Post by Don Ricardo on Aug 25, 2017 21:26:24 GMT 10
Most forum members will know by now that last week we lost Firefighter, who was the moderator of this forum, and last Tuesday a number of vintage vanners had the privilege of attending his funeral, and no doubt some also attended his interment in Bendigo on Wednesday.
One of the things that Firefighter or Geoff used to really enjoy doing on the forum was to keep track of people's birthdays and then post them a birthday greeting. It reflected his caring attitude towards people.
As it happens, today (25th of August) was Firefighter's birthday and he would have been turning 75 - definitely a bit of a milestone! So it only seems appropriate to remember him on this day, and to express our sadness that his family - and we - haven't been able to celebrate this special birthday with him.
I am a person who often has a camera in my hand, and I soon discovered that one thing Geoff hated was having his photo taken. As a result, many of my photos of him are of his back, or his hand up waving me away, or looking into the camera with a distinctly unhappy look on his face. However, I did capture a few nice shots of him that I thought I'd share with you in his memory on this day.
Firefighter with his much loved '57 Chev at the Perry Sandhills, during the 2010 Vintage Caravan Nationals at Mildura - which he had a big hand in organising:
Firefighter relaxing at the end of Dinner for the 2012 Vintage Caravan Nationals in Cowra - which he organised:
Firefighter in the middle with (L to R) Mr Marjie2, Ray Taylor (Mark T's father), Seeshell and Austin125 during the 2013 Mexican Tour - which he organised:
We'll certainly miss Geoff in the role of moderator, as well as his enthusiasm and organisational ability. But his contribution to the forum and the vintage caravan movement will live on in our memories of the events he organised, and in the continuing life of the forum.
We'll be remembering Geoff at the 2018 Vintage Caravan Nationals in Wangaratta - which he had already mostly organised! So it will be fantastic to have as many people there as we can. That would definitely put a big smile on his face.
Don Ricardo
One of the things that Firefighter or Geoff used to really enjoy doing on the forum was to keep track of people's birthdays and then post them a birthday greeting. It reflected his caring attitude towards people.
As it happens, today (25th of August) was Firefighter's birthday and he would have been turning 75 - definitely a bit of a milestone! So it only seems appropriate to remember him on this day, and to express our sadness that his family - and we - haven't been able to celebrate this special birthday with him.
I am a person who often has a camera in my hand, and I soon discovered that one thing Geoff hated was having his photo taken. As a result, many of my photos of him are of his back, or his hand up waving me away, or looking into the camera with a distinctly unhappy look on his face. However, I did capture a few nice shots of him that I thought I'd share with you in his memory on this day.
Firefighter with his much loved '57 Chev at the Perry Sandhills, during the 2010 Vintage Caravan Nationals at Mildura - which he had a big hand in organising:
Firefighter relaxing at the end of Dinner for the 2012 Vintage Caravan Nationals in Cowra - which he organised:
Firefighter in the middle with (L to R) Mr Marjie2, Ray Taylor (Mark T's father), Seeshell and Austin125 during the 2013 Mexican Tour - which he organised:
We'll certainly miss Geoff in the role of moderator, as well as his enthusiasm and organisational ability. But his contribution to the forum and the vintage caravan movement will live on in our memories of the events he organised, and in the continuing life of the forum.
We'll be remembering Geoff at the 2018 Vintage Caravan Nationals in Wangaratta - which he had already mostly organised! So it will be fantastic to have as many people there as we can. That would definitely put a big smile on his face.
Don Ricardo
