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22-10-2023, 12:53 PM | #1 | ||
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It is with great sadness that I have to announce the tragic loss of our friend and valued member Roger (Gasolane) after an all too short battle with cancer.
He was a tireless contributor to this community in so many ways and as a moderator he was always firm but fair with all those he dealt with and I will miss his humour, tolerance and his willingness to always help. During COVID, he helped me out personally by transporting a puppy from the NSW border to the Queensland border to it's new owner and there are many here with similar stories of his willingness to help. Our thoughts are with his wife Maxine and his extended family as we share in their loss.
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22-10-2023, 01:49 PM | #4 | ||
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So sorry to hear the news.
I'll miss our sometimes heated discussions and banter of all things truck related. Condolences to his family. 'RIP and Keep on Trucking" Roger.
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22-10-2023, 01:50 PM | #5 | ||
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A big, no massive, loss to this community. I particularly agree with your comment, russ, about Gaso being firm but fair. He had a unique way of being able to throw in a simple comment that could alter the direction of the discussion.
He and I didn't always see eye to eye but I respected his perspective, and I think he mine. Vale, Gaso. RIP. My thoughts are with all of his family and friends.
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22-10-2023, 03:56 PM | #6 | ||
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So sorry to hear this. RIP Roger.
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22-10-2023, 05:14 PM | #8 | ||
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Gaso - met him a couple of times - top bloke, for a Pom
When I first visited his place, the garage had been converted into a hairdressing salon, I strode up the driveway, slid open the sliding glass door, and declared, "I'm here to see the man of the house." Maxine, his wife, without so much as stopping what she was doing, responded, "Up the stairs." And so began a long friendship with Gaso - both of us paying out on each other whenever the opportunity arose. I called him A DUMB UGLY POMMY GIT He called me a JUNGLE CRAWLER, and a few other names which escape me at the moment. He was very quick-witted and had an instant comeback when paying him out - he was nearly as witty as me. I hope to get to his funeral - it's a three day drive but worth it if I can pay him out once more. RIP Gaso:noteworthy |
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22-10-2023, 05:18 PM | #9 | ||
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Farewell Roger. A true gentleman that put others ahead of himself.
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22-10-2023, 07:59 PM | #10 | ||
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A great loss to the community. Having met Gasso a few times he was nothing but a gentlemen and a genuinely great bloke, for a pom. We'll miss you mate.
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22-10-2023, 08:22 PM | #11 | ||
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Very sad news.
I have never met a single person on this forum, but you do get to know people nonetheless. Roger was a true gentleman, reaching out a number of times over the years I have been here, helping me with forum admin stuff, giving me a heads up on mower parts, talking about detailing. My deepest sympathies to his family and wider circle.
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24-10-2023, 04:30 PM | #13 | ||
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I can't believe i'm reading this, makes you feel very mortal. Gaso was one of those guys you'd think did the right thing, always positive, difficult to get off kilter, you'd think would live forever, or you'd want him to to keep this place right, part of AFF's lifeblood. You could hit him up anytime, guaranteed to end up with a smile on your face, or make sense of whatever you were trying to make sense of in the first place, same age space, same mind space, a mate i never met. AFF just won't be the same without him. Here he's immortal. Cheers Roger. Cheers.
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24-10-2023, 04:45 PM | #14 | ||
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The funeral is 11.30am, next Wednesday.
EDIT: If anyone would like to go, could they please PM me? It would be only so that we can have an idea on numbers for the wake. I have been in constant contact with Gaso's wife since he was diagnosed and she has been amazed at the response of the members within AFF. Also, if anyone would like to make a monetary contribution to the funeral they are most welcome to - Roger was not that much into flowers. To make a contribution, use the AFF account and we will pass on the full amount to the family. Contributions are certainly not expected in any way. Last edited by PG2; 24-10-2023 at 05:03 PM. |
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24-10-2023, 06:19 PM | #15 | ||
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Beer money sent for the wake by way of apology - unfortunately it’s on the back of an obligation in Lithgow and I’d look like I fell out of a rubbish truck if I then zoomed down.
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25-10-2023, 06:37 AM | #16 | ||
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I am very saddened to have seen this…..
Never met Gaso but had a lot of pm’s between us over the years and came across as a good bloke ! Always thought he was fair on the forum and wise at the same time. RIP mate and condolence’s to his family. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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25-10-2023, 07:25 AM | #17 | ||
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RIP Gaso. One of natures true gentleman.
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01-11-2023, 11:18 PM | #18 | ||
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Roger's Funeral service here for those that would like to watch it. Well worth the watch. Cav pays a great tribute on behalf of all of us.
https://www.thestreamingguys.com.au/...er-john-homer/ A sad but proud day to be a member of AFF. Stu
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03-11-2023, 05:49 PM | #19 | ||
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I feel honored to have had my message read at Roger's funeral. And Cav is right, we are like a secret family.
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04-11-2023, 01:25 PM | #20 | ||
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Well spoken Cav A truer friend he could not have asked for.
RIP Gaso I'll never forget the chat we had about your crack at the around Australia endurance trial and your soft spot for the small Fords of the time.
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I’ve only just stumbled across this, so I apologise for the slow reply. I’ve taken a few years off from the forum as I couldn’t deal with all of the BS around Covid and have only logged on a few times over the last three years. I met Rog just over 20 years back before Russell made AFF what is today. I was doing a Melbourne - Sydney - Adelaide triangle and Rog was with Bunkers Still doing the Wagga - Goondiwindi shuttle run. We’d sometimes chat during the night when we had a signal about all the things wrong with the world and how we’d fix them. Rog was a decent down to earth bloke who understood why I stepped away and it’s funny how you can not chat with someone for a few years and then just pick back up from where you left from like it was yesterday.
R.I.P Roger
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20-01-2024, 06:55 PM | #23 | ||
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My story is similar to Full Noise, taking some time away for personal reasons.
Just watched the video and afterwards, felt like I'd been peeling onions. Listening to all of the tributes taught me so much about Roger and his endearing personality. He was such a great man, father, grandfather and great grandfather. CAVs speech was spot on as a representative of LNSO. To all of us here, he was a good mate, and I will miss him dearly. If there was cake at the reception, I hope others apart from CAV got to have some. RIP Roger.
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