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Last updated 18 Jun 2010

It is with the deepest regret that we record the passing of QCC Members.
Our sincerest sympathy goes to the bereaved family and friends.

 

7 May 2010 Kees Lindeman: He was a long time member of the Sydney Customer Engineering Team, having started at IBM in 1962 - and was a regular attendee at Sydney Chapter QCC functions.
16 Mar 2010 Mike Bradley
9 Mar 2010 Graham Kerrison: Although he did not qualify for the QCC,  he worked for many years at IBM and would be well known by many of our members.
2 Mar 2010 Bill O'Hara passed away peacefully on Tuesday, 2 March.  
Bill was a retired Customer Engineer and QCC member - who joined IBM over 50 years ago in January 1959. He was a key member of the CE force in Brisbane and Sydney until his retirement.  He will be missed by his colleagues.
1 Mar 2010 Mike Jones joined IBM in October 1970 - just under 40 years ago - and was still working in the Finance Department as an Internal Audit Investigator. Many of us have worked and socialised with Mike over the years. His business insight and sense of humour will be greatly missed.
23 Feb 2010 Cesar Teixeira lost his battle with cancer after many months of treatment, where he maintained a positive and productive attitude to both life and work. He was moved to the Greenwich hospital on Monday where he passed away.
After 36 years with IBM, working throughout the world, he will be missed, not only for his determination to provide support of the highest standard, but for his passionate approach to life, and enthusiastic interest in the issues of the world.

Cesar is survived by his wife Maria and daughter Joanna.
20 Feb 2010 Lachhman Nankany who died in hospital tis day.  Our thoughts are with his wife, Meenakshi, his sons and family.
24 Oct 2009 Bruce Elliott of Perth died this week, after a long period with Alzheimers.  There was a private cremation.  Bruce was one of our top Salesmen, 25+ 100% Clubs, QCC member and very popular with WA clients.
23 Sept 2009 Howard Gwynne: Sadly, in today's West newspaper - a death notice for J. Howard Gwynne. He passed way on Sept 21st at the Mount Hospital Perth, aged 62, after a courageous battle with bowel cancer. Howard was a member of the Perth QCC and will be greatly missed by his former colleagues.
17 Sept 2009 Egbert Albuquerque:
3 Aug 2009 Mike Meek: He joined IBM 50 years ago this month.  
31 July 2009 Malcolm Bryant: Malcolm joined IBM 31 years ago last  week, and was still working at IBM Global Finance.   He has been a member of the QCC since 2003.
Malcolm provided amazing IT capability and leadership during his tenure in IGF, and before that to the A/NZ Finance Systems team.  Some may remember his skills and leadership were instrumental in deploying HRACCESS as the new payroll system in ANZ, which was a massive undertaking.
24 Apr 2009 Trevor Bleach:  Trevor has had a tremendous impact on the professional and personal lives of many IBMers and this sudden and tragic news will come as a great shock.  
Trevor worked for IBM for over 35 years, a QCC member since 1998, but had only retired from IBM at the end of March this year.  He was 57. 
10 Apr 2009 Evan Serls:  He joined IBM in 1962 and became a member of the IBM Quarter Century club in 1987 - and was a life member of the Sydney Chapter.
14 Apr 2009 Paul Stockdale:  He joined IBM in 1969 and became a member of the IBM Quarter Century club in 1994.
27 March 2009 Ray McDermott: He joined IBM in 1961, retired in 1991 and was a member of the Quarter Century Club for over 20 years.
27 Dec 2008 Ted Markland: He joined IBM in 1962, retired in 1991 and was a member of the Quarter Century Club.
17 Dec 2008 Alec Malikoff: Alec was a pioneer of IBM Customer Engineering having joined in 1951 when the fledgling EAM Division was starting with just one customer, AC Nielsen. He subsequently became an instructor and mentor to the many who joined the ranks of Customer Engineering.
He was a man of no compromise in terms of dedication to the job and set the standard for many to follow.
Oct 2008 Russ Mannell: Unfortunately we have only just heard of Russ' death which occurred prior to October 17, 2008
19 Aug 2008 Dick Faulkner: Dick retired from IBM on 30 September 1984 after 26 years and 8 months service
12 July 2008 Jim Cunneen
June 2008 Eric Sharp
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.
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
12 Feb 2008 Mike Spruyt passed away after a long illness. He joined IBM in 1971.
20 Dec 2007 Maurie Sievers passed away at 5 pm yesterday.
Maurie was much loved by all who knew him, & will be sadly missed.
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.
29 Oct 2007 Jock Fincke  after along battle with cancer.  Jock worked in Melbourne for many years before moving to Tasmania
28 Sept 2007 Dennis Finn
26 Sept 2007 Mike Muslic
12 Sept 2007 Bill Roem
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.
15 July 2007 Alf Lang
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.
18 Apr 2007 Phil Singleton
Mar 2007 Bill Pitkeathly reported in Sydney Morning Herald 30 March 2007
18 Mar 2007 Tony Britton after a long illness.  He joined IBM in 1959, retiring in 1988.
31 Dec 2006 Bryn Burton
13 Dec 2006 John Clutterbuck
19 Nov 2006 Peter Holmes a'Court

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