Mar 11 2009
A Sydney club will honour the life of long-time supporter Tom Hynes, who
plunged to his death while painting the club's exterior.
The 70-year-old was painting the Maroubra Seals Sports and Community
Club on Tuesday when the gantry he was standing on collapsed.
He fell 40 metres to his death. A colleague was left dangling from his harness
before being rescued. It's understood Mr Hynes was not wearing a harness.
Club president Alan Langford said Mr Hynes was an old friend who would
be missed by all who knew him.
"He's part of the Seals family - he's been around for 30 years," Mr Langford
told AAP."He was a great storyteller and a great bloke."
Mr Langford said the club would meet on Wednesday night to plan an event
in his memory.He said he and other members of the club's management had
attended a counselling session."All the emotions you can think of - frustration,
anger with different things that happened and shock (came out at the session),"
he said.
A WorkCover spokeswoman said an investigation into the incident was ongoing.
Mr Hynes did all of the club's painting, and had also painted the homes of club
members over the years.
He left behind two daughters, a number of grandchildren, a partner and a
former wife.
Ref: Ninemsn
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