The following appeared in the Canberra times.
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IAN TURK Ian passed away at home peacefully during the evening of his 59th
Wedding Anniversary on 1st March 2006, aged 80. Much loved husband of
Sally. Father and father-in-law of Michael, Janet-Miryam, Paul and May.
Brother of Sue. Grandfather of Heather, Simeon, Reuben, Karina, Aaron and
Rebekkah. Uncle and great uncle of Cathy, Richard, Tamara and Jonathan,
Lachlan, Liam and Jessica. Loving friend of Dona (dec) and Nikki. The
funeral service will be held in St George's Anglican Church, Pethebridge
Street, Pearce on Monday March 6, 2006 commencing at 10am. A private
cremation will follow. A viewing will be made available at the church
between 9.30 - 9.50am.
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I only learnt of Ian's passing this evening, after his funeral had already
been conducted. We had many wonderful exchanges on e-mail over the years,
especially when I was membership secretary at Southern Cross.
One of them concerned the sale of Camden Airport back in November
2003. I'm sure Ian wouldn't mind me sharing it with the list, since it
explains the kind of person he was.
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You might think that its a bit stupid for and old fellow (nearly 80) to be
still concerned, but gliding has been a major part of my life. I first
started to glide with the ATC in England back in 1941, and apart from my
time (1942 to 1947) in the RAF (flying Lancs until 1945) I only stopped
gliding, tugging and instructing, when my annual medical gave me problems
in 2001. This makes it a long time involvement. For 20+ years of this I
was very active with the SCGC and I still feel
myself part of the club. Work made me move to Canberra in 1977 and
although this did not make me stop gliding, it was never the same again for me.
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Ian used to e-mail me in advance of his visits to Camden (once or twice a
year) to find out who was flying that day, and to let people know he was in
town and more than happy to have a chat about the good old days of gliding
with the more senior members of the club.
I hope I'm still around and healthy enough to be flying in well into my
late 70s like Ian.
Regards
Jason Armistead
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