Taken too soon Husband and soul mate to his loving wife Kerry.
Devoted and loving Dad to Samantha, Charlene, Jacinta, Crystal and Brandon.
Cherished Memories
Forever In Our Hearts
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Our dearest Ken, we have always thought of you as a son.
Thank you for the love and care you have always given to all the family.
‘‘How we will miss you’’
Love always — Doug (dec) and Nan. xo
RICH – Ken
What a loving, caring family man you were. Always willing to help.
We all looked up to you for guidance. We will miss your passion for the Sydney Swans.
– Tracey and Gary, Kellie and Kaycee.
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A lot of really wonderful people contributed tributes and photos.
Some info:
Ken Rich was promoted to Sgt. at Narre Warren where he has been for the past 25 years. Before that, he worked at Berwick. He was one of the original sergeants at Narre Warren.
Tributes:
Ken I am so lost for words. You were a fixture at Narre and I always loved to catch up with you personally or by phone. You were never too busy to help me out or have a laugh. A special colleague for so many years. Called home too early. Rest in peace and pride for your many years of service. Condolences to family, friends and colleagues. – Barb Rawlings
All the love for the Rich family. Sammy Rich Jacinta Rich Charlene Rich. Our deepest sympathy and condolences to the whole family. R.I.P Mr. Ken Rich – Delmar Dimay Limosnero
Deepest sympathy to Ken’s family. Your keen wit and sense of right and wrong will be missed. Your legacy is the good you did over the years of your service. Remembered with respect. – Ron Gardner
Great bloke. We were mates years ago in the job. At each other’s 21st and had the same circle of friends and parties. I regret that I have not seen Kenny for many years. RIP brother. Taken far too soon. – Brian Igoe
R.I.P. Ken, your work is now done!
You were a gentleman and a great Cop.
It was a pleasure to have served with you.
To the Rich family, be very proud of Ken.
Trev Beattie (22472)
What a wonderful man. So terribly sorry for your loss Jacinta, Crystal and family. I remember him very fondly. – Kristine Baird van Ruiten
As a JP who works at Narre Warren Police Station, I send condolences to Ken’s family and all officers at the station. – Margaret Tinschert
RIP Sergeant Ken Rich. From all members at the Beechworth police station. – Geoff PS
Omg jacinta!!!!! So so sorry to hear about your loss, cant imagine how you are feeling or what you are going through! Thinking of you and your family at this devistating time 🙁 big hugs xxxxxxxxxx – Chookie Chook
RIP from the staff of Pakenham Hills Primary School – Paul Taylor
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‘His kids were his world’: Family of veteran police officer Ken Rich killed in bike crash share grief
Timna Jacks, Melissa Cunningham
A heartbroken relative of an off-duty police officer who was hit by a ute while cycling with his daughter in Melbourne’s south-east on Good Friday says his family were “his world” and he was on the cusp of retiring when he was killed.
The pair was riding east on the Princes Highway, near Dore Road, at Pakenham when the officer, Sergeant Ken Rich, was hit by a Toyota Hilux ute about 8.50am.
Ken Rich surrounded by his brother, sister and cousins on his graduation day from the police force. Photo: Supplied
Sergeant Rich’s daughter cared for him at the scene until an ambulance arrived.
Paramedics worked on him for about an hour, but he died at the scene.
His devastated cousin Sue Dickson said the father-of-five loved nothing more than spending time with his wife Kerry and their adult children Samantha, Charlene, Jacinta, Crystal and Brandon.
“His kids were his world,” Ms Dickson said.
“He was involved in all their activities as they were growing up and coached many kids in the Pakenham area.”
“He was a real family man and loved being at home with his wife and kids.”
Sergeant Ken Rich pictured celebrating his birthday with his cousin and close friend Sue Dickson. Photo: Supplied
Ms Dickson said she’d grown up with Sergeant Rich and the pair remained close, sharing every birthday together.
“We were born two days apart,” she said.
“Our mothers are identical twins so we grew up together (and we) saw each other almost every day.”
Ms Dickson said the devoted father and police officer had confided in her recently about the increasing pressures of his work and his desire to retire soon.
“The last few real conversations I had with him made me realise how much the police force got him down,” she said.
“He hated the youth suicide problem and the fact that many young people were not growing up in a loving family environment any more.”
By others that knew him, Sergeant Rich was remembered as a “real personality” and a highly regarded law enforcement officer .
“He was out enjoying Good Friday with his family as most people are across the country,” Assistant Commissioner Robert Hill said.
Sergeant Rich, had only taken up cycling in recent years.
“The family is heartbroken. They are dealing with the loss of a husband and a father,” Mr Hill said.
The officer had been in the force since 1980 and worked at the Narre Warren police station for 25 years.
Sergeant Rich was in “the twilight of his policing career” and “looking forward to retirement, looking forward to spending time with his wife and children … looking forward to travel and all of those things on our bucket list when we come to the end of our careers,” Mr Hill said.
His colleagues were devastated at the tragic news.
“They have lost one of their members, one of their leaders, their friend,” Mr Hill said.
“He was certainly well respected and well regarded … a member that was full of life, affable, a real personality around our police station.”.
“Road trauma; it doesn’t discriminate.”
Sergeant Rich’s friends and acquaintances have left tributes on social media for him.
“A good man lost his life today,” Simon Yeo said.
“Ken was swimming coach to our boys and President of the Cardinia Piranhas Swim Club. RIP.”
Mandy Yeo wrote: “RIP Ken our thoughts with you and your family.”
Angie King described him as a “wonderful man, brave, kind”.
“Rest in peace, Ken Rich,” she said.
“Thank you.”
The officer and his daughter were cycling east, on the shoulder of the highway in a 100km/h zone.
The ute was also travelling east when it struck the officer, police said.
It has been reported the ute was trying to overtake the cyclists, when the side mirror of the vehicle hit Sergeant Rich.
The driver of the ute, a 58-year-old man from Pakenham, was not injured. He stayed at the scene and was assisting police with their inquiries.
Major collision investigation unit detectives are working to determine the cause of the crash.
Secretary of the Victorian Police Association, Sergeant Wayne Gatt sent his condolences to the officer’s family.
“Earlier today, we learnt that one of our members was tragically killed in a road accident,” he said.
“For the member’s family, friends and close policing colleagues, the Easter period will now always be tinged with sadness. Our prayers and condolences are with them all, at this very difficult time.”
Anyone who witnessed the crash or has any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Catherine WallRIP Sergeant Ken Rich & condolences to his wife & family & his daughter who was there, May God bless & protect her & also the driver of the car from the little I have heard it WAS an accident & I can only “imagine” the agonies this poor man is going through & will continue to endure, so sad .
Daniel GabrielYet a couple weeks ago the Victorian government announced that it has no immediate plans to introduce a minimum passing distance law for vehicles overtaking cyclists despite other states bringing it in. RIP
Rose NelanjRIP Sgt RICH. A stalwart man if ever there was one. I am fairly sure the world stopped turning for just a second when you left it behind. May you watch over us now from a better place, where peace and kindness rein. Loving thoughts and prayers for your family Ken and for your brave and loving daughter, who was by your side.
Assistant Commissioner Robert Hill on behalf of all staff within Victoria Police Southern Metro Region express heartfelt condolences and offer our deepest sympathy to the family on the tragic passing of our much respected colleague and valued friend.
RICH. Ken. The President, Executive and Members of The Police Association mourn the passing of Sergeant Rich and extend their deepest sympathy to his family.
The Chief Commissioner, Officers, Employees of Victoria Police Force regret the tragic death of their colleague and offer their deepest sympathy to his family.
Passed away peacefully on 18 April 2017, aged 97 years.
Late of Homebush.
Beloved husband of Peace Reubena (deceased).
Dearly loved father and father-in-law of Ross and Mersina, Grieg and Annette, Bruce and Christine, Brett and Lesley.
Dear Pa to Scott, Joshua, Matthew, Gemma, Kate, Sophie, Blake, Leah, Chelcy and Eleace.
Great-grandpa to Noah, Calais and Layla.
Family and friends of RICHARD are invited to attend his funeral service to be held at 10.30am, Wednesday 26 April 2017 at Sacred Heart Chapel, Barnet Avenue, Rookwood Cemetery.
Following the chapel service the cortege will proceed to the St Francis of Assisi Lawn for burial.
Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 – 2001), Friday 19 March 1976 (No.39), page 1231
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1919
Shire of Gosford.—Appointment of Member of Parking Advisory Committee
HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council and in pursuance of section 270d of the Local Government Act, 1919, has been pleased to approve the appointment of Sergeant 1st Class Richard Tinto Davidson, vice Sergeant 1st Class Laurence Kotze, transferred. (P.A.C. 1019)
JOHN B. FULLER,
Minister for Planning and Environment. New South Wales Planning and Environment Commission,
peacefully passed away at home with his beloved wife Lorraine by his side.
Adored stepfather of Shane Long & Karen Ormandy.
Youngest brother to Cyril and Charlie (both dec’d).
Aged 73 Years
“Gone to the Star”
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Vince’s Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Thursday, 27th April 2017 at 11.30 am
Serving and retired Police Personnel are invited to attend.
In lieu of floral tributes the family would appreciate donations to the Palliative Care Coffs Harbour, a collection box will be at the Chapel.
Friends are invited to join the family in the Garden Lounge for light refreshments following the Service.
20th April 2017, peacefully at Coffs Harbour Health Campus, late of Woolgoolga.
Dearly beloved husband of Elly.
Much loved father & father-in-law of John (dec’d) & Sharon, Lyn & Graeme Eddy, Stephen & Jan, Doug & Donna.
Cherished Pa and grand-Pa of their children.
Aged 84 Years
“In God’s care”
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Des’ Funeral Service to be held in the Northern Beaches Anglican Church, Woolgoolga on Wednesday 26th April 2017 at 10.00 am, thence for interment in the Woolgoolga Cemetery.
BULL, William George Frederick.
“Bill”
22nd April, 2017
Much loved husband of Carol.
Loving father and father-in-law of Lisa & Michael, Wayne & Carmel, Grant & Julie.
Loving step-father of Melissa & Ryan, Ben & Kelly.
Cherished and devoted Pop of Jaymie, Conor, Rory, Brady, Nathan, Aaron, Gabrielle, Isabelle, Karlie, Joshua, Kai, Taj and Rylie.
Aged 78 Years
Forever In Our Hearts
Bill’s family and friends are invited to attend a celebration of his life to be held in the South Chapel of the Woronora Crematorium on Friday 28th April, 2017 at 11:00am.
April 26, 2017
The staff of Cancer Council would like to send our deepest sympathies for your loss. Thank you for your kind and generous support during this sad and difficult time.
Cancer Council, New South Wales
Published in The Sydney Morning Herald on Apr. 26, 2017 – See more at: http://tributes.smh.com.au/obituaries/smh-au/obituary.aspx?n=william-george-frederick-bull&pid=185199610&fhid=15076#sthash.WBDAUJEE.dpuf
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Gregor Thomas NICOL
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Gregor Thomas NICOL
aka Greg
Late of ?
New South Wales Police Force
NSW Police Cadet # 1155
[alert_yellow]Regd. # 9009[/alert_yellow]
Rank: NSW Police Cadet – commenced 4 February 1955
Probationary Constable – appointed 20 March 1958
Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 13 July 1976
Stations: ?, Balmain, Balmain Police Boys Club, Balmain Police Citizens Young Club, Bondi,
Central – ( ‘ A ‘ District – 1 Division ), ‘ C ‘ District – Eastern Suburbs Anti Theft Squad ( around 1986 – 1989 ) – Retirement
Service: From 4 February 1955to 30 July 1989= 34+years Service
Awards: National Medal – granted 3 September 1985
1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 3 September 1985
Australian Sports Medal – granted 30 September 2000 – Outstanding contributions to Bankstown-Canterbury AAC
Born: 20 January 1939
Died on: Sunday 23 April 2017 @ 10.10am
Age: 78
Cause: Infection
Event location: ?
Event date: ?
Funeral date: Friday 28 April 2017 @ 12.30pm
Funeral location: Rookwood Crematorium, South Chapel
Buried at: Cremated
Wake: Gladesville RSL, Linsley St, Gladesville at 2pm
Memorial located at: ?
[alert_yellow]GREG is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance[/alert_yellow] *NEED MORE INFO
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FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.
Regarding the death of Greg Nicol. An old school Balmain copper heavily involved with the Balmain Police Boys Club (as it was known back in the day).
It is with deepest sorrow we inform you that Gregor Thomas Nicol ( Sgt Nicol) passed away peacefully at 10:10am 23/04/17, surrounded with kindness, affection and care.
He impacted the lives of so many people and we, his family, will be so lost without him.
John ElfesOh shit, RIP Gregor, he was at Bondi, then came over to C Dist about 1986 and ran the District Anti Theft Squad for a while, not sure what happened.
Kevin PiperYes mate went there from Central. I first met him in 1976. Champion fella. Big as a house. Used to carry a 50lb steel ball to work in his Gladstone bag, just for training…!
John ElfesI know he was big on police sport, had arms that could carry that mini he used to drive. I’ve shared this on my profile for those of us ex Anti theft people who had him as the boss.
Graham MarandaRIP good Sir. I worked with Gregor 1988 – 1989. Bonza bloke who loved life. I last spoke with Gregor about 4 years back at a golf day. From memory his ticker was playing up here and there along the last 20 years of his life.
Kevin PiperCondolences to you and the family. I worked with Greg between 1976 and 1979 at Central Police Station No. 1 Division. To keep his arms in condition he used to carry a 50 pound (23 kg) steel ball to and from work every shift in his Gladstone bag. Here’s a little feel-good story. Way back in the 1970’s we were involved in a car chase after a criminal. Greg was the senior man on the Ford F100 caged truck with a Constable Dennis Northey driving. I was in a car nearby and headed off to assist. The Chase went north across the harbour bridge, and turned back, travelling south. As the crim’s car went through the toll plaza boom gates, ( There used to be a 20cent toll on the bridge ), the boom gate lowered, and Dennis kept going, smashing through the gate. The Chase continued along the Cahill Expressway and onto Macquarie Street, where the crim stopped, jumped out and ran off, jumping a very large set of solid double wooden gates. As I stopped at the spot, I saw Dennis climbing over the gates. Greg jumped out of the truck, and ran full pelt toward the gates, smashing into them with his frame, which burst them open. Dennis was on top of the gates swinging back and forth, as we entered through the gates and saw the crim out cold on the ground. He had been hiding behind the gates, and the force with which Greg hit those gates, caused them to swing out with so much force it knocked the crim out. A wonderful man, and a huge loss to your family.
Richard ConroyVery sad day throughout my youth at Balmain Police Boys Club Greg Nichols was a great role model along with George Stone. Greg was bigger than life and was a good old style copper RIP.
Tania Rodger Yeah I remember Greg Aunty Sandra he lived across the road from us in Bruce street when I lived with Dad and Nan with his wife and 3 daughters.He also was then at little athletics when Bec did it
Top State competitors will give Holroyd Amateur Athletic Club a boost next season with coaching assistance.
Reg Tarte will give advice to the club’s walkers and Greg Nicol will coach the javelin throwers. His influence has already shown in the times of Holroyd members Richard Kidd and Russell Jenkins, both 14-year-olds.
Russell Jenkins recently won the Western Suburbs and NSW Walkers’ Club trophy in the fast time of 28 minutes, 44 seconds for three miles. Jenkins has improved his time over distance events by two minutes a mile. Officials claim this improvement should lead to his selection in the NSW sub-junior team (under 17) soon.
The club hopes to improve in javelin events following the coaching by Greg Nicol. He is the reigning State champion and has also won the decathlon title in this State. The club’s coaching on Tuesday and Thursday nights is at present serving a dual purpose.
Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995), Monday 1 January 1962, page 12
EASY WIN IN N.S.W. DECATHLON
SYDNEY, Sunday.— Muswellbrook all-rounder, Neil Brown, easily defeated a strong field when he won the N.S.W. Decathlon Championship at the Athletic Field to-day.
Brown finished more than 400 points ahead of his nearest rival, W. Welbourne, of Newcastle.
He scored 5,385 points.
Greg Nicol, of Canterbury, finished third.
Brown, in the 1,500 metres, recorded a slow time of 4m 32.9s.
By John Kidman and Sean Berry August 3 2003
The Sun-Herald
A brief is being prepared for the coroner on the baffling overdose death of a young Sydney police officer, with detectives unable to discount the possibility he met with foul play.
The tragedy has also sparked a crisis of confidence within the force’s elite Special Crimes and Internal Affairs branch (SCIA), following claims that repeat warnings about the constable running off the rails were ignored.
City Central general duties officer Matthew Williams was found dead at his Fairlight home unit on the city’s northern beaches 17 days ago, The Sun-Herald has learned.
Sources close to the investigation say he was discovered by his flatmate – also a police officer – with two isolated needle marks in his arm and a used syringe beside his bed.
Suicide and misadventure have not been ruled out, but detectives are also said to be considering the extraordinary prospect that the 26-year-old policeman was deliberately injected with a lethal dose of heroin – known within the criminal fraternity as a “hot shot”.
Internal affairs and crime scene investigators are understood to have spent almost five hours combing the apartment without finding any further trace of the drugs that killed him or other incriminating evidence.
Williams was thought to have spent the night before he died drinking with workmates into the early hours of the morning.
“There was talk about him heading up to the [Kings] Cross afterwards,” one said on condition of anonymity. “But that’s the last anyone knows about what happened.”
On Friday, senior detectives from Manly, the nearest command to where Williams’s body was found, spent the morning speaking to his parents, Robert and Mary Williams, at their home in Sydney’s inner-west.
The couple is still too distraught to speak about the case.
A spokeswoman for NSW Police Commissioner Ken Moroney said on Friday he was unable to comment on the incident while it was before the coroner.
However, a Sun-Herald investigation has found that Williams had been the subject of a series of police intelligence reports alleging his involvement with party drugs and the inner-city club scene.
Last year, Mr Moroney announced plans to thwart corruption by profiling at-risk officers and intervening to save their careers before they did the wrong thing.
An ongoing audit of internal corruption complaints by SCIA has revealed that hundreds of complaints are not being acted upon.
In Williams’s case, at least one of his colleagues is alleged to have referred to his association with staff at the Cross’s notorious Stripperama, the same club where four off-duty police officers were savagely bashed in June.
Williams’s City Central colleagues spoke warmly of him yesterday.
“He was popular, really popular,” one told The Sun-Herald.
