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Gizmo Admin Group  Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5078 |
Today I received the email I didnt want to get, but knew was coming, earlier than I expected. Gill died on the 15 May 2009. Information from owners of property where he lived. He lived at the base of what is known as the Pyramid ( mountain) just south of Gordonavle and the Mulgrave River. I will leave it up to make the anouncement on your site. He will be missed by his family and all of us freedom fighters as he refused to bend to their ficticious system. He would not even accept the pension as it was not paid in cash. I think the health care was also rejected as he was not about to conceede that they owned him like a slave. Regards Greg Tudehope I know he will be sadly missed by many members of this community. His contributions to this site and RE were many and will always be appreciated. Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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| Gizmo Admin Group Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5078 |
Now I think, I'm hoping, this was the great Gill. 
The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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oztules Guru  Joined: 26/07/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1686 |
The room seems a little emptier all of a sudden. I'm shocked and saddened......... RIP Gill ........oztules Village idiot...or... just another hack out of his depth |
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vasi Guru Joined: 23/03/2007 Location: RomaniaPosts: 1697 |
My eyes are in tears .. Hobbit name: Togo Toadfoot of Frogmorton Elvish name: Mablung Miriel Beyound Arduino Lang |
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Craig Newbie  Joined: 20/01/2009 Location: United StatesPosts: 3 |
He will be greatly missed |
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| brucedownunder2 Guru Joined: 14/09/2005 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1548 |
Sadly missed,, I used to work on the radio station at gordonvale and probably passed his house every day ,remember well "The Pyramid" will go back and read some of his postings. Bruce Bushboy |
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| KiwiJohn Guru Joined: 01/12/2005 Location: New ZealandPosts: 691 |
I am sorry to see you have left us Gill and may I offer my condolences to all your friends and family. If we ever need a postcard image your picture beside the ute would have to be top of the list. Rest in peace. |
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| Gizmo Admin Group Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5078 |
I want to leave Gill as a active member of the forum, he will always have his place here. I didn't want the forum sending emails to his email address anymore, so I went into his email notify preferences and unticked all the forum posts he had subscribed to. Now that was a difficult thing to do, very heavy on the heart. Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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DaViD Senior Member  Joined: 14/01/2009 Location: United StatesPosts: 120 |
May he be at peace and his blades always spin If your not living on the edge your taking up to much space! |
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| philb Regular Member  Joined: 05/07/2008 Location: United StatesPosts: 96 |
You can hear a pin drop in that room. I will remember his help and enthusiasm with the projects on this board. RIP Gill philb |
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Steve9R Regular Member Joined: 24/01/2006 Location: AustraliaPosts: 72 |
wow... that has really given me a shock.. the last thing you expect to read about... RIP Gill.. condolences to his family.. Steve |
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Trev Guru Joined: 15/07/2006 Location: AustraliaPosts: 640 |
What a shock! I don't think I can say anymore than has already been said. We all on this forum develop a friendship, even though we never actually meet. This forum is the club to helping each other gain some form of freedom. The information and being social, though miles apart, has been great. Thanks heaps Gill. I have a poster on my bedroom wall. It say's "if you love someone, let them know". Gill, it is ashame you can't read these post's. I would like to move a motion in the boardroom that we all start saying how we appreciate each other before they die. All in favour say..........to someone. I will start by picking Bruce (downunder)... I really apreciate your posts. I love the way you can crack a joke. I love the way you experiment and discover great things and share the information with everyone, even when things go wrong. This is not to say I don't appreciate all other members. This just might help those marginal to stay as members. I miss the posts from Ross W. Though Gordon is very similar. A lot of expertise, muchly appreciated. Lets see if this thread can become longer than the capacitors, just appreciating each other in some way. Trev @ drivebynature.com |
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| vasi Guru Joined: 23/03/2007 Location: RomaniaPosts: 1697 |
I do not want to lose any friends. I will never be ready for that. So I would stop the time if I could. I felt a big pain ... kind of fault. In the last discussion with him, I felt that I was understood wrong. I know my english is wrong: my source study was english movies and forums. So is very possible to think something and to write something else. But I'm glad he saw that his effort was not in vain. And this is a signal alarm for me. ------------ Yes, I want also "my" old forum members back. Hobbit name: Togo Toadfoot of Frogmorton Elvish name: Mablung Miriel Beyound Arduino Lang |
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| Dinges Senior Member Joined: 04/01/2008 Location: AlbaniaPosts: 510 |
Wishing Gill's family and friends much strength during the coming hard period of bearing their loss. Glenn, I very much like the photo you posted. It's not hard to see he was greatly enjoying himself there. One thing is certain - death will come for each one of us. Gill's passing is a reminder that we live for only a short time and that it can end before we want it to. Before it does, I hope a few more pictures like the one you posted here will have been made of me. Live in the here and now, because it may be over sooner than we'd expect. Looking at that photo, it seems Gill spent his time well. Peter. |
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| Jarbar Senior Member Joined: 03/02/2008 Location: AustraliaPosts: 224 |
Gill is one of five people indirectly connected to me who I know have passed away this last week. Domwild from the forum who lost his Father in Vienna was one of them.He was kind enough to tell me,as if he needed to tell someone. I remember the feelings at the loss of my father were similar and I still have components he had made for his beloved boat, that I never took the time to ask what they were designed to do. My regret is to have not posted developments on my VAWT that Gill could have perused,and if I was lucky enough had his respected opinion make comment on.But I was fortunate enough to be enlightened by his regular postings. To his family and friends my deepest sympathy. Anthony. "Creativity is detirmined by the way you hold your tounge".My Father "Your generation will have to correct the problems made by mine".My Grandfather. |
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SparWeb Senior Member Joined: 17/04/2008 Location: CanadaPosts: 196 |
I'm saddened, too, by the news. Let's hope his creations continue to capture the energy of the wind for many years to come, and may his friends and family benefit from his legacy for a long time, too. Steven T. Fahey |
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mid north Matt Regular Member Joined: 06/01/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 58 |
just found on Vasi's site that Gill had past away 15 may 2009,i had no idear i thought he had moved on to other sites and projects,ive still got his formular he worked out for us to work out rpm's from frequency for 3 and 7 phrase mills with i use for bench testing.RIP old china you are not forgotten. sad Matt Pt Wakefield Matt |
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| vasi Guru Joined: 23/03/2007 Location: RomaniaPosts: 1697 |
[quote]He will be missed by his family and all of us freedom fighters ...[/quote] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ohr4P8E_io Hobbit name: Togo Toadfoot of Frogmorton Elvish name: Mablung Miriel Beyound Arduino Lang |
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