Orzel Posted December 7, 2010 Posted December 7, 2010 Words cannot express the emptiness – You sir will be sorely missed.Go with God.
swerve Posted December 7, 2010 Posted December 7, 2010 RIP, Captain Winnington-Ball. I never met you in person, but I've admired many of your posts here.
AETiglathPZ Posted December 7, 2010 Posted December 7, 2010 (edited) Rest In Peace, earn another set of wings in heaven as the impression you left here on earth. Edited December 7, 2010 by AETiglathPZ
Dame Karmen Posted December 7, 2010 Posted December 7, 2010 I have some awesome photos of Geoff, all military related including precious ones of Geoff, and Shawn, in Normandy which is beautiful, and one very very special heartfelt and endearing one to me, of Geoff standing at my Uncle Ed's in Beny Sur Mer, saluting my Uncle. By he way, it was my Uncle who brought me to MLU and connected me to everyone there and in consequently Tanknet, through Geoff, back in about 2004 I joined Tanknet through G. My PW posts were personal one to one comms meant from PW to Wizard parts of who we were together and shared in enjoying those parts for a while. That will all be a personal treasure. The driving force, or will, in Geoff's heart, mind, and soul, were ALWAYS about Honouring, Recognizing, Promoting, Championing, Uniting, Preserving the heart and integrity of service and those who served and serve, and those who sacrificed, and why ... Lest We Forget. Geoff, a big voice, a driving force, and a fierce force we all know and all of that driving force will and does "Carry On .... " and rises above, stands strong, and overpowers everything else ... Will load my scanner at some point today and see if I can find and scan those photos. You'll enjoy them. G in his element, all things military and what he stood for. By the way, Grace, Julia, Sally, us women through G's life, you've all been on my mind constantly through this and I'm thinking of you all, am VERY sorry for your own loss too, as I am for my own. Lets raise a toast together to Geoff.
Brad Edmondson Posted December 7, 2010 Posted December 7, 2010 Oh no. I met Geoff and Dame Karmen in Winnipeg while on leave a few years back. I'd shared e-mails, mentoring and advice from him on my journey from civy to soldier. I'd hoped to see him again. Yee Old Fossilized One, I salute you. For all you did for me, I can only hope to pay it forward as well as you. We will remember him.
Dame Karmen Posted December 8, 2010 Posted December 8, 2010 I hope this works. Geoff and Shawn, together, visited Beny Sur Mer Cemetery, making a special visit to my Uncle Ed at rest there. These photos, taken by Hanno of MLU I believe, show Shawn and Geoff paying respects to my Uncle Ed personally on behalf of myself and my family. They visited with Ed, planted a plaque, flags from home, and payed respects. Geoff stood, saluted my Uncle Ed. Geoff and Shawn were the first visitors, ever, to be able to visit my Uncle for our family, and be someone from back home. This meant the world to me, and my family, and still does. Geoff thought the world of my Uncle, who he got to know all about, and care about, through me. Totally precious and priceless. Thank you so much Geoff and Shawn, especially Geoff who engineered this whole happening, MADE it happen. I'll always love him for that. This is part of many legacies Geoff has left. He went all out to help people who had Fallen Soldiers, Veterans, who needed attention or respect. Beautiful. Father Geoff and Son Shawn, two soldiers, at Beny Sur Mer Cemetery, Normandy France. I dedicate these photos especially to Shawn and to Geoff's Father-Son big shared experience of Beny Sur Mer. Here's to you Geoff and Shawn:
Allan W Posted December 8, 2010 Posted December 8, 2010 Link to Geoff's Obituary Geoffrey Winnington-Ball
JWB Posted December 8, 2010 Posted December 8, 2010 Link to Geoff's Obituary Geoffrey Winnington-BallGood post.
Garry Redmon Posted December 8, 2010 Posted December 8, 2010 Does anyone here have a more comprehensive biography of Geoff? DOB, dates of service, unit(s) served with, awards and other achievements, etc.? Garry
Matt Urbanski Posted December 8, 2010 Posted December 8, 2010 (edited) A sad time, even for those of us who only knew him through this posts here - my sincere condolences to all here who knew him as a close friend... RIP. Edited December 8, 2010 by Matt Urbanski
Sally Ann Posted December 8, 2010 Posted December 8, 2010 Geoff's online obituary and guest book can be accessed here As is mentioned on it the Memorial Service for him will be held at: McDougall and Brown, 2900 Kingston Road, Scarborough, on Saturday, December 11, 2010, from 3-5 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Sunnybrook Veterans Centre Grant A Wish Program would be appreciated.
John_Ford Posted December 9, 2010 Posted December 9, 2010 Blessings on you Geoff. May your journey be swift and true. May He hold you in his hands on the last Day.
nexus6 Posted December 9, 2010 Posted December 9, 2010 im sorry to hear this sad news. my heart goes out to his family and all of those who knew him well.
Sikkiyn Posted December 9, 2010 Posted December 9, 2010 You will be missed, but always remembered....
irregularmedic Posted December 9, 2010 Posted December 9, 2010 Was already sad to have missed meeting him at the I&I this year. Now I'll never have the chance. In addition to his posts and public presence here, I got the impression he was a steady hand at the tiller of Tanknet behind the scenes. All this and the man himself will be missed. R.I.P.
Tzefa Posted December 9, 2010 Posted December 9, 2010 Terrible to hear... my most sincere condolences.Thou the man is gone I'm sure his legacy, including Tank-net, will live on.RIP.
cbo Posted December 9, 2010 Posted December 9, 2010 TN has been a turbulent place at times, sometimes people leave for a while, sometimes even get kicked off. Some just disappear but still pop up occasionally in conversations among TN members. But now, when making an none-to-frequent visit to the Grate Site, one has to get to grips with the fact that some of the people who embody TN - who's post you seek out, who's opinions you respect, who always gives a new angle on issues, the people who makes it worthwhile to return again and again to TN - you have to get to grips with the fact that they are no longer here. Not lurking somewhere out there on the interweb but really gone from this world. I cannot claim to have been friends with either King Sargent or Geoff but it pisses me off to no end that good people like them have to leave us - and with them qualities that are just too rare in todays world. RIP, Geoff
Durandal Posted December 9, 2010 Posted December 9, 2010 The loss of both Geoff and Sargent are terrible news.Everything written on this forum are now good souvenirs.Rest in peace friends. Thibault / Durandal
Old Tanker Posted December 9, 2010 Posted December 9, 2010 The loss of both Geoff and Sargent are terrible news.Everything written on this forum are now good souvenirs.Rest in peace friends. Thibault / Durandal Mon ami, welcome back.
Harold Jones Posted December 9, 2010 Posted December 9, 2010 Mon ami, welcome back. Tanknet is just like my RL Family, in that it seems to take a death to get everyone together again.
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