[CAMWEST-discuss] Farewell Graham Heap

[robert catford]

Thats very sad to hear Rob. I had no idea he was unwell. He was certainly an active advocate for cycling with Camwest and Bicycle NSW. 

> Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 20:48:05 +1100
> From: robkemp at tpg.com.au
> To: camwest-discuss at nicku.org
> Subject: [CAMWEST-discuss] Farewell Graham Heap
> 
> 
> For those in the group that knew Graham Heap, he passed away on Monday 
> evening after a battle with brain cancer lasting just over 12 months. He 
> was aged in his early 50s.
> He took part in his first NSW Big Ride in 2001, accompanied by his then 
> 14 year old son Adrian. By all accounts they became quite well known on 
> that ride.
> I met him later that year, when I started doing some training rides for 
> the 2002 Big Ride.
> A small group of us (aka The Chain Gang) rode regularly for a couple of 
> years, including some weekend trips away to Canberra, Mudgee, Dungog & 
> Denman. The participants of these weekend trips also included a few 
> friends from outside of Sydney met through the Big Rides.
> Graham became involved with CAMWEST for a while, and was involved with 
> the BNSW board during 2005 & 2006. He regularly took part in the Big 
> Ride, Cycle Sydney/Spring Cycle, and Gong Rides. On at least a couple of 
> occasions he was in the 'cyclist support team' for the Cycle 
> SydneySpring Cycle.
> Up until the onset of the cancer, he regularly rode with the 'Windsor 
> mob' on a Sunday morning, and eventually formed the Windsor Cyclists 
> riding group.
> He's survived by his wife Jackie and children Clarinda & Adrian.
> 
> There is not going to be a funeral as such (on Graham's request), but a 
> Memorial service is being planned for 2pm Tuesday November the 18th.  
> The exact location is still not confirmed, but is hoped to be in 
> Nurragingy Reserve, Doonside.  I'll forward more details when confirmed.
> A similar notice (with comments from a few others in the cycling 
> community) has been placed on the Sydney Cyclist website.  See 
> http://www.sydneycyclist.com/forum/topics/farewell-graham-heap
> 
> regards,
> 
> Rob
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