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29-Sep-12
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Bernard
Gonsalves somewhere above
the airfield in his K14
motorglider.
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At
the Club's AGM today,
Bernard "Speedy"
Gonsalves was announced as
the very worthy recipient
of the John Sharman
"Quiet Achiever"
Award for
2012.
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Speedy
continues to provide
incredible support to the
Club and its members by
way of maintenance and
repair work on our gliders
and the Pawnee tug ...
required work that is
often identified by him
and performed expertly
before anyone else
realises that there is
work to be done. His
efforts quite often have
our aircraft back at the
flight line much earlier
than they would have been
had he not jumped in to
complete the work or to
assist Bert Persson,
Lindsay Mitchell and
others in completing the
work.
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He
is extremely modest and
unassuming as he goes
about this work. Most
members would not be aware
of the significant amounts
of materials that he
donates to the club in
addition to the time that
he so generously puts in.
He is truly one of our
most productive
"Quiet
Achievers" and is a
well liked and respected
member of the Club.
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It
is rather ironic that,
when the award was put
into place last year, it
was Speedy who eagerly
assisted Garret Russell
and David Guzzwell (the
Blanik model assembler) in
making the trophy!
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Unfortunately,
Speedy was unable to be at
the AGM to accept the
award today as he was
attending a big reunion
weekend with mates from
his hang gliding days at
Canungra.
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Well
done Speedy, and a big
"thank you" on
behalf of the Club and its
members!
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