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Saaz (John) 02/10/15
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It is with a heavy heart that we advise of the passing of Saaz (John) from Canberra, Saaz was one of the earliest members of OzSTOC coming from the earlier yahoo users group. John was instrumental in assisting the club to where it is today and where we will continue into the future, his passion, knowledge of the Honda ST and commitment to Ozstoc can not be stated enough. Saaz was a Moderator from the early days of the club and in 2014 came onboard with Pocket STocker and I as the third voice in the club management team.
We will miss you my friend....your wise words and your easy going approach to all that confronted you.... You sir were a true gentlemen amongst gentlemen :-++
Wheather you remember Saaz on his white ST1100PY, his more recent Triumph Trophy or his old Suzuki, Saaz was a Rider amongst riders......Ride on my friend.
ST2UP & Pockey
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Oh no. So sad. Condolences to everyone. He was one of a kind.
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SAAZ, Always in our hearts and our memories as a fantastic riding mate, and a wise and good friend.....with an infectious laugh that we speak of often and will continue to do so......RIP Saaz.
Will have a glass of the finest red for you often matey.
Chris & Pockey
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RIP John, you will be sorely missed :'(
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mksi0KI6AiA (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mksi0KI6AiA)
God Bless you John...You truly did it your way...we will miss you.
Dick n Ellaxx
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Very sad news. RIP John.
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My condolences to John's family. He was a great guy and one of the most positive people I have had the pleasure to meet. He will be sorely missed on here.
Ride on John.
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RIP John. I only met you once, rode with you once, but have everlasting memories.
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Daylesford Vic 2013
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Renner Springs, October 2014
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Very sad news. Vale saaz. Not gone, just gone ahead.
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Saaz with his ST and his mates is how I will always remember him, if only he was holding a glass of red this picture would be complete. I will miss you so very much :KissBlow
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Lionel and STroppy my sincere condolences to you, your families and to John's family.
I only met John a few times and he was like a long lost mate. So easy to talk to, so eager for a laugh and a prank.
A true Gentleman, Scholar and friend I am pleased to have known all too briefly.
When I'm able to have a red again, I will do so in his honor.
Rest in the Peace you so very much deserve my friend.....
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Speechless.This is a complete blindside.
I am just learning of this sad news now at work.
I was looking forward to seeing John soon after reading of his recent progress.
Rest in peace mate.
Your spirit will live on with all who knew you.
Please pass condolences to Johns family Terry & Lionel.
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Teela and i will be celebrating our 2 year wedding anniversery in 3 days, Saaz, you will be toasted at our table, just as you toasted us on our wedding day
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Goodnight old friend, i am raising a glass to you tonight.
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We are shocked and saddened. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all his family. Such a sad loss. Rest In Peace our friend
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Forrest, 14 Feb 2015
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Devistated
I have met saaz quite a few times for chats on FarRide's and OzSTOC activities even cought up for coffee while I was on holidays at Mooloolaba last December
We will miss you sazz
Leo & Robyn
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A much younger John . . With much more hair . . RIP Old Mate!
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Not sure what to say...
Lionel,
WA support team will assist in any way possible.
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Words fail me....devastated.
Great man and will be sorely missed. It was a privilege to know you John.
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Ride on Sazz
Ride on.
I only met you once,
and I believe that I am a better person because of that brief encounter with you.
I am saddened by this turn of events.
Rest easy.
Winston66,
Northampton
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Sad sad news RIP John you are now with your loving wife again
Terrible news he was a true good friend to all I'm so glad to have met John in my time in Ozstoc
Ben :'(
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The thread is a bit messed up due to the merging of topics
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This is very very sad news... I don't know what to say.
He was an amazing man, I will miss him greatly.
RIP mate.
Some pics from 2014:
On the OzSTOC IBA Ride October 2014
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Inverell Overnight RTE September 2014
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Rest in peace Saaz :'(
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Rest in Peace my friend.
Every time I drink a Red I'll think of you.
A true Gentleman, Scholar and all around amazing human.
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RIP John . . Thanks for your company . . You'll always be on my rides . . 🍷
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Rest in peace John. We shared many memorable rides and a lot of great moments sitting around a table or a bar sharing a few beers. I will miss seeing your smiling face and hearing your chuckle. You were a good friend and will be missed by so many. :(
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Very sad news RIP John you where a true gentleman
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Rest In Peace Saaz.
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My condolences to John's family and friends although I never had the opportunity to meet you I feel like I know you via the forum ride the dream john RIP.
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Shocking news to wake up to.........condolences to all that knew and loved the man.....Ride on Saaz
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A very sad piece of news, may you rest in peace Saaz. You will be missed here at OzSTOC and the wider motorcycling community. My condolences to John's family.
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:-( so sad to hear of a brother riding on .
Condolances to all
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Sad news indeed, such a shame. I did the occasional ride or meet up with Saaz, going back to the early days of the yahoo groups ST group. Such a nice chap.
Laurie
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:rd13 :rd13 :rd13
Just shocked, suprised, sad what can one say...Saaz was a GREAT Bloke
Rally
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So sad to hear of John's passing. Chris and I offer our condolences to John's family, and also to his OzSTOC and FarRider friends, all of who will grieve his death, and will miss him greatly. Rest in Peace my friend.
The photo is thanks to "Clint" from FarRiders, and is John at BR15, where we last shared stories and a glass or two of red.
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You will be missed my friend, Rest in Peace.
Condolences to Saaz's family and to the our Canberra members.
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You will always be rideing along watching over us rip we hope to see you rideing the trophy on the clouds
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I can't believe what I'm reading ..... and hard to digest that John Saaz has gone. .... So sad for his family ... What an awful 12 months for that family with Saaz's wife and now Saaz.
Rest in peace John, you are already missed. Ride on, I'll bet the roads are pretty good where you are.
I've no more words..............
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R I P John.
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:wht11 py
I will miss you John very much..RIP
Tipsy and Turvy
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John was a man who loved retirement and loved to ride bikes.
Hopefully he can enjoy both on the other side.
I had the good fortune to have John stay at my house for a couple of days after the Border Run in August and it gave me a chance to get to know him a bit.
I am extremely pleased to have had that chance.
Rest in peace young fellow.
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Some posts from members that got to know John over the years my-mc-phoenix.com
http://www.my-mc-phoenix.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=14145&sid=f5667899bd6a90522d6df0bd32d4324d#p184709 (http://www.my-mc-phoenix.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=14145&sid=f5667899bd6a90522d6df0bd32d4324d#p184709)
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R.I.P
Words are Never Enough a Times like this.
Enjoy the Ride .
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reST in peace John, my condolences to John's relatives and his many friends in the motorcycling community.
I will miss you mate..
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You were one of the first guys to make me feel welcome back to motorcycling Saaz, always on for a beer and a talk about beer and bikes. Always good advice on maintenance.
Went to your place in Canberra and you showed me how to change a rear tyre on a big road bike. All I gave you in return was my version of a good old potato salad for lunch and you were happy with that. Basically a good bloke that helped make being in ozSTOC a positive, worthwhile experience. A good man whose spirit, safe riding reputation and memory will remain as an example to others.
Vale, John Nagle (Saaz) RIP.
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I thought I'd mis-read this about John. He was a truly great man and a great friend and I'll miss him.
Rest peacefully mate.
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This is terrible news. You will be sadly missed my friend! Rest in Peace John.
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Wow have to say speechless.........................just thinking of the strippers back at Tungamah this year, having some great discussions with John and of course others. So sad, I lift my glass to you mate...... RIP........................................... :wht11
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Like JuST Peter, I thought I had misread the post. I am shocked. Condolences to family and all who knew John closely. I had met him a few times and always found him to be a gentle and genuine man. His knowledge and advise on all things ST was legendary. RIP John.
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A very sad day to hear of John's passing , my thoughts are with his family , I really enjoyed John's company at the last rally in Toowoomba.
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Very very sad news.. RIP Saaz..
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RIP Saaz. Had the pleasure of riding with you on a number of OZSTOC and FAR RIDES. Will always particularly remember a night of laughter over a bottle of red at Nindigully Pub. My condolences to family and thoughts with your close ACT friends. Dave :'(
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RIP SAAZ, Even though I never had the privilege to meet you ,judging by the messages of sympathy and heartfelt grief you will be greatly missed.
My condolences to your family and friends.
You deserve an ovation !!
:clap :clap :clap
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I will miss him
RIP
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Condolences to family of John. RIP saaz you will always be remembered by Denis Diane Gibson.
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Just checking in after a day on the road.
What a sad surprise! You were on the mend, mate. So sorry it didn't work out.
We'll miss your shy presence among us at our gatherings.
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John, you will be sadly missed, a great man who was always up for a talk and a few drinks. A good friend to many.
Aj.
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Condolences to John's family I only met him once but always looked forward to the next meeting. Be assured John Ozstock is alive and thriving in heaven with RTE's every day so ride friend.
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I am attempting to bring all the condolence posts over to this thread. They may not necessarily be in order, but they will all be in the one place at least.
Diesel
EDIT: This post is still being fixed up, but is re-opened for member posts in the meantime, so pls feel free to continue to add your thoughts and even pictures from the past of great moments you have shared together.
Diesel
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After the Border Run in August this year John decided he would ride the long way home, via WA, NT and Qld.
He got caught in bad weather in N-W WA and came down with a severe cold. He was staying in a motel in Derby when he was taken to hospital. His motorcycle and personal effects are still there.
John suffered from cystic fibrosis and was a long way from his support team in Canberra. While in the Derby hospital he suffered a respiratory arrest and was medically evacuated to the Fiona Stanley hospital in Perth by the Flying Doctor. Efforts to revive him in Derby led to kidney damage which required him to be put on dialysis.
He spent weeks in ICU in the Fiona Stanley hospital before being transferred to the cardiac ward. John’s sisters, Brock and Glen had been able to visit him and a few of us talked to him on the phone. I raised the issue about recovering his bike and gear from Derby a few times. John showed little interest which should have set off alarm bells. I was convinced that he would recover so I didn’t push the point.
A few days ago John was put into palliative care in a general ward. Up until this point his closest friends believed he would eventually recover, not to 100% capacity but at least on the long road to some sort of recovery. John requested to be taken off life support and died not long after.
John was a very private person and he did not want his true medical problems to be revealed. This will help to explain the lack of information being disseminated on the various motorcycle forums.
On Wednesday next week John will be cremated in Perth.
A wake will be held at 3pm on Sunday, 11 Oct, at Northbridge Brewing Co., 44 Lake Street, Northbridge, Perth for by those of his OzSTOC and FarRider friends who are able to make it.
What happens after that?
John’s bike and gear will be brought to Perth and the bike will be sold in that location. I will probably remain in the West until that is done and then bring John back to Canberra with me.
John is survived by his mother and siblings who all live in country Victoria.
It has only been a couple of years since his wife, Gina, a diabetic, passed away in a Canberra shopping centre car park on the day that John and I were returning from an interstate motorcycle trip. They had no children.
John came to Canberra in the early 1970s to study economics at ANU. He graduated with honours and spent his working life in the Treasury Department in Canberra.
He retired a couple of years ago and bought a Triumph Trophy motorcycle. He had clocked up more than 70,000 kms in the short time he owned the bike.
There will be a memorial service in Canberra for John in November. The date is dependent on his family’s overseas commitments. Details of his service will appear on the forums.
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WA members please see:-
http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=9980.new#new (http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=9980.new#new)
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just catching up on things after the wedding Am shocked to have lost such a good friend. Our condolences to John's family
R.I.P John
Peter & Marian
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Here is a little story about Saaz that bought joy to a little girl here in Guyra and to many children with cancer all over the country.....now John may not have wanted ppl to know this at the time, but well, the floor is mine now Saaz :p
Last year Pockey our son Jaydon and I participated in the Great Cycle Challenge that raised funds for kids with cancer and the research into this horrific disease.....we were apart of the Guyra High on Bikes team and made mention of the challenge and sponsorship we were chasing on Facebook. We each started our own donation with $30 each.......well our Saaz obviously had seen our challenge on FB and behold sponsorship of $70 arrived to each of us from John Nagle, but the story doesn't end here.....
In our group of 17 riders was a 9 year old local girl by the name of Analese who also started with her own donation of $5 towards her contribution.....a couple of weeks into the challenge at a cycle club meeting Analese's mum was questioning all and sundry at whom the mystery donor was to her daughters fund raising challenge as the name ment nothing to the many people in the room that night.......until she approached me......and there it was in print a encouraging message from one John Nagle and a donation of $195 towards Analese's cycle challenge :-++
RIP Saaz ;-*
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Here is a little story about Saaz that bought joy to a little girl here in Guyra and to many children with cancer all over the country.....now John may not have wanted ppl to know this at the time, but well, the floor is mine now Saaz
Last year Pockey our son Jaydon and I participated in the Great Cycle Challenge that raised funds for kids with cancer and the research into this horrific disease.....we were apart of the Guyra High on Bikes team and made mention of the challenge and sponsorship we were chasing on Facebook. We each started our own donation with $30 each.......well our Saaz obviously had seen our challenge on FB and behold sponsorship of $70 arrived to each of us from John Nagle, but the story doesn't end here.....
In our group of 17 riders was a 9 year old local girl by the name of Analese who also started with her own donation of $5 towards her contribution.....a couple of weeks into the challenge at a cycle club meeting Analese's mum was questioning all and sundry at whom the mystery donor was to her daughters fund raising challenge as the name ment nothing to the many people in the room that night.......until she approached me......and there it was in print a encouraging message from one John Nagle and a donation of $195 towards Analese's cycle challenge :-++
RIP Saaz ;-*
Thanks for sharing. We knew he was special. What a wonderful thing to do.
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Thank you for filling in the blanks Lionel.
Diesel and i were briefly dumbfoundedly discussing the timeline of events this afternoon trying to make some sense.
Days after his passing i am still a little numb but feel a bit better in now knowing more of the back story.
I would like to think that before he passed that he might have known in his own humble way how many people's lives he had touched.
I feel honoured to have known him for a brief three & half years.
His memory will always raise a smile.
Duncan.
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Thanks for the background Lionel (even though I knew some of it) and for explaining the future plans.
I know he was a close family friend and none of this can be easy for you, Alice or David. My heartfelt sympathies to you all.
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Picture taken by Stinky Pete at the Middleton National Rally in 2013
(I backed up everyones pics on the sunday)
The 3 Amigo's.....
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Thank you STimpy . . I've saved that one to my album . . Much appreciated . .
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I will post a few more appropriate photo's.
I think if you double click on the images it should take you to photobucket for the original.
Taken by Carrol (Mrs Shiney) at Toowoomba this year with my camera.
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Urunga 2015.
Taken by the cafe staff with my camera.
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I took this at the 2015 Border ride.
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Thug Life.... taken in my shed. Obviously important OzSTOC business the night before.... :whistle
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Aug 2014
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Two Johns and a Dicky at the First OzSTOC National Rally in Blackheath NSW in April 2012. The John closest to camera was from Orange and duly noted for driving the ST1100 engined JZR 3 wheeler to the Rally... He was even MORE duly noted for supplying the flagon of cheap sherry that eventually lead to the bum burning fiasco in Cabin 5 later that night. All three in this pic were witnesses. :butt
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Chris took this at the Nambucca Heads FarRide in early 2015.
Streak, Saaz, me and Capt Thunderbolt (Nev)
This was outside Anchors Warf Cafe in Urunga that we shared more Breakfasts with Saaz than I can remember. Saaz is wearing we believe the most traveled OzSTOC Jacket in the club.
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Mornin' All...
Thank You Lionel for our last post and for keeping me in-the-loop with the many text messages over the past weeks, much appreciated.
Thank you Terry for company and ear over recent weeks and especially the other weekend at Balranald, again much appreciated. And
Thank you Barry for getting John out n about in those early years, Those Snowy Rides.
I had been getting to know John for the best part of 18 years beginning with emails and discussions, of all things, ST1100 steering head bearings, the odd email which I still have and with one of the last topics I spoke with John about was his Cystic Fibrosis (CF). I had learnt of John suffering from CF a couple of years back when he and Gina spent some time here in Melbourne. It'd be fair to say that I gleamed my largest slice of understanding of what made John tick earlier this year when I spent a few days as his guest and during the course of an afternoon which evolved into an evening and continued into a the small hours of the next morning, during which the topic of CF came up. I won't go into the detail, but suffice to say John was well aware that CF had labelled him with a use-by date. Now, if I had to use just one word to sum up who John Nagle was, it would be without doubt or hesitation, John epitomised a pragmatism.
I am in no doubt that John was fully aware that he was nearing his use-by date, he knew and evaluated the consequences of the rides he undertook, which included his last, which we spoke of at length in March this year.
SAAZ is a verity of hops, or perhaps as the Czech's (from which the name derives), would like us say, Saaz is a noble variety of hops used in Lagers and Pilsner beers which by far John's favourite drop, though John was known to imbibe pretty much anything containing ethyl alcohol as the arse-burning post at the top of this page attests. But for the discerning of you people heading to the Northbridge Brewing Co, may wish bear this in mind when you point your finger at the lovely array of coloured labels on top of the handles that display their fine brewed drops and say, "I'll have one of your fine Lagers please".
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John and moi' a few months ago at my place imbibing on mutual ground, Sharaz
Ciao, the can :-)
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Thanks can, I appreciate you telling us that about John ++
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Thanks can.
Cheers,
Gary
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Some posts from members that got to know John over the years my-mc-phoenix.com
[url]http://www.my-mc-phoenix.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=14145&sid=f5667899bd6a90522d6df0bd32d4324d#p184709[/url] ([url]http://www.my-mc-phoenix.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=14145&sid=f5667899bd6a90522d6df0bd32d4324d#p184709[/url])
Thanks too to Alans1100 who was thoughtful enough to share our loss with the greater international community. There are some nice thoughts and regards from our overseas friends who are keeping an eye on this thread.
We appreciate your thoughts and well wishes friends, and thank you for you kind words regarding yours and our friend, Saaz.
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Some posts from members that got to know John over the years my-mc-phoenix.com
[url]http://www.my-mc-phoenix.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=14145&sid=f5667899bd6a90522d6df0bd32d4324d#p184709[/url] ([url]http://www.my-mc-phoenix.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=14145&sid=f5667899bd6a90522d6df0bd32d4324d#p184709[/url])
Thanks too to Alans1100 who was thoughtful enough to share our loss with the greater international community. There are some nice thoughts and regards from our overseas friends who are keeping an eye on this thread.
We appreciate your thoughts and well wishes friends, and thank you for you kind words regarding yours and our friend, Saaz.
Thanks.
And thanks to Marcus for this one at http://www.st-owners.com/forums/showthread.php?148444-Saaz-(John) (http://www.st-owners.com/forums/showthread.php?148444-Saaz-(John))
There's also this site http://www.st-riders.net/index.php?topic=3895.0 (http://www.st-riders.net/index.php?topic=3895.0) but I don't know who put the post up as I am not on that forum and I can't see it.
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Just got off the phone to Jordie and heard the sad news about John riding on, had a few long chats with John in the past, nice bloke like most riders in the club, will do my best with Jackie to attend the memorial, if in the latter part of November, our condolences to his family. Don and Jackie
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There's also this site [url]http://www.st-riders.net/index.php?topic=3895.0[/url] ([url]http://www.st-riders.net/index.php?topic=3895.0[/url]) but I don't know who put the post up as I am not on that forum and I can't see it.
This is it:
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Saaz was always extremely generous with his time, here is is working on my ST1300, installing my towbar and driving lights with Terrys Help
They did assure me at the time, that it had less to do with seeing me, and more to do with the pork roast with all the trimmings that Teela was cooking for them....
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Saaz always tried to get me to ride this stretch from Bright to Lakes Entrance. Well... it is one of the GREAT rides one can do in this country, and I fervently recommend it to anyone....
Here we are stopped for brekky at the Omeo Bakery - as you do apparently. Pictured R to L are Saaz, Rocky Rural and Growly...
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EDIT: When we stopped for fuel at Lakes Entrance... Rocky Rural put in over 2L more fuel than I did for the same run... I thought it may have been because he rode with the screen fully up the entire time... not sure though.
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Saw the sight of Saaz in my mirrors for thousands of clicks over the years....
Guess it was because he only had three cylinders and found it hard keeping up....
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This was heading towards Malacoota.
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I thought I would drop a short line having met John a couple of years ago at the Border and then this year as a riding companion on his last big adventure. The WA group also had a dinner in Perth and we showed him the site of Perth at night from the hills that we will ride in March next year. We will miss his enthusiasm for the club but rest assured he will not be forgotten.
Condolences to his family and riding mates
Cheers Wombat and Pit Crew
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A few years back there was just the two of us touring the vic alps and snowy area for a few days before the snowy ride, never met before, interesting conversations on society and all things motorcycle. privilaged to have had that time , just the two of us.
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Got this one at Harrietville immediately after the devastating bushfires that went through there in 2013. We and Growly were the lucky last the road crew let through before they closed it off for repairs. Next stop Mt Hotham....
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Here we are on the Ferry between Portsea and Queenscliff at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay Vic in 2013...
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We spent the previous night at Philip Island and hooked up with great OzSTOC Member Sarge there. A great night.
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Some of the gang at Robe SA. You can see Saaz's ST11 at the rear of the queue and Sarge's 11 with trailer in front of it.
From L to R is Sarge, Saaz and the famous pairing of Tipsy and his Rhonda whom we met up with in Mt Gambier just prior....
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PitSTop and I were overseas on a cruise when we got the news. Home now and its hard to fathom our great Mate has ridden on to ride the roads in the big sky. :'(
I first met John at the first Nat Rally in 2012 and we had some great chats, over some nice reds, over the following years. A true gentleman was John, who would go out of his way to help fellow riders. He encouraged me, as I was new to riding a big tourer, with inspired words to help me to become a better rider.
I loved his dry sense of humour along with his "Muttley" style laugh and this photo from the Hill End NSW RTE portrays it beautifully.
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Ride on John and RIP :'( We will forever think of you standing in the background, laughing at the antics we are yet to get up to, wherever two or more OzSToc members gather 8)
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After the Border Run in August.....
Thanks Lionel for the update. So sad, he really was a kind a unassuming individual. Only met him a few times however his loss will be felt. Hope he is riding on wherever he is..
A.
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Rest in Peace my friend
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Thanks for the update Lionel, I have passed this onto his fellow riders from Act Triathlon where he was a long respected rider in helping with Marshall support for Triathlons in ACT.
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John with IanB at Mooloolaba in December last year
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At Cooroy on a FarRide
RIP Mate :beer
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Reading about John reminds me of an incident from 1977. My wife and I were on our Overseas Experience, cycling through Devon, Isle of Wight, Cornwall, and up into Wales. We had come to an afternoon stop in the shade of a tree outside a church in the middle of nowhere looking down over the valleys in Wales when the vicar pulls up in a Morris Minor. There'd been break ins at the church recently so he had pulled over just to say hello and check the church over. We had a chat and then he said, "Come with me." He took us around the side of the church to the graveyard. They'd just laid the headstone on the grave of his sexton, and it read simply,
Name
Birth and death dates
Years of service as sexton
and the line
"A gentle man"
Not "a gentleman", but "a gentle man". Reading all the comments about John, yet not having met him myself, I feel that epitaph is appropriate for him.
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Got this one of the man at Bells Beach - looking like a 'Pro' Wot thuh
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Here is Saaz how I'll most fondly remember him... great company at the end of a good day's ride somewhere far away....
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Taken at Bright VIC
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And at Cowes, Philip Island
I have more pics if people are interested - other than that, I'll leave it there. RIP ol mate. :thumbs
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I John only a short time but my forum conversations and phone help from him have remained invaluable to me.
I took great pleasure in meeting him face to face for the first time at the Toowoomba Nat Rally and also the Eungella Far Ride.
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John Nagle’s Death Notice
From today’s Canberra Times.
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A memorial service is to be held in Canberra most likely on Saturday morning, 7 November. Details will be advised when known.
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Not a family of long livers, judging by the "dec" entries in the Notice!
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That's a bit harsh biggles :whistle
Happy birthday for today anyway .......is it rude to ask how old ?
:Cake2
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Cystic Fibrosis is not a laughing metter and most likely a family afliction. John beat the odds consideably and he was most likely aware of it too. This makes this man more unusual in my eyes because he wore his lot with a strenght I only can admire. I have only become aware of this dowards the end of his live but he never mentioned or complained about it. In the news is a Tasmanian Father which got 3 sons with this condition. I feel sorry for him and his sons. But thats live. You have to take what you get.
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:wht11
saddened by this news, I never had the pleasure of meeting john in person but have spoken a couple of times on the forum and by phone, thanks for you're help and advice which will be missed.
RIP
regards
Shane
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i have been hunting around for this photo, it is my favourite one with Saaz, i have always felt it summed him up nicely :)
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What is Saaz and Terry holding in their hands? Doesn't look right.
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That's a bit harsh biggles :whistle
Happy birthday for today anyway .......is it rude to ask how old ?
:Cake2
John was 57 Duncan. Way to young, though he'd experienced much in his life and probably much more than others experience in a a much longer life time than John had. Marissa and I were only thinking about John yesterday and I was telling her about the times John and I had shared touring around the Victorian high country on our way to past Snowy rides. I always found John was an easy bloke to talk too and we had a lot of great chats over those years. Marissa and I were both saying how surreal it still feels that he has gone. In just a few weeks we'll be back in Thredbo and John was supposed to be there with us. He will be missed that's for sure.
Edit: I just realised you were asking how old Biggles was :)
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Biggles needs carbon dating i think :Stirpot
Thanks for sharing your memories Barry.......it does seem a little surreal still.
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I had a brief chat with Saaz at Toowoomba but had followed his exploits with interest and not a little envy, but unfortunately didn't get the chance to know him.
Vale Saaz
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Some of you may remember the post card request for the young girl Sara (aged about 8 now and has leukemia) that I posted here http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=6903.msg78666#msg78666 (http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=6903.msg78666#msg78666) The story continues in 2015 with her toy rabbit sent to various people around the planet and John was one of those people who had care of that toy for a little while.
I'm passing this on http://www.my-mc-phoenix.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=13726 (http://www.my-mc-phoenix.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=13726)
Quote from the link "One special word for John Saaz, John took my on his bike across New Zealand and Australia. Sadly, a couple weeks later I received the news that John is no longer among us and our trip was John’s way to say goodbye to all his friends and his beautiful country. Although John already know he was very ill, he still took me along and posted all those nice pictures, just because he know it would put a big smile on Sara's face. What a guy! John, you will always have a special place in my heart, I hope you have a great time up their…."
Maybe someone could pass this on to his family.
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Saaz with his ST and his mates is how I will always remember him, if only he was holding a glass of red this picture would be complete. I will miss you so very much :KissBlow
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My thoughts are here tonight :-X
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A year has now passed since our friend John left us. I for one will charge my glass today, and raise it in memory to a friend and his family. Never forgotten.
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From another part of the Forum:
"John's sisters are travelling to Canberra to inter John's and Gina's ashes at Norwood Park on Wednesday, 5 October at 10:30. It will be a low-key service at rosebed side. Alice and I will be going to the service followed by a lunch somewhere to share our stories about John."
I only found out about this yesterday. Terry will be going.
Anyone who can make it is welcome to attend.
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I still read the text messages that SAAZ's had sent me on his last trip. They make me smile, as I can imagine him texting and having that muttley laugh when he presses the send button.
R.I.P