Storkey, Reverend Douglas William Biography 1991

STORKEY, Reverend Douglas William
Retired Presbyterian Minister
Born Napier, 20 July 1917, son of William Edwin Storkey and Margaret Elsie (nee Thomson)
Educated: Napier Central School; Napier Boys’ High School; Auckland Teachers’ College; Knox Theological College, Dunedin; Otago University, Bachelor of Arts; Auckland University, Master of Arts.
Teacher, Hawke’s Bay, 1937-41; ordained, 1943
Minister, Knox Church, Masterton, 1943-47
Chaplain J-Force, Japan, 1947-48
Minister: Grey Lynn, Auckland 1948-52, Clapham, London 1952-53, Kent Terrace, Wellington 1953-61, Knox Church, Dunedin 1961-71, St Andrew’s on The Terrace, Wellington 1971-73; Chaplain, Lindisfarne Boys’ College, Hastings, 1973-83 (retired)
Convenor, several Presbyterian Church committees, 1952-74; Chaplain, Scottish Regiment (Territorial), 1952-62; played active part 1950s in such causes as racial harmony and insisted that Maori be included in sporting teams claiming to be truly representative of NZ (early, outspoken opponent of 1960 All Black tour of South Africa without Maori).
Member, Wellington, Hastings Rotary Clubs.
Publications: Weekly column, ‘The Minister Answers Questions’, Dunedin Evening Star, 1963-71; Radio talks booklets: Confident Tomorrows, 1969; The Shadow of His Hand, 1970.
Recreations: travel, music, the theatre, walking, reading
Address: Flat 3, 207 Southampton Street West, Hastings