Hi Stephen,
Hope you are well.
I wish to let people know of some sad news I heard yesterday. Bob Goldsworthy died during the past week. His brother Richard (who now lives QLD and also a Tech boy) rang me to let me know. Bob had lived in Ballina for twenty years or so, and had a difficult time of things for the past few years suffering from depression and alcohol related illnesses. I'd lost touch with Bob until about 6 months ago when he called me. Since then we had a number of conversations, and the talk would always turn back to school days and it was obvious he had fond memories of those times. You often here people say that school days are the best years of your life, and for Bob it was probably true.
After school, Bob and I both did commerce at uni and then chartered accountancy together, and after he qualified he left Sydney for the country, and lived in various locations, but mainly in Wagga and Ballina. He had two marriages and two children, but for a fair few years had lived alone. He loved his sport, and our conversations would mainly be about what was happening in the cricket or the St George league side. We also talked about his school cricket and he was very proud of his award as the best player in the firsts in his last year of school. He was an opening batsman who loved to hook, and put spinners over long on for six. He also played grade cricket for St George. He reminded me recently of how once, when playing for St George, he took 6 catches in one innings, and he wasn't the wicket keeper !!!
It's funny how events in your life can take you in different directions. For Bob, the second part of his life had a lot of negatives, but it was good he could look back on his school days at Tech, with positive memories.
After school, Bob and I both did commerce at uni and then chartered accountancy together, and after he qualified he left Sydney for the country, and lived in various locations, but mainly in Wagga and Ballina. He had two marriages and two children, but for a fair few years had lived alone. He loved his sport, and our conversations would mainly be about what was happening in the cricket or the St George league side. We also talked about his school cricket and he was very proud of his award as the best player in the firsts in his last year of school. He was an opening batsman who loved to hook, and put spinners over long on for six. He also played grade cricket for St George. He reminded me recently of how once, when playing for St George, he took 6 catches in one innings, and he wasn't the wicket keeper !!!
It's funny how events in your life can take you in different directions. For Bob, the second part of his life had a lot of negatives, but it was good he could look back on his school days at Tech, with positive memories.
Regards,
Jeff Matchett
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