Civil Engineering January/February 2021 | Vol 29 No 1

48 January/February 2021 Civil Engineering in the engineering profession in South Africa through difficult political and technical times. He also did much to maintain the position of South African engineering on the international scene through his work and his period as president of ICOLD. I re- member him particularly from the planning and implementation of the first phase of the LHWP where he applied his energy and enthusiasm to promote the project and ensure it did not go off the rails! Theo will be remembered for his great legacy to engineering in the country in the field of water planning and management. I extend my deepest sympathy to his daughters and their families and to the many colleagues who have enjoyed working with him over the years . – Robin MacKellar, Consultant A gentle giant. Theo made immense contributions to South Africa’s water management, especially in his roles at SANCOLD and ICOLD. I am glad I got to meet him. May his soul rest in peace. – Livhuwani Mabuda, Chief Director Integrated Water Resource Planning, Department of Water and Sanitation This is sad news. He was a civil engineer’s civil engineer . – Gary Crisp, Engineer, Perth, Australia SOURCES Memories of a career in water engineering and management by TPC van Robbroeck (Date unknown), available at www.lieberheim.blogspot . com . Keynote opening address by President Nelson Mandela at the 18 th ICOLD Congress in Durban in 1994. Alfred Snape Memorial Lecture, Water on the brain: some reminiscences of a career in water engineering, Theo van Robbroeck, Cape Town, 2006. SANCOLD 1965 to 2015, Keynote address: Memories of a career in water engineering and management, TPC van Robbroeck, ICOLD Honorary President, SANCOLD Annual Conference 2015, Cape Town. South African Large Dams-A century of engineering innovation, SANCOLD 2016, pages 165–167. Curriculum vitae, TPC van Robbroeck ca 1995. Memories and inputs from several former colleagues and friends including Isa Thompson, Bob Pullen, Peter Pyke, Peter van Niekerk and Willie Croucamp. Prepared by Paul Roberts Pr Eng, FSAICE paul.roberts@worldonline.co.za It is with deep regret that SAICE an- nounces the passing of one of its very well-known and highly respected engi- neers, Neville Gurry – BSc (Hons), MSc, Pr Eng, CEng, FSAICE, MICE, Pr PCM. Nev, as he was known to his friends, was a true civil engineer in every sense of the word. Neville had more than 50 years’ experience in the construction industry ranging from structural consulting through to multi-disciplinary construc- tion and multi-disciplinary project management. From a gold mine in Mali to plan- ning and overseeing the construction of Angola’s only oil refinery, Neville had been at the forefront of building a legacy of world-class infrastructure across Africa. Neville held an MSc in advanced structural engineering and a BSc in civil engineering. He was a Beit Engineering Scholar, a Commonwealth Scholar and studied management at the London Business School. His career highlights included holding the positions of: Q Q Chief Executive of Cullinan Power Projects Q Q Partner at Ove Arup and Partners Q Q Managing Director of Group Five Projects Q Q Managing Director of Exchange Engineering Q Q Project Director of Fluor Southern Africa Q Q Project Director of GRD Minproc Q Q Executive Director and Contractual Affairs Executive of SAFCEC. Neville had a great passion for training and development. While at Fluor, he presented the company’s in-house project management course and was also one of the lecturers at SAFCEC’s Diamond Academy, which addresses the civil engineering profession’s training and de- velopment needs. Their aim is to produce the next generation of world-class civil engineers and related practitioners. Neville’s experience was never more noticed than when he contributed to the drafting of the new GCC 2015 contract document, in which he is recognised. Neville was an avid sportsman. He was a superb squash player in his earlier years as well as an excellent single figure handicap golfer for much of his life and gave his time and experience to both the Royal Johannesburg and the Country Club Johannesburg golf clubs. Neville leaves behind his wife Kay, son Mark, daughter Sarah, and grandchildren Zack, Ava, and Richard. MHDSRIP  In remembrance of Neville Gurry