"Bob Nichol enjoyed a wonderful celebration on 15th November for the
occasion of his 100th birthday
ANZROC was represented by Ron Adams, Harry Carrodus, Neville Pearson and
Bruce Sanderson. It was a most enjoyable afternoon and Bob's memory is
amazing, as is his ability to read without glasses. Neville Pearson recited
a poem briefly covering Bob's first 100 years. A framed copy, which included
some of Bob's paintings in the background, was presented on behalf of the
ANZROC members
Bob enjoys visits from ANZROC members at the 40 Dorking Road Box Hill
retirement village and I have found that between 10.00am and 11.00am is a
good time for a visit"
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB
A “TON” OF HAPPINESS AND LOVE FROM anz retired officers club
‘TWAS FIFTEENTH of NOVEMBER Nineteen HUNDRED AND ELEVEN
SUCH A HANDSOME YOUNG FELLOW A GIFT SURELY FROM HEAVEN
BOB WAS DELIVERED AT HOME ON A LOVELY SPRING DAY
THE BIRDS WERE A CHIRPING, WELCOME BOB THEY DID SAY
WHEN BOB WAS EIGHT the family moved FROM MOONEE PONDS TO BOX HILL
THE START OF A LIFE IN WHICH HE HARDLY EVER STOOD STILL
BOB GREW UP FAST AND LEARNED NOT TO BE LATE
YOU LEARNED VERY QUICKLY IN A FAMILY OF EIGHT
SCHOOLS IN ESSENDON, FRANKSTON AND MONT ALBERT WERE SWELL
THEN TO MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE HE PERFORMED REALLY WELL
QUALIFIED FOR MELBOURNE UNI AS HE HAD MADE AN IMPRESSION
THOUGH THE BANK OF AUSTRALASIA PREVAILED AS ‘TWAS IN THE “ DEPRESSION”
MELBOURNE, TALLANGATTA THEN BACK TO THE CITY
BOB MARRIED MAY PERMAN, SHE WAS EVER SO PRETTY
FOUR DAUGHTERS FOLLOWED BUT NEVER A BOY
BUT OH! HOW BOB’S DAUGHTERS BROUGHT THE FAMILY SUCH JOY
BOB HAD TRIED HIS HAND AT CRICKET AND TENNIS
WAS GENTLE AND KIND AND SHOWED NO REAL MENACE
THE WAR WAS UPON US, BOB JOINED UP OF COURSE
SERVED IN NEW GUINEA WITH THE AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
BACK TO BANKING IN SALE, ECHUCA THEN MANAGER WYNYARD
WHILE bob was MANAGER CARLTON THEY THREW in A NEW CARD
HEAD UP THE NEW BANK EDUCATION TEAM HE WAS TOLD
A JOB TO SUIT BOB UNTIL 60 YEARS OLD
RETIRED ON HIS BIRTHDAY AND HE COULD NOT WAIT
AN OVERSEAS CRUISE BECKONED WITH his LOVE ‘MAY’ AS HIS DATE
ENCOURAGED BY THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT THEY SAW
THEY DECIDED THEY WOULD EACH YEAR TRAVEL SOME MORE
THE FAMILY WERE BUSY THEY COULD NOT WAIT
AND WHILE THEY WERE TRAVELIING THE GRAND KIDS NUMBERED EIGHT
IN NINTEEN EIGHTY SEVEN AFTER MAY SO SADLY DEPARTED
BOB’S INTEREST IN DRAWING AND WRITING KICK STARTED
Something bob managed to do fairly well
Was work a computer and play games like free cell
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MATTERS BOB ALWAYS DID TREASURE
SUCH AS CHURCH, PROBUS AND ART ALL GAVE SO MUCH PLEASURE
CONGRATULATIONS BOB FOR MAKING THE TON
WE WISH YOU HAPPINESS AND LOVE FROM EVERYONE
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