Peter John STARLING, 74 old, former Regd. No. 16172, a member of the Brisbane and Northern Suburbs Branch.
Peter passed away on 25/12/2013 and his funeral is proposed to be held 11am on Friday 3 January, 2014 to be held at the Chapel of Gregson and Waite Funeral Directors, 5 Gregson Place, CALOUNDRA, QLD. (Located next to the Court House)
Lynette passed away on 28/12/2013 and her funeral is proposed to be held at 11am on Friday 3rd January at Castlebrook Crematorium, Windsor Road, ROUSE HILL.
With regret I advise the death of Andrew WALLIS, 63 old, former Regd. No. 2217, a former member of the RPA.
Andrew passed away on 29/12/2013 and his funeral is proposed to be held at 2pm on Tuesday 7th Instant at the South Chapel, Woronora Cemetery, SUTHERLAND.
Funeral location: Our Lady of the Way Catholic Church, 11th Ave, Palm Beach, Qld
Buried at: ?
Memorial at:
Alan WENDT, 64 old, Regd. # 15701, passed away after a long fight with cancer on Sunday 16 June 2013 in the Pindara Hospital, Qld, and was a member of the Retired Police Association.
Alan’s funeral was held at 11am on Friday 21 June 2013 at Our Lady of the Way Catholic Church, 11th Ave, Palm Beach, Qld with Police Padre Father Columba conducting the service.
May Alan forever Rest In Peace.
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In Picture: Reg HALL, Alan WENDT, Harry BRAIN outside of Darlinghurst Police Station with the Police Truck 3/1
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Alan Lindsay Wendt. NSW Police Sgt (Ret)
Born in Sydney, NSW, Australia on 20 February 1949
Passed away in Pindara Hospital Gold Coast, Australia on 16 June 2013
Late of Rosebank Court, Tallebudgera Qld.4228
Aged 64 years
Much loved and adored husband of Therese
Father of Danielle, Kylie and Ben
Father-in-law of Dave and Ed
Pop of Luke, Bray, Josh, Ewan, Declan, Natalie, Lachlan, Spencer, Finn and Leo
Loved brother of Lynne and uncle of Mark and Simon
Much loved by the MacRae family.
A Poppy for Poppy. We will never forget you Dad. You truly were a wonderful man and my heart hurts every day for missing you.
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I was so blessed to have you as my Dad. I love you and miss you every single day. I love you Dad xxxx
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I was so blessed to have you as my Dad. I love you and miss you every single day. I love you Dad xxxx
Died: 24 December 2013 – Goulburn Base Hospital, NSW.
LYNN JOHN COX (Rt SGT of NT Police)
Aged 70 years
Passed away on 24 December 2013 at Goulburn Base Hospital, NSW.
He will forever be remembered by his dearly loved wife Raelene and children Lindy, Andrew, Roslyn and Jamie and their families.
A much loved pop to his grandchildren Freya and Tamera and his extended family.
Always In Our Hearts
Lynn’s family and friends are invited to attend His Funeral Service commencing at 1.00pm, Tuesday 31 December 2013 at Craig’s Hill Crematorium Chapel, 63 Middle Arm Road, Goulburn.
W.A. Police Union of Workers. Members are invited to attend the Funeral Service for our late retired member Henry HOOFT ( 4074 ) at the Busselton Funeral Centre, 105 Buessell Highway, Busselton, W.A., on Friday 27 December, 2013 at 1pm.
HOOFT:
WA Police Union of Workers. Members are invited to attend the Funeral Service for our late retired member Henry HOOFT (4073) at the Busselton Funeral Centre, 105 Bussell Highway, BUSSELTON on FRIDAY (27.12.2013) at 1:00pm.
– See more at: http://www.westannouncements.com.au/obituaries/thewest-au/obituary.aspx?n=henry-hooft&pid=168736633&eid=sp_ommatch&eid=sp_ommatch#sthash.FbVRtQyO.dpuf
Lizzy BEDELIS – Civilian Support Officer
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Elizabeth ‘Lizzy’ BEDELIS
New South Wales Police – Civilian Support Officer
Harbourside
47 old
Cancer
Tuesday 24 December 2013
Elizabeth ‘Lizzy’ BEDELIS receives the 15 Year Lapel Pin to the NSW Police Medallion.
Elizabeth ‘Lizzy’ BEDELIS
Lizzy BEDELIS, 47 old, worked at Harbourside Local Area Command, NSW, as a General Support Officer ( Civilian ) and passed away on Tuesday 24 December 2013, as a result of cancer.
She leaves behind her 20 year old son, Con, who has a severe disability.
Lizzy worked at Kings Cross Police Station for many years and in September, 2013, was awarded the 15 Year Lapel Pin to the NSW Police Medallion.
May Lizzy forever Rest In Peace.
Jayne WILSON – Salvation Army, Wollongong
| 03/01/2014
Jayne WILSON
Salvation Army, Wollongong Corps.
Cancer
December 2013
a strong supporter of Police in the Illawarra
Jayne Wilson, community program manager at The Salvation Army Wollongong. (Photo: Shairon Paterson)
Earlier this year, while the Salvation Army’s Jayne Wilson was on a hospital bed getting chemotherapy for her cancer, she saved someone’s life.
It’s an example of how Mrs Wilson, who died of cancer in Wollongong Hospital on Christmas afternoon, would happily give her time to help others, whether it be through her work with the Salvation Army in Wollongong, as the police chaplain for Lake Illawarra or as a celebrant.
One day in August, when she was about to start a session of chemotherapy, she received a call on her mobile phone from a woman on Bulli Tops who was contemplating ending her life.
While treatment to try and save her own life began, Mrs Wilson stayed on the phone and talked the woman out of jumping then arranged for her to see other people who could help.
That woman who was on the phone is still alive and had met Mrs Wilson to thank her.
‘‘That’s the kind of woman she was,’’ said Salvation Army spokesman Bill Simpson.
‘‘In that circumstance, she had every right to say: ‘Look, I can’t do this. I’m about to have chemotherapy’, but she didn’t, she still spoke to the woman and did what had to be done.
‘‘We regarded her as a saint; she was quite remarkable.’’
That woman was one of many people touched by Mrs Wilson’s gentle heart, most of whom she helped through her work at the Salvation Army.
With a hospitality background, she first joined the Salvation Army shortly after it moved into the old Cleo’s Nightclub in Burelli Street.
There was a working bistro and kitchen and Mrs Wilson came on board to run a hospitality training program for unemployed people.
She noticed that many of those people had addiction issues and soon started an addiction counselling service to help them – but she didn’t stop there.
‘‘She noticed there was a lot of assistance for people with addiction issues but little for the families of the people who were in addiction,’’ Mr Simpson said.
‘‘So she started something that was quite new at the time. She started running support programs for the children of people in addiction, the partners and the parents, and the grandparents.’’
That was the known as the First Floor Restoration Program, which has since been replicated by the Salvation Army in Sydney, Canberra and Canada.
Salvation Army Wollongong Captain Ray Lotty said Mrs Wilson felt helping others was very important.
‘‘She was certainly a modest person but she did realise that the work that she was doing was work that was given to her by God and therefore was very important,’’ Captain Lotty said.
‘‘I can remember quite vividly Jayne saying that, for every person that is trapped in the cycle of addiction, there are 46 others that are also affected, and we’re here for all of them.’’
Mrs Wilson had been fighting cancer for nearly two years but had finished her treatment several months ago and returned to work.
She was on long-service leave and had just returned from a holiday with her husband, Vince, last week when she was feeling unwell and went back into hospital.
Captain Lotty said that Mrs Wilson’s death had come as quite a shock to those who knew her.
‘‘The people I’ve spoken to, that’s the words they’ve used – absolutely shocked,’’ Captain Lotty said.
‘‘I only spoke with her and prayed with her the evening before and Jayne is a real fighter – so it was quite a shock.’’
He said she would be remembered as ‘‘a lady that encouraged not only people with her words but with her life’’ and that her work would live on at the Salvos.
He said in one way she had left a hole but in another way her legacy would live on in the lives of her team through the encouragement and training she gave.
… She came to see me later and said, ‘it was amazing to think that I was on the telephone … and you were saving my life while you were on a drip to save yours’.
As Jayne Wilson, community program manager at The Salvation Army Wollongong Corps, sat in hospital receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer, her phone rang. On the other end was a woman threatening to take her own life.
Despite her own health issues, Jane calmly talked the woman through her crisis and arranged support. She says that experience showed her clearly that service to God “is a lifetime tenure, no matter the circumstances”.
For more than 15 years, Jayne has overseen the establishment and then development of The Salvation Army’s First Floor Restoration Program in Wollongong.
The service offers support for those in addiction, for families with a member in addiction, plus a range of other services including employment training and support for those released from prison.
Jayne is also chaplain to the Lake Illawarra Command of NSW Police, has helped establish a support program for emergency services personnel, and played a key role in a number of pilot programs with agencies including the Department of Corrective Services.
Jayne spent her early years working in the hospitality industry. As her seven children got older, she began studying and training with organisations such as Drug Arm and Teen Challenge, working with people in addiction until a door opened to support chaplaincy work in a prison.
“I worked with two people [who’d been in addiction] for 18 months and they stayed clean,” she says. “But one night they … committed a really bad crime.
“I rang the [prison] chaplain and asked if he’d look out for them, and when he said no I was shocked. But then he said, ‘it’s about time you churchy people got out of your churches and looked after them yourself’. So I said, ‘well you get me in and I’ll come’.”
The experiences she had in that environment were life changing and provided a deep foundation for her later work at First Floor.
Jayne says at times she is humbled at the thousands of lives saved and changed through the Army’s Wollongong centre, plus the dedication and unique skills of the First Floor staff. “God is just amazing,” she says.
Our great friend, Jayne Wilson has been called to her eternal home. Our love, care and prayerful support goes to her husband Vincent and her family. Thank you for sharing her with us.
Envoy Jayne Wilson, you gave of yourself unstintingly for others. You were a blessing to so many.
You were loved by so many. Your family included your own and the rest of society, because you adopted us all.
You truly followed wherever your Lord led you. You gave of yourself to all who were in need of your counsel and care. You set the pace for the rest of us.
To know you was to love you as a true friend and to be challenged by you passion for people facing very difficult situations.
I thank God for every interaction with you. The many hours on the Corps Building Committe for 8 years. Your personal friendship and the thoughts and concepts you produced.
You were God’s Gift to The Salvation Army. You have been faithful to your calling. God has blessed your ministry to so many here in Australia & in Canada.
My last conversation with you was on Christmas Eve at Wollongong Hospital.
Thank you for everything.
Bryan Joseph BINNS
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Bryan Joseph BINNS
( late of Merrylands )
New South Wales Police Force
[alert_yellow]Regd. # 7953[/alert_yellow]
Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 1 February 1955
Senior Constable – appointed 1 February 1966
Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 3 April 1978
Chief Inspector – appointed 27 April 1988
Retired
Stations: ?, North Central Division,
Service: From? ? pre February 1955to? ? 1988 / 89= 34+ years of Service
Awards: No find on It’s An Honour
Born: 22 July 1933
Died on: 15 December 2013
Cause: ?
Age: 80
Funeral date: 19 December 2013 @ md
Funeral location: North Chapel, Pinegrove Memorial Gardens, Great Western Highway, MINCHINBURY.
Buried at: ?
Memorial at: ?
[alert_blue]BRYAN is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance[/alert_blue] * NOT JOB RELATED
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Bryan Joseph BINNS, 80 old, former Regd. No. 7953, a non-member of Merrylands, NSW.
Bryan passed away on 15/12/2013 and his funeral is proposed to be held at 12midday on Thursday 19th Instant at the North Chapel, Pinegrove Memorial Gardens, Great Western Highway, MINCHINBURY.
