Midweek photo stories
At Cuskelly House
Recently, the Blackburn community sent some tongue-in-cheek photo suggestions as to what to do in lockdown time.
However, they did take some time in May to celebrate Brian Gallagher’s 58th anniversary of profession (photo by Anh).
A Ted Merritt anecdote.
Malcolm Fyfe sent this communication from Dave Reilly.
There is a half-page obituary titled "Life of Service comes to end" written by a long time journalist Steve Menzies in Friday's Centralian Advocate. It includes one of the lovely photos of Ted with Bishop Eugene.
This article refers to his time at Santa Teresa 1980 -1983 so I am sure that Arrernte people will be very pleased to read about Br Ted. Only the other day I came across Brian Stirling who is now in his late fifties and was a very young man working in the garage at Santa Teresa.
He told me a story which goes a little like this: I was travelling from Darwin to Alice Springs in an old car and broke down close to Adelaide River. It was getting on dusk when a Toyota Coaster Bus stopped to render assistance.
The driver got out and asked in a deep voice what was wrong. Ted recognised Brian and said " Brian get out of the way and let me fix it for you!" Brian was pleasantly surprised. Ted fixed the car. Thankful for
Ted's unexpected appearance and assistance , Brian has never stopped talking about it every time I visit him in hospital. As for the bus load of passengers, well they had to wait until Ted had completed the repair!!
Brian works as an interpreter in both the law courts and Centrelink. He is also one of the traditional owners and has been chair of Lhere Aretepe Aboriginal Corporation just recently.
Keith Michael Fox RIP
Yesterday we posted Malcolm Fyfe’s tribute. Leo Wearden has sent a photo. The funeral will now take place on May 27th.
MSC Mission Office reflections.
“Mission Alive” continues on YouTube and the link can be found on the Mission Office website. Roger Purcell has been using social media to communicate from the Mission Office.
