Rest In Peace, Geoff Winnington-Ball

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

This came up on a Facebook memory for me today. 12 years since Geoff passed away.

It’s so nice to the see the forum he cherished and the hobby he supported is still going strong.

Don't be in such a rush, it was only 11 years ago.

The forum is not only continuing strong as ever, but in the same spirit and tone that Geoff established it with ( : ), despite the absence of his controlling hand. Maybe he is still playing his part?

[Jon Skagfeld]

OMG...has it been that long? How well I remember that day.(See post #1).

Geoff used to visit me at least once a year, up here near Georgian Bay area; he would bring me a Canadian Red Ensign,(with the proper coloured leaves); I kept an old military engraved ash tray for him to stub out his butts; we fed him good ol' meat an' taters for which he thanket us.

But there was a troubling side of him that led to his downfall. I need not expound on that, but for that he would still been around.

I miss him terribly, we had awesome discussions, arguments (in the purest sense of the word) about worldly events. I gave him merry hell for what happened with him in Australia as I was speaking with Max Hedges. Sorry, guys, I tend to ramble about the great times I had with"Jif".

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Jon Skagfeld

OMG...has it been that long? How well I remember that day.(See post #1).

Geoff used to visit me at least once a year, up here near Georgian Bay area; he would bring me a Canadian Red Ensign,(with the proper coloured leaves); I kept an old military engraved ash tray for him to stub out his butts; we fed him good ol' meat an' taters for which he thanket us.

But there was a troubling side of him that led to his downfall. I need not expound on that, but for that he would still been around.

I miss him terribly, we had awesome discussions, arguments (in the purest sense of the word) about worldly events. I gave him merry hell for what happened with him in Australia as I was speaking with Max Hedges. Sorry, guys, I tend to ramble about the great times I had with"Jif".

I knew Jif since we were pups. Good times were had by all. Well, except for that one time his wife caught us feeding his toddler son juice from a beer bottle....at which point said toddler looked at mom, grinned, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and declared "I druk!!"

[Jon Skagfeld]

What a group we were at one time...Bruce, Geoff, myself, Brian (BCA), Zdneck (Wo ist mein Kaffee?,) Frank (Polskie Ogorkie.), Nick Webb, ex RSM-R Regt C-RIP_, Frank von Rosenstiel aka "Boxhead", Bob Bundy, Ted Dentay, and Ross Williams who Bruce Parker just jolted my memory about.

Fearless jab jumps from a Beech 18 or an off the strut one thousand, two thousand ........... blossom! ....and PLF...

Daisy chain and back to the shed.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Still miss old SUNRAY

It's a thumbs up for the forum he established.

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[Brian Gough]

It was 15 years ago today that MLU founder Geoff passed away.

It is well worth a read through this thread to learn about him. I'm still grateful he created MLU and that others (thank you Hanno and Shawn) have carried on to make it what it is today.

Brian

[chris vickery]

Brian, absolutely. MLU has been a place not only to enshrine the historic and memorial aspect of the hobby, but to bring people together from all corners of the world and all walks of life.
Personally, I have met many wonderful people along the way and consider many of us as a loose knit family of sorts (as dysfunctional as that may be…)
Its fellows like yourself and Geoff who saw enthusiasm and potential in guys like me when I first started out. Now look where I’m at. Neck deep as can be, every day yearning to know more, find more and do more. If I can ask a favour to any of our breathren out there, please do you part to encourage our youth to keep things going. Mentor them, assist them, encourage them. Not only for us but for the generations of servicemen that sacrificed for us.