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Oct 2008 |
Russ Mannell: Unfortunately we have only just heard of Russ'
death which occurred prior to October 17, 2008 |
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19 Aug 2008 |
Dick Faulkner: Dick retired from IBM on 30 September 1984 after
26 years and 8 months service |
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June 2008 |
Eric Sharp |
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3 June 2008 |
Frank Havas
who retired in 1992 with 28 years of service died on June 3 2008. He
is survived by his wife of 44 years Mahdi. |
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May 2008 |
 Andy
Kichno: One of Andy Kichno's old
friends recently returned to Perth and contacted me, looking for
Andy. I had lost contact with him a few years ago, but I offered to
help.
After Norm Dey gave me the idea to search for his property, I
contacted the real estate agent when I found Andy's address in the
on-line Real Estate listings.
His house is being sold by Linda Kichno, Andy's sister, so I
contacted her in NSW.
Sorry to pass on the bad news, I have found out that Andy passed
away on the 9th May 2008 after suffering a heart attack. He was 64,
had given up his software business and was back on the road working
as a taxi driver in Perth. (He used to drive taxis in Brisbane
before his IBM job).
According to Linda, Andy had a minor stroke and was being treated
for this when he had the heart attack, some days after a session of
stress testing. I will miss Andy and I am sorry that I was not there
for him at the end.
Sadly, Linda could not find any personal contacts in his phone and
Maz & I were in Sydney for a memorial service at that time in any
case.
There was no funeral, so this email is my effort to farewell him.
Please pass the news on to anyone I may have missed.
Apologies to anyone who did not know Andy in the IBM Sydney Call
group. (I know some of you are too young).
[ If you are unsure, look at the photo from 1975.]
Les Gunn |
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12 Feb 2008 |
Mike Spruyt passed away after
a long illness. He joined
IBM in 1971. |
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20 Dec 2007 |
Maurie Sievers passed away at
5 pm yesterday.
Maurie was much loved by all who knew him, & will be sadly missed. |
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30 Nov 2007 |
Maurice Bevington OAM. Maurice
was our longest-serving QCC member, joining IBM just over 67 years
ago (having been interviewed in the morning, and starting work the
same afternoon), and
qualified to the QCC in 1965.
He has been an active and
enthusiastic member of the QCC committee for the last 41 years since
it was founded. As our QCC president, Ian Miller, mentioned at the
recent Sydney Annual Induction Dinner, Maurice had attended every
one except this year due to deteriorating health. |
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29 Oct 2007 |
Jock Fincke after along battle with cancer. Jock worked in Melbourne for many years before
moving to Tasmania |
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28 Sept 2007 |
Dennis Finn |
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26 Sept 2007 |
Mike Muslic |
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12 Sept 2007 |
Bill Roem |
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12 Aug 2007 |
Frank Mooney. Frank worked for IBM for 43 Years and Qualified for the
Quarter Century
Club in July 1972, so he was one of our longest serving Members. |
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15 July 2007 |
Alf Lang |
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13 May 2007 |
Jim Waltho Jim was a
very senior Sydney Chapter member - who qualified for the QCC over
30 years ago in 1976 having worked at IBM since 1951. |
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18 Apr 2007 |
Phil Singleton |
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Mar 2007 |
Bill Pitkeathly reported in Sydney Morning Herald 30 March 2007 |
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18 Mar 2007 |
Tony Britton after a long illness. He joined IBM in 1959,
retiring in 1988. |
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31 Dec 2006 |
Bryn Burton |
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13 Dec 2006 |
John Clutterbuck |
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19 Nov 2006 |
Peter Holmes a'Court |
