
my turn. Afterwards, he asked,
‘What did I think of it?’ I said,
‘What?’ He said, ‘The massive
shark that was following us!’
In 1987, the marine business
was in decline and Jay bought
a laser cutting business. There
were just two businesses in
Perth, both struggling with the
same poor quality machine. So
Jay learned about lasers, pulled
his apart and made it cut better.
With the improved cutting
quality, his business expanded
while the competition went
broke. Then he needed a second
machine, and he built it himself
as he didn’t have the $1million
or so for a new one. Typical
Jay, innovation, courage and
the determination to succeed.
In time the business grew and
when he retired in 2008 he had
the largest laser cutting company
in the state with many hi-tech
machines.
It was funny, there is a great
colour photo of Windstormer
winning a 1979 race, and Royal
Perth Yacht Club wanted to use
the picture for the programme
of the Albany race a year or so
ago. They then called, saying they
couldn’t use the picture, because
Jay was improperly dressed,
not wearing a shirt! They simply
didn’t understand, Jay never
wore a shirt if he could avoid it.
There are pictures of him and
the other cadets on their training
ship, all with brown backs in the
sun. Visitors to Windrush and the
laser factory would be surprised
to see the boss, shirtless and
working alongside the staff in the
factory.
My favourite memories of
Jay are the parties at his house
on the beach in Shoalwater.
Friends and family would arrive
in the afternoon, enjoying
the sea breeze with Surfcats,
windsurfers and kite-surfers.
In the evening we would pack
up and enjoy a barbecue in the
garden, watching the sunset. He
loved his family and friends, and
gave so much to them.
MCCLURE
– On 5th March
2016, Dr Ronald McClure (F,
1941-1945). Ronald studied at
Christ Church College Oxford,
from 1945 to 1947, before
attending Edinburgh University
from 1947 to 1950. He was a GP
in Chester from 1962 to 2002.
ODY
– On 28th February 2016,
Anthony Ody (D, 1963-1967).
The following obituary has been
provided by his wife Nancy Ody:
Anthony joined St Edward’s
in 1963, residing in Macnamara’s
House. During his time at St
Edward’s, Anthony enjoyed
singing in the choir, playing
percussion in the orchestra and
military band, and participating
in drama and debate activities.
The friendships Anthony made
at St Edward’s would last his
lifetime – including those with
Nigel Palmer (E, 1963-1967), of
the same class year, Christopher
Graham (D, 1964-1968), one
year behind, and his history
teacher Malcolm Oxley. He
always fondly remembered
class outings with Malcolm to
local churches, castles, and art
exhibitions, in addition to their
camping trips to France and
Italy. In his own words, years
later, “the wider horizons that
Malcolm helped me to glimpse
for the first time have enriched
my life.” Having completed his
studies a year early, Anthony
took a break year in Germany to
study German.
Anthony went on to
University College, Oxford
graduating with a First Class
Honours in Philosophy, Politics
O B I T U A R I E S
and Economics (PPE). He
was the recipient in 1971
of the Oxford University’s
Webb Medley Prize in
Economics. He served from
1971 to 1973 in the Voluntary
Service Overseas (VSO),
undertaking development
planning and policy work for
the Government of Fiji. He
also taught undergraduates at
the University of the South
Pacific and the Fiji Institute
of Technology. Returning to
University College, Oxford, he
subsequently earned a graduate
degree (M Phil) in Economics.
He joined the World
Bank through the Young
Professionals Program in 1975.
His 30 years of service with
the Bank included working on
rural development in Africa
from 1976 to1981 and on
international energy issues
from 1981 to 1986. From
1986 to 1994 he coordinated
the World Bank’s China
program, and from 1992
to1994 formulated the Bank’s
Country Assistance Strategy
for China. He transferred to
the Bank’s Regional Office
for Latin America and the
Caribbean in 1994, and served
under successive Regional Vice
Presidents as the Senior Advisor
in the Regional Office from
1998 until his retirement from
the Bank in 2005.
Anthony continued to
work part-time after leaving
the World Bank, writing and
consulting for organizations
including the Brookings
Institution, the Centre for
Global Development, the
United Nations Foundation,
the World Bank, the World
Economic Forum, and
publishing houses. He served
as advisor to the Secretariat
of the IMF-World Bank
Development Committee, the
institution's ministerial forum
on development policy and
financing. From 2005 to 2008,
he was an Affiliated Professor
at Georgetown University’s
Public Policy Institute.
He travelled widely
for work and leisure.
He was an enthusiastic
singer – participating in
the World Bank’s choir
and singing for more than
20 years with the choir of
Christ Episcopal Church in
Kensington, Maryland. He
was a devoted supporter
of the arts, organizations
supporting political justice, and
environmental groups.
Anthony is survived by
his wife of 37 years, Nancy
Enikeieff Ody, their two
children, Christopher Ody and
Elizabeth Ody Leary, and four
grandchildren.
OULTON
– On 1st August
2016, Sir Antony Derek
Maxwell Oulton, QC, GCB
(B, 1941-1945). The following
obituary has been taken from
The Times
:
Sir Derek Oulton was one
of the great reforming civil
servants of his generation
who helped to reshape
Britain’s judicial system in the
Seventies and Eighties. His
most important innovation
was as the architect of a
national Crown Court system
centrally administered by the
Lord Chancellor’s department.
Having greatly expanded the
Lord Chancellor’s department,
Oulton — increasing in
seniority until he served as
permanent secretary from
1982 to 1989 — went on
to overhaul the judicial
appointments system. One
of Oulton’s final acts at the
Lord Chancellor’s department
was to launch the Civil Justice
Review in 1988 to tackle the
age-old problem of cost and