On 16th April, 1972, the death occurred of the President of the School Council, Mr. E. E. Dunshea. His name will always be associated with the remarkable year of Carey's development in the 'fifties and 'sixties. When he became President of the Council, in 1953, there were less  than 500 boys at Carey; there are now 1270. To accommodate this expansion both vision and effective planning were required; these were qualities which Eric Dunshea had in full measure. He was also outstandingly generous in his gifts both for the physical development of the School and also to help parents in financial difficulties. Gifts in the latter category were almost always anonymous; not even the beneficiaries knew of the source of their assistance. With his passing Carey lost one of its greatest leaders and benefactors.

(Source: Carey Chronicle, 1972.)