Page 6 - LG Spring Newsletter 2023

6 LANSDOWNE NEWS, SPRING 2023

Meet our Resident
Denis Pearson

Richard is known as DENNIS and prefers to be
addressed as such. He came to us from Mosman
where his wife, Barbara still lives. Dennis and
Barbara have four children, David, Catherine,
Melissa and Rebecca (who can also be contacted
for support). They have twelve grandchildren.
Dennis has a carer/friend, Jesse, who comes
each day at lunchtime and stays until late
afternoon.
Dennis lived in the USA as a university student
and lived in the UK as a young engineer.

In Sydney his first project was an iconic 8 shaped
apartment block in Manly where he lived for
some time. He went on to be responsible for
many iconic buildings in Sydney and was an
instrumental engineer in the construction of the
Opera House, the AMP building and many other
well-known buildings.
He has travelled extensively in the UK, the USA
and Europe.
Dennis did volunteer work for Rotary,
particularly on projects for Royal North Shore
Hospital for which he and Barbara have been
great donors. For The Diary
He enjoyed golf, tennis, rugby, attending Rotary
and playing cards, specifically Cribbage, a Date Event
pastime he still loves to play.
3 September Father’s Day
Today he enjoys watching golf and rugby on
television. He likes problem solving and 1 October Daylight Savings Starts
mathematical equations.

Balmoral is a special happy place for Dennis and 6 October Grand Kids Day
Jesse often takes him there. Jesse also takes him
to visit the Opera House periodically. 31 October Halloween

His favourite food is ice cream.
7 November Melbourne Cup Day
Dennis' family describes him as a calm, witty,
gentle soul who has a strong social justice
11 November Remembrance Day
compass He was an important mentor to many
in the engineering industry. Pets on the Lawn – Wycombe
17 November Road
Pets on the Lawn – Manns
24 November Avenue