It is with great sadness that I forward advice from Lois Jones on the passing of her husband Howie.

As a young MOBI Howie showed his ability to be the life of the party. He did not take the training provided all that seriously and he later confided in me that he wished he had been more diligent feeling that he had missed a good opportunity to excel however, in later life he turned a corner, studied hard and was admitted to the Bar in Queensland. That was A for effort.

Howie had many friends and acquaintances, he was a character larger than life, sometimes a little bit of a larrikin but overall a good and loyal mate. Howie will be missed by all.

Howie did Vietnam Service in HMA Ships Derwent (66) and Yarra (70 & 71)

RIP Howie

Bob Mummery


There will be a Funeral announcement on Howard’s facebook page when arrangements have been finalised. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003383574026

Lois

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Brian Carney
R43371
Ex-WOMTP5
22nd Mobi Intake
Jan 67 - Jan 89
RANATE, Sydney, Swan, Creswell, Stalwart (FMU), Cerberus, Derwent, Nirimba, Parramatta, Nirimba, FHQ (FMMO).

A real character Howie Jones, a "Tiffy" in the RAN and then becoming a barrister, quite a leap but when I served with him in Tarangau he was a hoot and he used to brag "I don't have a big dick but I've got a pretty one" because he had a butterfly tattooed on it.
Another MOBI character gone to God.
Vale Howard.

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Bob Moult
R42629
Ex-CPOMTH
13th MOBI Intake
1962 to 1982
Nirimba, Sydney, Melbourne, Tarangau, Penguin, Albatross Kuttabul, Harman, Hobart, Platypus, Duchess, Brisbane, Moreton

Pretty impressive on the scale of life's achievements... Another MOBI taken too soon...

VALE: Howie, rest on your oars, Matey, your journey's done... R.I.P.

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Rick Pengilly
WEBMASTER
Ex-CPOMTH3
R42630
13th MOBI Intake
July'62 to July'74
HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Melbourne - HMAS Cerberus - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Lonsdale - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Brisbane