Just wanted to include a copy of the Order of Service from Dad's Funeral service . There are so many things that have happened in
the last few weeks. Memories that I want to record but they
will have to wait for another post.
The girls and I spent a few days going through photos so that we could put together a PowerPoint of a snippet of his life for the Funeral... Ah the memories and the diversity of who Dad was... the incredible live he lived...
He often said who would have thought that a young boy raised on a Dairy Farm in Biggenden could have lived the life that he lived.... had the adventures that he had. He lived a life that was well lived...
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| As a young tradie.... a pattern maker |
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| The house that Dad built... |
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| My Dad as a young man.... |
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| Marrying my Mum |
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| On their honeymoon... |
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| The business he established the year after they got married... |
HIS MOTOR BUSINESS YEARS:
HIS YEARS AS MAYOR OF BUNDABERG
HIS GIDEON INVOLVEMENT:
OVERSEAS TRIP TO USA; CANADA TO GIDEON CONVENTIONS:
FRIENDS & FAMILY
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| With Jim and Eva Anderson, James & Heather Kraak and Glen Daley |
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| Mum and Dad with Lloyd Miller |
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| Morning tea with Col & Heather Webber |
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FAMILY WITH DAD'S SIBLINGS:
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| Mum and Dad |
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| Dad & His sister Joan |
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| Dad & Joan |
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| Dad, Mum, Joan, Bethel, Marie and Keith |
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| Back row: Dad, Mum, Joan & Norm... Front Row: Oliver, Keith & Marie |
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| 4 Generations: Percy (Granddad Stewart, Dad, Peter & I. |
CELEBRATING MUM'S 60TH BIRTHDAY:
Dad was a true romantic. He bought 60 beautiful red roses for Mum for her 60th Birthday and every other woman present had a red rose on their plate....
FAMILY PHOTOS:
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| Dad at 36 and Mum at 33..... |
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| Off to a Fancy Dress Party.... |
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| Mum and Dad with Peter and Natalie |
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| Steve and Dad working together on one of his big projects... |
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| Mum and Dad with Chelsea and Mia... |
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| John & Jude, Dad & Mum, and Steve and I. |
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| Celebrating their 55 Wedding Anniversary with family |
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| Picnic at Southbank for Mum and Dad's 55th Wedding Anniversary |
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| A day in Brissie with the Lathams |
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| Natalie and the children visit Mum and Dad on the Sunshine Coast.... |
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| Pete, Sarah & Chloe with Mum and Dad.... |
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| Us three girls with Mum and Dad... |
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| Mum & Dad with Chelsea at the Lifepointe Baptist Christmas Lights |
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| Dad celebrating his 80th Birthday |
LIFE AFTER MUM:
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| Playing Scrabble with Chelsea at the Beah |
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| Playing draughts with his grandchildren. |
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| A sad day. Taken after Mum's funeral |
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| Family reunion in 2016 when Pete and Maria were home from overseas. |
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| Family Photo taken at Joe and Hannah's wedding in Toowoomba |
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| Dad and Natalie |
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| Family Photo at Chloe's Wedding... |
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| Dad with Joe and Hannah on their wedding day... |
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| Dad and Tamika |
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| Hannah & Arie surprise Dad at church |
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| Dad and Pete in December 2015. |
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| Dad and Pete - December 2015 |
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| Dad with Pete and Maria in December 2015.. |
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| Dad with Chloe on her wedding Day 13th May 2017... |
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| Dad and Jesse |
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| Dad with Levi and Indi - He loved his football |
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| Dad enjoyed getting out in the garden and it always looked wonderful.. |
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| Family picnic at the beach |
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| Lea and I with Dad - Father's Dad |
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| Dad pulling nails from pailings as we build a new fence |
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| Enjoying being outdoors with us as we built a new fence... |
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| Dad was so proud to meet Willow for the first time.... |
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| A trip to Brisbane to catch up with his sister Joan... |
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| We took Dad to Brisbane to catch up with his sister Joan and her husband Norm... |
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| Dad loved his bird.... |
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| Encouraging Willow to check out the pretty birds... |
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| Our last family photo with Dad when Pete and Maria bought Theo home to Australia in 2019 |
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| Four Generations, Dad, I, Pete and Theo.... |
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| Willow, Steve, Dad and Pete on the Beach at Warana.... |
The other thing I really wanted to record was the incredible effect Dad had on random stranger's life especially when he had his coffee at Macca's at Minyama... At times we would feel socially awkward when Dad would hand out his cards.... After reading these messages, we never tried to stop him again...
I also wanted to record the New's Mail tribute to Dad too. The following link will take you to their article.
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