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Robert William Pratt - #33892
Peter Arday #14047 Peter Coates #57007
9/7/1947 4/2/2022 (05/02/1941- 24/01/2022) 20 June 1949 3rd November 2020
Peter was one of the stalwarts of the With sadness, I received a call from Susie Bob was born in Sydney growing up in
Canberra Branch, having joined the Herbert to advise that her old mate Pete the Dundas Valley. He studied at Sydney
Club in 1997. Peter was one of those had passed away recently, after a long, Teachers College, specialising in Maths
people who put their hand up to help out RQ DQG R EDWWOH ZLWK FDQFHU and Science. He commenced teaching in
whenever help was needed. At Branch 1970 at Ashford Central School in NSW
BBQs, which were held at Canberra Pete was a regular at Port Stephens where he met his wife Carol. Bob liked
Motorcycle Centre for many years, Peter Branch events in earlier days, and to joke and his students gifted him a
was a keen volunteer, who worked hard joined in on weekend and multi-day joke book in an attempt to improve his
and also had fun. rides, including Christmas in July at joke telling skills, a past time at which he
Wallerawang, where he and Susie froze thought he was superb.
During the lead up to the 2005 AGM WKHLU EXWWV R DV GLG HYHU\RQH WKDW
Event in Canberra, Peter worked tirelessly year)! $IWHU VWDUWLQJ WKHLU IDPLO\ %RE ¿QDOO\
with the team to have the Canberra and learnt to ride in 1988 and purchased his
National Capital bureaucracy understand He was a character, with lots of good ¿UVW ELNH D VPDOO +RQGD ZKLFK KH KDG
the value of the Grand Parade, and yarns on tap. seen on the side of the road.
then to arrange a workable solution to
their stubbornness in not allowing the Our love and condolences go out to Bob joined the Ulysses in 2003 and
*UDQG 3DUDGH WR ÀRZ WKURXJK WKH PDLQ Susie, and to Peters family, at this time purchased a Harley Sportster in 2005. He
thoroughfare. Peter and the team were of their loss. then traded up to an Ultra Glide. After an
also involved in organisation of Rides for Ride on, Pete. ³LQFLGHQW´ &DURO FRQYLQFHG KLP WR ¿W WKH
the members at the 2005 AGM Event, Wedgetail system to the bike. In 2013
with many compliments given for the Bob Lucas # 32872 Bob sold the Ultra and bought a Harley
variety of those rides, especially the rides Trike. Bob and Carol travelled extensively
to the Tidbinbilla Space station to see the Port Stephens Branch together visiting many countries and in
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Route 66. They had many wonderful
Peter held the job of Ride Leader for adventures and attended many AGM
many years, organising many and varied Events with great mates from the Ulysses
rides, weekends away and social outings Club. He was an active member of the
which gave much joy to the participants. Wedgetail Outriders Club and the Port
Peter well understood that its what Macquarie Mid North Coast Ulysses
you put in that matters, not what you Branch.
take from a Club, being very much a
community builder. Peter also mentored He was a leader with the Boy Scouts,
new ride leaders, giving generously of his member of the Lions and Apex clubs plus
time to do so. D ¿UVW DLG ,QVWUXFWRU ZLWK WKH 5HG &URVV
Pete always had a joke to make and On Friday 13th November 2020 members
was a loyal friend to many, with his dry of the Port Macquarie Mid North Coast
wit and wicked sense of humour, easy and Manning Valley Branches escorted
manner and warm friendly personality Bob in a Harley Motorcycle Hearse to
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His personality and willingness to step up The procession was led by his wife Carol
and serve the members has enhanced aboard his beloved Harley Trike ridden by
and enriched the Canberra Branch. He good mate Wayne Russell.
is missed and our thoughts are with his
family. Ride On Peter. Wayne Russell #36441 and Robert Johns
#12115
Jen Woods #21395
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