Dear Mr Lowcock
I am honoured to be part of the DBS family, and I am even more proud of
having you as my Headmaster。 Thank you for everything you had done for
DBS。
Paul Go
Class of 1981
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE UPDATE, AND THE MANY RE-COLLECTIONS YOU HAVE ALL HAD WITH THIS GREAT MENTOR. IT IS INDEED SAD TO HEAR OF HIS PASSING. HE TOUCHED ALL OF US IN OUR GROWING YEARS, AND EDUCATION. WE WILL NEVER FORGET HIM.
HERB QUONG
VANCOUVER B.C. CANADA
I am comforted by the fact that many of my classmates and old friends were able to visit Mr. Lowcock during their reunion in November last year, and conveyed our gratitude for receiving us into the family that is DBS.
He was a tough master, but always fair, and always held the students’ welfare closest to his heart. He served as an inspiration to us all. He sets the highest standards, and never accepted excuses for failure. He was a stern disciplinarian who meted out punishment when deserved, and I came within a whisker of being caned. But he was also wise in understanding that boys will sometimes be boys, and knew when to turn a blind eye. And he did not make the school rules any longer than it already was. He knew when to protect us, and he knew when to let us fall and when to pick us up again.
He knew that education is of the utmost importance in our youth, but he also knew that strength of character was what determined our success. He sponsored all our efforts in both academic pursuits and in our extracurricular interests. He was a man we never wanted to disappoint, as that disappointment was more painful than our failures.
He set the standards against which we will be measured as a boy and as a man, and he held that bar high above our heads, daring us to achieve those heights. He was quick to criticize, his words were scathing and bitingly sarcastic at times, but that was when he threw down the gauntlet and challenged us to better ourselves.
He was kind and generous, opening his house to us after hours, where we saw his humor and wit as we sat in awe front of this living legend, intimidated by his very presence, yet feeling that warmth and kindness that he exuberates.
I don’t think anyone of us at the time really understood how much he loved our school and how much he loved each successive generation of students that passes its fabled doors. I don’t think there were many of us who truly appreciated how much he sacrificed for our benefit.
Sidney James Lowcock is a great man, and like all great men, he has his merits and his faults, but irregardless of whatever judgement or criticism we levy on his tenure, we all stand here mourning his passing, and we fondly remember our youth spent under his watch, we all treasure our time in this hallowed school, we all live in pride that we are DBS Boys. We are all a part of his legacy and a product of his achievements.”
A Prayer for Our Dearest Former Headmaster S.J. Lowcock,
Dear Lord, God, In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ sake, we thank you in giving Mr. S.J.
Lowcock in our life as our headmaster.We learn it from Mr. Lowcock, your faithful servant,
how to live our life abundantly in Your name sake, none of us are away from your teaching.
As today, you receive him back home with our Lord Jesus Christ, away from all pains, tears
and troubles that occurs on this earth, We gratefully submit him to You with our thankful heart,
May Your Name be Glorify and Honour, and may we pass your Grace and Mercy to our next generations and gernerations onward, forever and ever. In Jesus name sake, Amen.
Lawrence Wong
Although he has left us for a better place , his unique philosophies and selfless life example still live in our hearts for us to perpetuate the nice influence in our community.
Johnson Tsang
Class 1978
dear mr.lowcock thanks for being my mentor and sportsmaster.greatly missed.thank you
Really sorry to lose such a great man that I have known since joining DBS in 1957. He will be in my memory forever. God rest his soul.
William King