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Buried at: Rookwood Cemetery, Lidcombe, NSW
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
Dedication date of Memorial / Plaque / Monument: Nil – at this time ( August 2022 )
DOB should read: 3 February 1978
WESLEY is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED
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Wes had resigned from the employ of NSWPF in 2011 and pursued a career in Plumbing – making a family business from it.
Wes is described as a larakin and life of the party.
Culburra – 2020
May Wes, and his father – Ray, Forever Rest In Peace.
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Buried at: Rookwood Cemetery, Lidcombe, NSW
Plot: St Martha Section, ( cemented number unknown ) ?
Memorial / Plaque / Monument located at: ?
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RAY is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED
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ADAM is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * BUT SHOULD BE
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Police officer found dead at Sydney’s Ermington Police Station
An investigation has been launched after a police officer was found dead at a Sydney police station on Monday.
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August 1, 2022 – 8:12PM
A detective has been found dead at a Sydney police station.
The body of a male police officer was found at Ermington Police Station in the city’s southwest at around 12.30pm on Monday, NSW Police said.
He is believed to have been shot with his police issue gun, the Daily Telegraph reported.
The 46-year-old detective sergeant from a specialist command was on-duty at the time and initial inquiries suggest there are no suspicious circumstances. A critical incident investigation has been launched by detectives from South West Metropolitan Region, who will prepare a report for the Coroner.
NSW Police says support services have been made available to the man’s colleagues and the officers at the station.
The death of a detective sergeant in Sydney’s northwest exposes a sad reality gripping some of the police force’s most vulnerable victims.
On Monday, the body of a 46-year-old Detective Sergeant was found at Ermington Police Station at around 12.30pm.
It’s understood he was on-duty at the time. Authorities are not investigating his death as suspicious and support services have been offered to his colleagues, and other staff and officers at the station.
Police are not investigating the death as suspicious. Supplied
A critical incident has since been declared, as is standard procedure after the death of an officer. The investigation will be reviewed by the Professional Standards Command and independently oversighted by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC), a statement from NSW Police said.
A report is also currently being prepared for the Coroner.
The death comes two years after the suicide of Sergeant Matthew Theoklis in November 2020. The father-of-two took his own life at the Sydney Police Centre building in Surry Hills.
He had joined the NSW Police in 2005 and was promoted to the rank of sergeant in December 2019.
Sergeant Matthew Theoklis was found dead in an office at the Sydney Police Centre in Surry Hills. Picture: NSW Police.
Mr Theoklis was survived by his two twin daughters, Brooke and Sophie, as well as his fiancee Rebekah, who was also a member of the NSW Police Force.
At the time Police Legacy chairperson Detective Superintendent Gary Merryweather said the pandemic and recurring natural disasters had added extra pressures to the job.
“It can become very taxing emotionally and physically being a police officer and this year has been particularly hard,” he told 2GB’s Drive host Jim Wilson.
“As we know policing can be so difficult. You can go from tragedy to a job where you’ve helped someone and feel very satisfying.
“In circumstances where it’s not foreseen by anyone, it just makes it a little bit harder, and I’m sure the family just think it’s all very surreal at the moment.
“There’s just no other way to explain it.”
The father-of-two was survived by his two twin daughters. Picture: NSW Police
According to an ABC report from January 2019, four Australian Federal Police officers died by suicide at their workplace between 2017 to 2019.
The deaths prompted the introduction of stricter firearm rules, which required officers to provide sufficient reason before drawing their weapons.
At the time, AFP Commissioner Andrew Colvin described the organisation’s former measures of addressing mental health as a “culture issue” within the force. However, he hoped that “through tragedy comes opportunities for us to learn,” adding that he hoped officers would feel better equipped to talk about and share their experiences.
“The old adage that police run towards the problem when everyone else runs away, that’s in our DNA, that’s what we do,” he said.
“So the idea that we should stop and take a break because we’re tired, because we’re fatigued, because we’re having trouble, is so foreign to police.”
In 2004, high-profile officer Steve Leach, 51, took his own life in a soundproof weapons storage room at Parramatta police station. As reported by The Sydney Morning Herald, he was on sick leave when he entered the building and was discovered by another officer.
Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Leach died in 2004. Picture: Jeff Herbert
Detective Senior Sergeant Leach was celebrated as the prominent homicide detective who arrested serial killer Ivan Milat in 1994. He was also involved in the investigation into the 1986 disappearance of Bondi schoolgirl Samantha Knight.
Prior to his death, he had applied for his pension after he was hurt on duty while seconded to the European War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague.
According to his colleagues, his death was not expected, The Age reports.
The then NSW Police Commissioner Ken Moroney described his death as a “terrible tragedy”.
“Detective Sergeant Leach was a highly respected officer with 35 years experience and had been involved in some of the state’s most high-profile homicide investigations,” he said.
Detective Steve Leach pictured here with Shirley Soire, the sister of Ivan Milat. Picture: Troy Bendeich
More than a decade onwards, the suicide of former police officer Ashley Bryant triggered a coronial inquest in 2017 which found that a post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and alcoholism brought on by the extreme stresses of his work were key factors in his death.
In December 2013, the 44-year-old drove to a national park in the Byron Bay hinterlands where he ultimately died. Prior to his death, the father-of-three had made a triple-zero call where told the operator that he was “about to take my own life”.
“I suffer post traumatic stress disorder … I can no longer live with the pain. I want this to go to the coroner,” he said in the record call that was played a this inquest,” he said.
“There needs to be more done, more things put in place for what happens.”
Ashley Bryant made a triple-zero call in the moments before his death. Picture: Supplied
His death came a year after he was discharged from the police on medical grounds. Attempts to apply for a ‘hurt on duty pension’ also forced Mr Bryant to relive his traumas, before he was denied a full pension.
This was after two psychiatrists under the Police Superannuation Scheme determined that he could still work again, if he retrained for less stressful work, The Daily Telegraph reported.
During the inquest, his widow Deborah Bryant said the pressure of trying to apply for the pension exacerbated his PTSD, that led him to drink.
“It was the pressure of all the assessments that he had to undergo that made it too stressful for him that, unfortunately, led him back to alcohol. He never recovered from it,” she told reporters.
Ashley Bryant’s wife Deborah Bryant said the stress of reliving his traumas while attempting to apply for a pension drove him to excessive drinking. Picture: Richard Dobson
Startling research from Beyond Blue in 2018 also found that a first responder dies by suicide every six weeks. The mental health and wellbeing support organisation found that police and emergency services workers are more than twice as likely to experience high or very high rates of psychological distress compared to the general population.
Those who had spent more than 10 years in their jobs were also more than twice as likely to experience psychological distress and were six times more likely to experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Hardened detective who was shot dead inside a police station is from a highly respected cop family and he cracked one of Australia’s biggest murder cases: ‘A steely determination for justice’
Colleagues found Detective Sergeant Adam Child dead at Ermington station
The accomplished cop has been remembered for his kindness in the role
He was part of the Homicide Squad and had a hand in solving tough murders
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A top detective found dead inside his police station is from a highly regarded law enforcement family and solved some of Sydney‘s toughest cases in a two-decade career with the homicide squad.
Shocked colleagues discovered Detective Sergeant Adam Child dead from a gunshot wound inside a room at Ermington police station, in Sydney’s west, about 12.30pm on Monday.
The 46-year-old father, who worked in the force alongside his wife, has been remembered as ‘one of the finest humans and detectives’ by relatives of murder victims whose cases he helped solve.
Police do not believe Mr Child’s death was suspicious. He was on duty at the time and a police-issued firearm was used in the incident.
Friends and former colleagues have expressed horror at learning of the father-of-two’s untimely death and questioned what support services were in place.
‘I am just heartbroken. [Adam] was one of the finest humans and detectives,’ said one woman, who met Mr Child when he was assigned to the case of her loved one.
She added Mr Child would be remembered for his ‘compassion and steely determination for justice’.
He was publicly involved in the investigation into murdered mother Jody Galante, and was praised by her relatives for his kindness and dogged search for the truth.
The case was the subject of an Australian Story episode in 2008 which featured Mr Child, as he explained the steps he took to solve the murder and put Mrs Galante’s husband, Mark, behind bars for 27 years.
‘Adam Child and Anthony Agnew were so caring, they knew they were asking us to do hard things,’ Mrs Galante’s mother Julie-Anne Hand said at the time.
Mr Child had suspicions Mrs Galante’s husband was responsible for her death but did not have enough evidence to make an arrest.
He asked her family to continue publicly supporting him while the investigation was ongoing to lull him into a false sense of security.
Almost two months later, he asked them to help clear out Mrs Galante’s daughter’s belongings from the house, noting ‘she wouldn’t be going back there’.
Following Galante’s arrest, the 27-year-old pleaded guilty to his wife’s murder and was sentenced to 27 years imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 20 years.
Mrs Galante’s family could not praise Mr Child enough for his work on the case.
The homicide squad in NSW leads the response to major criminal investigations, including murders, suspicious deaths, critical incidents and coronial inquiries.
Mr Child has been commended for his role in countless investigations over his 20-year career.
‘I’m so sick at heart right now, the ripple affect of the loss of Adam will be felt by many families today, his own family and the his family in Blue,’ one friend said.
‘It’s a very sad day. Adam was a good man and detective… Rest well brother.’
Mr Child was usually based at the Parramatta head office but was stationed at Ermington while working on an active investigation in the region.
A critical incident has been declared as part of standard procedures within NSW Police when an employee dies in the vicinity of other officers.
NSW Police said in a statement Mr Child’s colleagues and all officers at Ermington station will be offered support to deal with the grief and shock.
Mr Child’s death is the latest in a string of tragic police deaths in recent years.
Just two years ago in November 2020, Sergeant Matthew Theoklis died by suicide at the Sydney Police Centre in Surry Hills.
Between 2017 and 2019, a further five Australian Federal Police officers took their own lives on the job.
A 24-hour trauma response hotline was established in NSW and 1,200 officers were trained as part of a state-wide peer support program.
RIP, sorry you couldn’t stick around mate! Sounds like you did a lot of good in your life! Thanks for being a good man, copper and Aussie! Thoughts are with family and friends in this extremely sad time!
It reads to me Adam was there to help many people but unfortunate no one was able to help Adam. May Adam Rest In Peace and Adam’s family find comfort and understanding within. My thoughts are with you
Why do we always lose the good people too early ? I wish he had spoken to someone because he clearly is a man of ethics and hard work and a champion of the victims. He is the kind of policeman we always want to have in the force. So sad for his family of police, wife and children. We need to honour police more than we do, in a public way.
Spate of deaths in police forces across Australia
Steps have been taken within police forces across the nation to improve mental health support services for serving officers following a spate of suicides among serving and former cops.
In the span of two years, five Australian Federal Police officers tragically died by suicide in the workplace, prompting overhauls to firearm rules.
Previously, officers were able to check out their guns even while they were off duty, but the new restrictions meant they would need a reason to take their weapons.
Last year, two serving West Australian police officers died in the span of a fortnight.
Just two years ago in November 2020, Sergeant Matthew Theoklis died by suicide at the Sydney Police Centre in Surry Hills.
A 24-hour trauma response hotline was established in NSW and 1,200 officers were trained as part of a state-wide peer support program.
‘It’s not uncommon, and that’s the scary thing,’ a serving police officer told Daily Mail Australia.
‘At the end of the day, it’s a high pressure job and when you combine that with stresses that aren’t work related, it can really add up.’
A detective has been found dead inside a police station in Sydney’s north-west.
The 46-year-old detective sergeant was on duty when he was found dead by colleagues inside a room at Ermington Police Station about 12:30pm on Monday.
NSW Police revealed initial inquiries suggest there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.
The Daily Telegraph has reported the man died after a “shooting incident” and early investigations suggest the officer was shot with a police-issued firearm.
Detectives have launched a critical incident investigation into the man’s death.
“The 46-year-old detective sergeant from a specialist command was on-duty at the time and initial inquiries suggest there are no suspicious circumstances,” a statement from NSW Police read.
“A critical incident investigation has been launched by detectives from South West Metropolitan Region, who will prepare a report for the Coroner.
“The investigation will also be reviewed by the Professional Standards Command and independently oversighted by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC).”
Support services have been made available to the man’s colleagues, the officers who found him and those who were in the station at the time.
The death comes less than two years after another police officer took his own life at the Sydney Police Centre in Surry Hills.
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BOB is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
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FRIDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2010 FAIRFIELD POLICE / 34 DIVISION (including Cabramatta Police) INAUGURAL POLICE REUNION HELD AT THE CABRAVALE DIGGERS CLUB. BOB McDONAGH, JOHN DORSETT, TREVOR TOBIN
FRIDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2010 FAIRFIELD POLICE / 34 DIVISION (including Cabramatta Police) INAUGURAL POLICE REUNION HELD AT THE CABRAVALE DIGGERS CLUB. BOB McDONAGH
FRIDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2010 FAIRFIELD POLICE / 34 DIVISION (including Cabramatta Police) INAUGURAL POLICE REUNION HELD AT THE CABRAVALE DIGGERS CLUB. JOHN DORSETT ( # 9498 ), IVAN LEACH ( # 12892 ), SAM HAKOS ( # 16909 ), STEVE PACKER ( # 16225 ), NORM TATTERSALL ( # 10633 ), ALAN MOULE ( # 12712 ), BOB McDONAGH ( # 8565 )
TUESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2010 FUNERAL FOR RETIRED 1st CLASS SERGEANT ELWIN “NED” GEORGE WOOLASTON AT THE FOREST LAWN CEMETERY, CAMDEN VALLEY WAY, LEPPINGTON.
TREVOR CARROLL, ?, ?, CHIEF SUPT. MARK SWEENEY ( # 19997 ), BOB McDONAGH.
TUESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2010 FUNERAL FOR RETIRED 1st CLASS SERGEANT ELWIN “NED” GEORGE WOOLASTON AT THE FOREST LAWN CEMETERY, CAMDEN VALLEY WAY, LEPPINGTON.
RETIRED POLICE FROM CABRAMATTA & FAIRFIELD: TREVOR CARROLL, BOB McDONOUGH, ALAN MOLE, GREG CALLANDER, JOHN DORSETT.
TUESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2010 FUNERAL FOR RETIRED 1st CLASS SERGEANT ELWIN “NED” GEORGE WOOLASTON AT THE FOREST LAWN CEMETERY, CAMDEN VALLEY WAY, LEPPINGTON.
( L – R ) DENNIS MORGAN ( # 10878 or 13254 ), TREVOR CARROLL ( # 20224 ), BOB McDONOUGH ( # 8565 ), NORM TATTERSALL ( # 16627 ), ALAN MOULE ( # 12712 ), GREG CALLANDER ( # 17463 ), JOHN DORSETT ( # 9498 )
( L – R ): Col PATEMAN ( # 16846 ), Warren McDONALD ( # ????? ), Sgt Don PATERSON ( # 9183 ), Bob McDONAGH ( # 8565 ), Bruce McKEACHIE ( # 6785 ), Trevor TOBIN ( # 14323 ) taken early 1980s in the meal room at the old Fairfield Police station, Smart St, Fairfield, NSW.
Rooster #475 Robert ‘Bob’ McDonagh passed away this morning. Played 55 First Grade games 1957-61. Front Row partner of Jack Gibson 1961 GF vs St George. Highly respected Police Sargent in Campbelltown for many years. Survived by wife Dorothy. RIP
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Tragedy has again befallen on our Manly Community.
With great sadness, MWRLFC have been advised that George McTaggart (player #168) has passed away.
George was a Local Junior from Collaroy and played at Centre and Wing between 1960–70, debuting in First Grade in 1965. George played in both Reserve Grade Grand Finals in 1968 and 1969, winning the latter as Captain.
MWRLFC would like to pass on our condolences to George’s family and friends. #GoManly #SeaEagleFlyingHigh
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Funeral Parlour: Michael Hanley’s Funeral Home, ?
Buried at: Forbes Lawn Cemetery, NSW
Grave Location: Plot ?, Sect ? Row ?
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BILL is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
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Here is Anthony Trevor Golland’s obituary. Please accept Echovita’s sincere condolences.
We are sad to announce that on June 10, 2022 we had to say goodbye to Anthony Trevor Golland (Gunnedah, New South Wales). Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Anthony Trevor Golland to show support.
He was loved and cherished by many people including : his daughters, Tania (Warren) and Melissa (Jim); and his grandchildren, Adam, Miranda, Jessica, Joseph, Keira, Liam, Zoe and Eva.
A funeral service was held on Friday, June 17th 2022 at 10:00 AM at the Edlen Chapel (111-127 Wandobah Rd, Gunnedah NSW 2380).
Passed away peacefully on
Friday 10th June, 2022
At Lundie House
Aged 81 years
Dearly loved husband of Patricia
Loving father & father-in-law of Tania & Warren and Melissa & Jim
Cherished Pa to Adam & Miranda, Jessica & Joseph, Keira and Liam and great Pa to Zoe and Eva
The relatives and friends of the Late Anthony Golland are respectfully invited to attend his funeral.
The service is appointed to commence at 10am on Friday 17th June, 2022 in the Edlen Chapel, Wandobah Road Gunnedah. Thence for interment in Memorial Park Lawn Cemetery.
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Sadly posting today that Dad , Bob Cooley passed away yesterday at 89 Years of age at his Gold Coast Home.
Many of you knew Dad, and of his huge zest for life.
We will miss him dearly.
Matt
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Chooky, my love, you were bigger than life itself, leaving your mark on every single person you met. I will do my best to honour your legacy, to focus on the mission in front of me, to stand strong in my truth and power and to put my own troubles aside to help others, especially when I cannot help myself.
You will be so deeply and dearly missed by so many my love, but you would want us to celebrate your incredible life and all of the good times that we were fortunate enough to share. I am at least comforted knowing that you are reunited with your beautiful Mum.
Saying goodbye to a love like ours is the hardest thing I think I’ll ever have to do. I will always love you, to the moon and back. Xo
Constable Christopher John Fowler
Constable Christopher John Fowler was awarded a Bronze Medal for actions involving a house fire at Windella Downs on the 4th September 2004.
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If you see someone without a smile – give them one of yours
AKA Byrnesy
Late of ?
“possible” relation in ‘the job’: ?
Brother of Maxwell Raymond BYRNES, NSWPF # 16118 ( RIP ) ( Aged 56 )
NSW Police Training Centre – Redfern – ” possibly ” Started with Class # 094 – Finished with Class # 106 ( who were ‘Sworn In’ on Monday 4 April 1966 )
NSW Police Cadet # 1792
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 11787
Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy as a Police Cadet on Monday 29 October 1962 ( aged 15 years, 7 months, 7 days )
Probationary Constable- appointed 22 March 1966 ( aged 19 years, 0 months, 0 days )
Constable – appointed 22 March 1967
Constable 1st Class – appointed 22 March 1971
Detective – appointed 5 September 1975 ( YES )
Senior Constable – appointed 22 March 1975
Does NOT appear in the 1985 ‘ Stud Book ‘
Final Rank: = Detective Senior Constable
Stations: Cadet: HQ – ( 20 Division ), ProCst: Auburn ( late 1960s – early 1970s )( 9 Division )( in 1967 he was promoted to the rank of Corporal with the NASHOS and went to the War in Vietnam for 12 months ), Returned to Auburn on GDs for another two years, Blacktown ( CIB )( 27 Division ), CIB Sydney ( 20 Division )( ? – 1980 ), Lecturer at Redfern Police Academy ( 1982 – 1984 )( Law & Procedure ) – Resigned 8 April 1984
Service: From 29 October 1962to8 April 1984 = 21 years, 5 months, 10 days Service
After leaving the employ of NSW Police Force & moving to Hervey Bay, Qld, Keith worked on a Milk Run working 7 days a week.
Keith and the family later moved to the Gold Coast, Qld.
Keith joined the Queensland Police Force where he was ‘Sworn In’ as a Constable in 1990 – Gold Coast GDs – Retiring, aged 60 ( 2007 ) = 17 years Service with QPol.
Service name: Australian Regular Army ( National Service )
Service number: 2788638
Rank: Corporal 1967 – Rifleman then Military Policeman
Unit Name: 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, 9 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 1 Div. Provo Company, Australian Forces Vietnam Provo Company, Eastern Command Personnel Depot – Watsons Bay, NSW – Discharge.
Date of birth:
Place of birth:
Date of intake: 7 February 1968
Date of exit: 6 February 1970
Total Days:
NS Training: ?
National Service: Vietnam – 12 months
Follow Up Training:?
Basic Training: ?
Next of Kin: ?
Medals: Australian Active Service Medal – 1945 – 1975 – Clasp – Vietnam,
the Vietnam Medal,
the Australian Defence Medal,
the Anniversary of National Service Medal – 1951 – 1972,
the Vietnamese Campaign Medal,
the Return from Active Service Badge.
Police Awards: National Medal – granted23 October 1981 ( Det SenCon )
1st Clasp to National Medal –granted30 July 1998 ( SenCon )
NSW Police Medal – with 2nd Clasp
Retirement / Leaving age: = 37 years, 0 months, 17 days ( NSWPF only )
Time in Retirement from Police: 38 years, 2 months, 9 days ( NSWPF only )
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My deepest sympathies to Lucy and family. Keith was a true gentleman and a wonderful man. He was a real character and made everyone laugh and feel special. I will always appreciate and remember his sage advice not only about policing but about life in general. He was a one of a kind and he will be deeply missed by many people.
Vale Byrnesy.
Tony Wheeler
Condolences to Lucy and all of of Keith’s family.
Keith and I met at the Qld Academy in 1990. I was about ten tears younger than Byrnesy, but he, Martin Cook and I were probably still senior to most of the other probationaries, so a bond developed between us.
(Bruce Willett will have memories of that I’m sure.)
As a live-in at the Academy, probably the highlight of most days was starting by sharing breakfast in the canteen with Byrnsey and Cooky. The “entertainment” was usually provided by Probationary Keith Byrnes.
As I’ve heard from Bruce today, and Liz, Keith was a story teller. Embellishment was sometimes apparent, but mostly it added to the mood and enjoyment of the story.
I only saw Keith once since Academy days. How I wish there were more times. Bruce, you did a great job. Have a good time up there in the big pub Byrnsey!
Maureen &Joe Fawcett
To Lucy and family Joe and I were so very sad to hear of Keith’s passing, he always had a smile and a laugh when we met him in the park at Evans Head what a joy it was to know both of you we never did finish that last game of euchre.
Last year nearly to the day we visited Keith at Fern Bay you had to go to your band that day what a great memory that will be for Joe and myself…Sending gods blessing you and your wider family.
Maureen and Joe
Betty Hooper
Sincerest condolences Lucy and family on the loss of your beloved Keith. Have fondest memories of him from Evans Head. He fought the fight bravely Now he can rest in peace
Les and Betty Hooper
Marg Wyllie, Susie, Tony, Chris and Families
Our heartfelt condolences to Lucy, Matt, Glenda and family.
Keith was very much loved by our family and we have many fond memories all together.
He will be missed by all ????
Kathryn and Paul Woods
Keith was a great neighbour and friend who always had time for a chat and a laugh. He called me (Kathryn) the sheriff of Dunkeith Av as I always kept an eye on him when Lucy was away!! His favourite quote was “Never buy a tool that your neighbour has”.
A lovely person who will be sincerely missed.
Thinking of you all at this time.
Love Kathryn and Paul❤️
Arch and Judy
The world is a poorer place without Keith. A great bloke and a credit to his country.
Condolences to Lucy and Family.
Love Arch and Judy
Tammy Cain
Condolences to Lucy, Matthew, Glenda, George, Jerah & family.
Thinking of you all.
Love the Cain family
Rosie Foubister
Thanks mate for your friendship over the years – it was always appreciated.
You’re a true gentleman and the loveliest of men.
Condolences to you Lucy and your family, take care, and Rest in Peace now Keith.
Paul Glock
Thank you Byrnesy, for being a mate and a champion bloke.
Sincere condolences from my family to Lucy and family.
The world is now a lesser place.
RIP my friend.
Bruce Mohr
Keith and I worked together in the 1970’s we have shared a friendship since then – he will be long remembered – Deepest condolences Lucy and family – Keith, my friend rest in peace mate
Noela Chapman Hedberg
Thanks for your friendship my class mate from 1966. RIP.
Stuart Sandford
Keith was a true gentleman and one of those rare folk you came across that not only provided sage advice but he genuinely cared to listen to others about literally anything.
A kind hearted soul and a true friend and colleague.
RIP Keith and condolences to Lucy and family.
Paul Hudson
Thanks for your friendship Keith.
God Bless from an old class mate.
Joe Jaramazovic
Deepest condolences Lucy and family, was lucky enough to speak with KB one last time couple of weeks ago.
Such a real gentle man and very much missed.
Rest in Peace KB!
Sasha Finney
Byrnesy was a true gentleman and a special friend.
RIP and I will have a beer and a ciggie for you……………..
Helen and Bob Purvis
All our love to you and the family Lucy Our deepest sympathy at this time RIP Keith We have so many good memories of times on the Gold Coast
Stephen Pyne
Deepest condolences to Lucy and the family.
Keith was a great bloke and will be missed by all.
Rest In Peace my friend.
Jenny Guy & Colin Morley
Dear Lucy, Matt, Glenda, extended family & friends Thinking of you all today as you say farewell to Keith.
What a courageous battle he fought.
Hoping you find peace as Keith is now at rest.
Hold on to all your treasured memories
Kind Regards & Condolences
Love Jen & Col Villa 39
David Austin
A great loss to all.
A fine man and a great work colleague.
Have fond memories of working beside Keith through thick and thin and having a laugh and a beer.
Will be sorely missed.
Vale Keith
Lynne Rosengreen
Lucy, so sorry for your loss.
Keith was a great guy to work with at Surfers Paradise.
Good memories.
He will be missed.
Barbara Wrigley
My deepest sympathies to you Lucy, Glenda and Matthew.
Sorry I could not be there today to say farewell to Keith.
He will be sadly missed by all. ????
Tj Geoghegan
What a great man. He taught me so much about people, policing and, well, life really.
I loved having a beer with him and hearing about Diggers latest bird antics!
He always listened with genuine interest … and that cheeky wink fixed any problem!
He will always be remembered with the greatest fondness.
Sending loving thoughts and hugs to you Lucy.
Tj.
Julie
Dear Lucy – Sending our love and hugs at this sad time.
Keep all those special memories of Keith close to your heart.
Love to you all
Dom, Jules, Katie and Em xx
Nev Hearn
Hi Lucy, Sorry for your loss.
Keith was such a great bloke, a pleasure to work with but more as a mate.
Sorry I couldn’t be there so please accept my deepest sympathies
Terry Willett
Lucy, Matt & Glenda, so sorry we cannot be with you to farewell KB.
Our love and deepest sympathy.
Tex, Cristina, and the boys.
Terry Ford and Susan Ford
One of lifes true gentleman.
Always had time for a chat and a laugh.
He will be missed.
Brad Miller
A good man Keith BYRNES.
Chapeau mate.
Ken Anderson
Keith was a true gentleman and a fine Police Officer who shone a positive light upon all those whose path he crossed.
He was a valued and respected mentor for all members of Class 188, NSW Police Academy, Redfern, 1982.
Sincere condolences to his family and friends on their sad loss.
Whilst Keith might now be gone, his light still glows brightly to all who knew him.
RIP
Justin Percival
Like me, Keith was fighting cancer. He gave me a lot of strength when we used to speak on the phone during my treatment.
He was a real old school bloke.
His word was his bond and he will be missed by me and many others.
RIP Keith
John Drummond.
Very sad to hear the passing of Keith, was a fine policeman at the old Auburn police Station – Rawson and Station roads, was spotless in his dress and excellent touch typist.
Was a family with his late brother Max and his father and The late Sergeant Mooney. O.I.C of the station.
Scott Kerrigan
So sorry to hear that Keith has passed away. Such great memories of him working at Surfers Paradise.
A rostered shift with Keith was one always to look forward to.
A great gentleman.
Condolences to Lucy and the family.
Colin McLEAN
Condolences from the McLEAN’s to Lucy and the family.
Working with Keith was one of my favourite memories of working at Surfers Paradise in the 1990’s.
Philip Hinshelwood
Deepest condolences to Lucy and family from Phil Hinshelwood and Family, and all from Class 188 of the New South Wales Police Academy Redfern (1982) ????.
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