Introduction to the Series “In Memoriam” --- 壬辰年 清明
In celebrating the Golden Jubilee of their graduation (Form 5) from Wah Yan College, Kowloon, the Class of ’61 undertook a project to update a CD originally produced for an earlier reunion in Toronto in 2005. It attempts to include all relevant information and photos about that cohort, from the time they entered Wah Yan, mostly in 1955, up to 2011, culminating in photos of the Gala Dinner in the old school-hall on November 13, 2011, attended by about 48 classmates. One part of the CD is a series of "In Memoriam." It recollects, mainly from the perspective of the Class of '61, the fathers, teachers and schoolmates who passed away. The project is an act of love and remembrance that constitutes a living link with the past and, hopefully, will form a reservoir of collective memories that live on, for the Class of ’61 and all Wahyanites.
It is now uploaded for a wider audience, the readers of WYKAAO. The files on the dearly missed are fuller in content than similar ones uploaded in the past, and a large number of new files have been added. Others will follow.
The series is the work of Wong Hin-shing and Yu Fong-ying (both ’61). The main source of information is the past issues of The Shield, supplemented by other avenues of information, electronic and printed, such as Fr Morrissey, S.J.’s “Jesuits in Hong Kong, South China and Beyond” and a lot of old photos from Mr Laurence Tam. The help of Mr Anthony Ho in lending the magazines and other ways is gratefully acknowledged. A considerable number of teachers, fathers, and classmates have also lent a hand. To them, grateful thanks are also due.
The series "In Memoriam" consists of files on
Fathers:
Fr Chan, Francis SJ
Fr Doris, Seamus SJ
Fr Farren, Anthony SJ
Fr Finneran, Patrick SJ
Fr Headon, Maurice SJ
Fr Maguire, Rory SJ
Fr McCarthy, Richard SJ
Fr Moran, John SJ
Fr Reid, Derek SJ
Fr Toner, Patrick SJ
Teachers:
Mr Chow Cheng-Lam
Mr Choy Shing-Pang
Mr Fung Kin-Fung, James
Mr Hsueh Wei-Shiang, Wilson
Mr Lau Kai-Yip
Mr Li Yiu-Bor Eugene
Mr Lim Hoy-Lan Andrew
Mr Liu Ki-Ming
Mr O'Flanagan Patrick
Mr Tsui Yan-Sau Peter
Mr Wong Chuen, Alexander
Mrs Ma-Wong Kit-Kwan
Schoolmates:
Cheung Chi-Fong, Benjamin
Fan Kay-Yam
Ku Chi-Chung, Damien
Leung Siu-Tat, Carmelo
Shih Yen-Chung, Jerome
Wang Hak-Yee, Harry
Choy Siu Ying, Ernest
Mak Wai-Kei, Gregory
Lau Ping-Yuen, Gabriel
Butt Chak Cheung, Yondani
Lam Sing Kiu, Augustine