Arts at the University of New South Wales. Bryce retired from Minale Bryce in September 2008, following his wife's appointment as Governor-General of Australia. The day after her swearing-in, he announced he would be selling his design practice in order to avoid "any breath of conflict of interests". In 2010 Bryce became Patron of the Australian Institute of Architects. Other activities and interests At university, Bryce joined the Royal Australian Air Force Reserve as a member of the Queensland University Squadron, and later joined the No. 23 (City of Brisbane) Squadron. While with the RAAF Reserve he was appointed as honorary Aide-de-Camp to the governor of Queensland. He was a former patron of the Royal Australian Air Force Association in Queensland, a trustee of the Queensland Art Gallery and a member of the boards of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Queensland Orchestra. He served as a ministerial adviser on the Child Accident Prevention Foundation and as the founding president of Melanoma Patients Australia. Personal life Bryce married Quentin Strachan on 12 December 1964; the couple had two daughters and three sons. Bryce died on 15 January 2021, aged 82, after a long illness. Honours In 2003, Bryce was conferred with the degree of doctor of the university honoris causa by the University of Canberra. He was honoured by Indesign Magazine as a luminary. In 2006, he was inducted into the Design Institute of Australia Hall of Fame. References Sources Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia Government House, Queensland ABC Queensland 1938 births 2021 deaths Australian graphic designers Spouses of Australian Governors-General Spouses of Queensland Governors Members of the Order of Australia People from Brisbane Royal Australian Air Force officers University of Queensland alumni Architects from Queensland People educated at Brisbane State High School