Aussie pilot shot dead in PNG
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Capt Mourilyan
The funeral details confirmed as follows
1200am
Sat. 20th at Holy Cross Catholic Church,
Reed Road,
Trinity Park (nr Smithfield).
God bless Big Al
Windy
CORRECTION!!!
Please note the altered time in the Funeral Notice from The Cairns Post of 18th March 2004.
Thanks Claret for the update. W
The funeral details confirmed as follows
1200am
Sat. 20th at Holy Cross Catholic Church,
Reed Road,
Trinity Park (nr Smithfield).
God bless Big Al
Windy
CORRECTION!!!
Please note the altered time in the Funeral Notice from The Cairns Post of 18th March 2004.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Alan's service which will be held on Saturday 20th March at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Reed Rd, Smithfield, commencing at 12:00 noon, following the service the cortege will proceed to the Martyn St Cemetery for interment within the grounds.
For those who wish to say goodbye to Alan, a viewing will be held on Friday 19th March 2004 from 4pm to 5pm at the Burkin Svendsen Funeral Chapel, 411 Mulgrave Road, Westcourt. (Ph 07 4054 5400)
For those who wish to say goodbye to Alan, a viewing will be held on Friday 19th March 2004 from 4pm to 5pm at the Burkin Svendsen Funeral Chapel, 411 Mulgrave Road, Westcourt. (Ph 07 4054 5400)
Last edited by Windshear; 18th Mar 2004 at 05:14.
Farewell to Big Al, from Darwin
For those unable to attend the funeral in Cairns.
Darwin friends of Big Al Mourilyan, are meeting at the Aviation Institute, Thursday 18th March at 17.30, please come along and share a story or two.
Darwin friends of Big Al Mourilyan, are meeting at the Aviation Institute, Thursday 18th March at 17.30, please come along and share a story or two.
Bottums Up
Vale Big Al
What a bloody senseless death of a true gentleman. As others above have said, Big Al, short on stature but huge of heart, was universally liked and respected. Many of his former colleagues at NJS are immensely saddened at his death, as I'm sure are the multitude of colleagues from his other lives.
I am one of those forunate enough to have shared a flight deck with Big Al, and find it difficult to come to terms with the realisation that he will not show his smiling face again.
Irony of ironies, driving enroute to Cairns today on leave with Mrs Claret, we were able to stop at the Hotel Mourilyan, in Mourilyan, just south of Innisfail, and toast Al's memory.
My condolences to Al's wife and children
RIP
What a bloody senseless death of a true gentleman. As others above have said, Big Al, short on stature but huge of heart, was universally liked and respected. Many of his former colleagues at NJS are immensely saddened at his death, as I'm sure are the multitude of colleagues from his other lives.
I am one of those forunate enough to have shared a flight deck with Big Al, and find it difficult to come to terms with the realisation that he will not show his smiling face again.
Irony of ironies, driving enroute to Cairns today on leave with Mrs Claret, we were able to stop at the Hotel Mourilyan, in Mourilyan, just south of Innisfail, and toast Al's memory.
My condolences to Al's wife and children
RIP
Bottums Up
Big Al was sent on today. The Holy Cross church was close to full with family, friends, and former colleagues from various flying lives.
Amazingly the torrential rain, some 6" per day for the past few days, mostly abated, and Big Al was laid to rest at the Martyn St cemetry, with a wake held afterwards at the Matson Resort.
Full marks go to Airlines of PNG, who I believe footed the bill, including air fares, for family overseas at the time of Big Al's tragic death.
RIP Al, gone but not forgotten.
Amazingly the torrential rain, some 6" per day for the past few days, mostly abated, and Big Al was laid to rest at the Martyn St cemetry, with a wake held afterwards at the Matson Resort.
Full marks go to Airlines of PNG, who I believe footed the bill, including air fares, for family overseas at the time of Big Al's tragic death.
RIP Al, gone but not forgotten.
