At Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Our Esteemed Member David Corrigan

'David joined Rotary in 1963, and the Rotary Club of Hawthorn in November 1974. 

David served on the Club’s Board for several years including as Secretary, and he was Club President in 1982/83.  Hs presidency is described in A History of the Rotary Club of Hawthorn, The First 40 Years: 1953-1993 in the following way.

‘David Corrigan was a president with an infectious sense of humour. Often when he had us laughing, a good dose of Rotary medicine went down with the humour. He was a great encourager, believing that ‘more flies are caught with molasses than vinegar’.

Maybe it is better to say that Rotary also is caught rather than taught.  We caught a good deal of the best of it from David and his wife Helen. Alert to the value of additional active [sic] in bringing younger men with greater potential into Rotary, David had nominated his partner David Rush at the right age for him to go on in turn be [sic] one of our finest club presidents.’

David also served as the Club’s Serjeant and was a member of the committee which initiated the Club’s 75th anniversary project, the purchase of a property in Survey Street Richmond to house Vietnamese refugees.  When the house was later sold the proceeds of sale were put into the Survey Street Trust Fund.  David was also active on several Avenue of Service committees over the years'.

M.C.:  Dennis Shore