Thomas Richard MARKHAM

Tom and my dad, Lachie, were long-time friends who shared a lot of stories. I'm sure many of them I never heard, but I do remember dad telling me the story of when he and Tom went out fishing in Horseshoe Bay. The boat caught on fire. Dad dove in the water and called to poor Tom who was frantically trying to put out the fire in the boat "Tom. Save yourself!" The captain abandoned ship and both castaways swam to shore where they were rescued later in the day.

I do appreciate that Tom, his wife, daughters Teri and Vicki made it out to dad's wake in 2015. I'm sure dad would've been very happy too.

All the best to you Tom. I'll raise a tipple to you and your buddy Lachie on the weekend!