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connief
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 2:15 pm |
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Joined: Thu Feb 05, 2004 12:51 am Posts: 112
City or Town: Canberra
State: ACT
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I served with Ron in Hobart in 1985 during the Canadian 75th deployment.
A true gentleman, Ron seen service in Vietnam whilst in the Army, before changing to the RAN
RIP old mate.
The following was posted on HMAS Hobart DDG 39 FB page by Doug Stewart.
I'm sad to advise that "Uncle" Ron Clark, one of our Hobart shipmates from the 1980s has passed away after a brief battle with cancer. Like many, I have so many wonderful memories of Ron, going back nearly 40 years when we were young sailors. Ron was one of the true gentlemen. Rest in Peace Shipmate.
The funeral for Ron will be held on Friday the 27th May at the VMR in Cannonvale at 11am. If you wish to attend, please arrive around 10.30am.
The Volunteer Marine Rescue Whitsunday 2 Altmann Ave, Cannonvale QLD
_________________ Bruce Francis R112774 JRTE 40TH Intake July 72-June73 Ex WM,QMG,Bosun,Paid off Sept 93 Leeuwin,Cerberus x3, Lonsdale, Watson, Coonawarra(DNB), Harman. Supply, Melbourne, Vampire, Attack, Ardent, Brisbane x2, Fremantle(Commissioning Crew), Sydney-FFG 03(Commissioning Crew), Hobart, Cessnock. Go the Mighty Magpies
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Hippy Chippy
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 7:38 pm |
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Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:09 am Posts: 4542
City or Town: Lake Munmorah
State: NSW
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13 of 'Uncle Ron's posts (many of which were great jokes in the Risqué Forum,) still stand on RAN Skilled Hands which you can access via his Profile under Memberlist... Ron's signature block reads: 'Uncle Ron' Clark S117744 Ex-POETW (Mk 13 GMLS) Jan 75 to Sept 86 Cerberus, Kuttabul, Perth, Waratah, Nirimba, Hobart,
_________________ 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
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Pony
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 9:08 pm |
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Joined: Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:23 am Posts: 712
City or Town: Warragul
State: Victoria
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Never served with or met Ron other than through his posts on SH. A sad loss and again someone taken far to early in life.
RIP Ron. Rest your oars, and may you have fair winds and following seas.
_________________ Mike (Pony) Moore O42860 Ex-LT GLEN(ME) 16th MOBI intake Jan 64 - Jul 88. Anzac, Nirimba, Stalwart, Moresby, Creswell, Waterhen, Penguin, Vampire, GMGID (PJP), Coonawarra, Attack, Ardent, Cook, Kuttabull, Cerberus.
May your walls know joy; May every room hold laughter and every window open to great possibility.
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Seejay
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 6:58 am |
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Joined: Tue Nov 04, 2003 6:16 am Posts: 1952
City or Town: Cairns
State: QLD
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Finally safe behind the wire. Vale Ron, may you have fair skies, following seas, and lost mates beside you. RIP.
_________________ Chris O'Keefe R43136 Ex WO Chippy 19th MOBI Intake July 65 to July 85 HMAS Nirimba X 4 -Penguin-Sydney-Queenborough - Creswell - Moreton - Stalwart - Platypus - Coonawarra Reconstruction Team 76 - Platypus - Hobart - Cerberus - FHQ - Coonawarra. Anyone can be ordinary. Shipwrights choose to be extraordinary!
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tafmo
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 2:34 pm |
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Joined: Fri Nov 14, 2003 2:53 am Posts: 528
City or Town: Sheidow Park
State: SA
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One of the Tartar System's fine gentlemen taken far too early. Rest in Peace Ron, and get the hydraulics sorted out on the cloud system will you...
_________________ Robin (Bob) King
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25th MOBI Intake
July 68 - June 88
Nirimba, Waratah (Dam Neck), Brisbane, Waratah (Mare Is & LBNSY), Harman (CDSC), Waratah (Mare Is), Brisbane, Harman (Navy Office & CDSC), Waratah (Dam Neck & Mare Is), Harman (CDSC)
Wisdom comes with age, sometimes age comes alone.
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piquet
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 7:49 pm |
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Joined: Fri Dec 12, 2003 9:13 am Posts: 250
City or Town: Melbourne
State: Victoria
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It must hve been a brief battle with the odds stacked against him. RIP Ron. Fair winds and a following sea and a bright star to navigate by.
_________________ Peter Sneddon R95971 Ex CPOMTH4 18th JR Intake 23rd MOBI Intake Jan 67 to July 91 Leeuwin, Nirimba, Sydney, Perth, FMP-W, Stuart, Penguin/Ships Divers course, Stuart, Lonsdale, Melbourne, Kuttabul, Cerberus, Stuart, Swan, Nirimba/ Q course, Cerberus, CPSO-M
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Peter Weyling
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 11:23 am |
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Sad news.... Gary Jackson has passed away. A fine Mechanician, a bloody good bloke, and a hard football coach. Message below from Peter Croser.
Sadly, Gary Jackson passed away yesterday in Mornington. I visited him last weekend and we discussed at length our times on Vendetta and at Cerberus and his trips on Melbourne and Sydney. The amount of detail he gave on work he did to fix VD after refit at WND including conducting full power trials using a stuck main steam throttle valve and used the bulkhead isolator to control flow and speed. Innovation on the fly. His professionalism was legendary taking the Anzac class through there builders trials as chief engineer. We talked about how I tried to entice him away to other programs a number of times including AWD but alas he stayed on the peninsula and his advice was always a shaping moment for us junior engineers. He was well known by the shipbuilding community and RAN.
Arrangements not yet known.
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BC
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 12:43 pm |
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Joined: Fri Nov 14, 2003 6:52 am Posts: 1073
City or Town: Tinonee
State: NSW
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I was lucky enough to have a good chat with Gary recently. Still really sad news, but at least we spoke about good times and said our farewells. A truly genuine bloke and will be sadly missed by us all. My sincere condolences to his family. RIP Jacko
_________________ 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).
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Graeme Rhodes
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 9:58 am |
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Joined: Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:51 pm Posts: 518
City or Town: Waikiki
State: WA
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He will be sadly missed. RIP Jacko
_________________ Graeme 'Smiley' Rhodes R94714 Ex-CPOMTP(D)5 Jan'65 Leeuwin Intake (10th) - Jan'66 Nirimba Intake (20th) Jan'65 to Mar '88 Leeuwin, Nirimba, Stalwart, Samarai, Lae, Penguin, Curlew, Buccaneer, Navy Office, Barbette, Cairns, RANTTU (based in Port Moresby), Stirling, Bunbury.
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Hippy Chippy
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 12:18 pm |
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Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:09 am Posts: 4542
City or Town: Lake Munmorah
State: NSW
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As advised by Peter Croser, I understand that Gary Jackson’s funeral will be:
On Tuesday 31 May At 1400 In the Bunurong Memorial Park 790 Frankston Dandenong Road Bangholme, VIC 3175
Medals are encouraged to be worn
Yours aye
Bob (Mummery)
_________________ 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
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