Bulli Surf Life Saving Club offers its condolences to Life Member John Jones OAM who lost his lovely wife Helen last Friday (9 January) to a long battle with illness. Helen was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary at the club and both spent many years enjoying their time within Bulli Surf Life Saving Club.
Now living in Queensland John & Helen built a great amount of friendships with the surf life saving movement.
John (known as JJ) gained his Life Membership in the 1970-1971 season, he was an accomplished swimmer who turned his hand to coaching some of the hidden talents at Bulli including surf swimmers, R & R teams.
He is also the foundation President of Surf Life Saving New South Wales Juvenile Association (Nippers).
John held positions of Swim Coach, Secretary, Treasurer & Club Captain. John is also a Life Member of Surf Life Saving Queensland & Australia. Out prayers & thoughts are with John & his family at this sad time.
The funeral for Helen will be held on this Thursday 15 January 3.00pm at Centenary Memorial Gardens, the suburb of Sumner, Queensland.