Club Member par excellence
The passing of our dear friend Adrian has left a huge gap in the Club because he symbolised the very best of what we stand for – friendliness and enjoyment of each other’s company through the enjoyment of our early model Holdens.
Adrian and his wife, Heather, joined the Club in 1989 and soon became significant contributors to its life. Adrian was at one time president and at another secretary, and in more recent times he was our delegate to the Australian Early Holden Federation, delegate to the Federation of Historic Motoring Clubs and a tireless member of our Social Club Committee.
Adrian was the driving force behind the outstanding success of two huge events – the 1998 celebration of Holden’s 50th anniversary at Port Adelaide and the 2004 FX-FJ Holden Nationals in Loxton, but perhaps more significant to us were the countless outings, trips and long weekends that he and Heather helped to organise, with meticulous attention to detail. We will long remember how he revelled in visits to bakeries which he ensured were a feature of each itinerary.
Many of us owe Adrian a large debt of gratitude for the hours he spent helping us with our cars and teaching us much about them. A more giving person you couldn’t imagine. He never tired of urging us get involved, to think of each other, and never to criticise each other’s cars, but rather to help each other whenever we could so that everyone could get the maximum enjoyment out of their vehicles.
The fact that the Club awarded Adrian life membership speaks volumes for this larger-than-life man whom we shall all sorely miss.
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