Many posters from POB days will recall Western Australian colleague Graham Marion posting on POB.
I am saddened to report his passing on the 25th of May 2013 Below is a record of his achievement and a photo taken in 2010 at Sydney FIG.
Graham Marion 30/5/1949 – 25/5/2013
It is with sadness that we advise members that Graham Marion, SSSI Fellow passed away on Saturday 25 May 2013.
Graham Marion provided exemplary dedication and service to the spatial community for the past 25 years. He joined the Institution of Surveyors as a member in 1988 elected to the committee of the ISA WA Division the same year. He was elected a Fellow in April 1997.
He served as social convenor and Chairman of the constitution subcommittee before being elected as Treasurer of the WA Division from 1992 to 2001.
In 1994 he was elected as a Councillor of ISA. Graham convened the constitution, strategic planning and future directions sub-committees of Council. He was Vice President from 1997-99, President-elect in 2005-6 and President of ISA in 2006-07.
As convenor of the Constitution sub-committee he was responsible for the adoption by ISA of the broad FIG definition of a surveyor. He also introduced amendments to the Objects of ISA to incorporate the ‘York Vision’. These objects have since been adopted into the SSI and SSSI constitutions.
Throughout Graham’s service he was a supporter of the creation of a single unified professional body representing the spatial industry. He convened an attempt at national amalgamation which failed. However he was involved in the subsequent successful formation of WAIS (a unification of Cadastral, Mining and Engineering Surveyors) in WA. He fully supported the formation of SSI.
Graham is survived by his wife Cathy and 4 children: Paul, John, Edwina and Susan.
The Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Graham will be held at the Salvation Army Floreat Corps, cnr Brookdale St and Salvado Rd, Floreat on TUESDAY (04.06.2013) at 10.00am. A Private Cremation Service will follow.
Bandsmen, please bring instruments.
Graham is standing on front LHS for those who never met him face to face.
RADU
This is sad news.
I always liked Graham. He was one of those rare, kind souls.
Dang it! Another great surveyor and contributor to this great site has left us to go explore for landmarks in Heaven.
Based on the photo, Graham could have showed up at a family reunion and no one would have questioned him as to his origin until he started talking in that Aussie gibberish that passes for English.
Gaham Marion
Never met him, but I remember his posts well...
Gaham Marion
So sad, to hear, of his passing.
Gaham Marion
Sad news Richard, prayers for him and his family.
Hope all is well for you and yours.....
Dugger
Rest in Peace, Graham.
Condolences to his family and friends.
Gaham Marion
Sad news, Richard. I'm sorry I never got to meet him. My condolences to his family and friends.
Gaham Marion
This is indeed very sad. I remember, or at least I'm told I remember that night very well. You would have been hard pressed to find a group of folks having more fun. We argued and lied all night long. He will long be remember and long be missed by those who had the great fortune to know him. Rest in peace.
Gaham Marion
Very sad. He was a valuable contributor on the forum and apparently a great contributor to the profession Down Under.
Pax vobiscum Brother Graham
RADU thanks for posting,
He was a valuable contributor on the forum, I remember his posts
Condolences to his family and friends.
This is indeed sad news. 🙁
Graham's last post here: [msg]201503[/msg]
> Many posters from POB days will recall Western Australian colleague Graham Marion posting on POB.
Yes, I recall Graham's posts well. He was distantly related to Francis Marion aka "The Swamp Fox" of the American Revolutionary War, if I remember. How his family ended up in Australia, I don't recall, but he played a strong center on the Australian Surveying Team, a group who nearly invariably sound thoughtful and well informed on matters related to land surveying (and beer) which are endlessly discussed.
Sorry to learn of his untimely demise. It rains on the just and the unjust.
I’m sorry about the loss of your friend Richard. And doubly sorry that I never got to meet him (man, you should have brought all your Aussie buddies to the US when you were doing your world tours, imagine the carnage that would have ensued). Graham’s posts were must reads for me and were always upbeat and his humor and observations made a fellow ruminate on things he hadn’t figured he'd be ruminating on that day.
Cheers Graham. Cheers
I enjoyed Graham's post even though I didn't understand most of them. RIP Graham.
I remember Graham well.
