Christian Brother Frank McCarthy, reputedly the oldest registered working teacher in Australia, died this week, aged 89. "Br McCarthy was still teaching at St Kevin's until Term 3 of 2009 at the age of 88 years and is the oldest registered working teaching in Australia," said a spokeswoman for the Headmaster of St Kevin's College in Victoria.
"With great sadness St Kevin's College mourns the passing of Br McCarthy," the college said of his death on January 7.
"A scholar of exceptional ability, his Cambridge doctorate was but a glimpse of his giftedness. Headmasterships of Parade College, CBC St Kilda and St Kevin's were highpoints of his professional career."
A vigil will be held at the College today at 7.30pm, a requiem Mass will be celebrated at St Ignatius Church Richmond at 11.00am tomorrow and a memorial service next Wednesday at the College's Smith Hall.
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