Vale John Ryan
Sadly this evening Sunday 28th of October John Ryan passed away peacefully in Cairns. John will be remember by all who he crossed paths with in his varied career in aviation.
A well known instructor at Archerfield initially with Sunland many moons ago John had a break from flying before starting again instructing with RQAC at Archerfield. John moved up to being deputy CFI of the club before departing to fly the Reims 406 with Surveillance Australia initially in Broome, before moving to Cairns. John also had a long involvement with the RAAF cadets.
Further details of his funeral service/s will be posted on here as soon as they become available. Please hold off contact with his family and partner at this time to respect their wishes.
At this stage at a date TBA there will be a memorial service for those in Cairns, with the funeral to be held in Brisbane. The family have asked for no cards/flowers with all donations please to Angel Flight.
RIP mate, you were one of those people you meet in life that I simply will never forget.
Last edited by puff; 29th Oct 2007 at 03:44.