Please be advised that a former member of Corrimal Surf Club, Joe Law, has sadly passed away, aged 90.
Joe’s funeral will be at Parson’s Funeral Home Tuesday 22 September 2015 at 10.00am – please wear a surf club shirt if you are going.
Joe is second from the left in this photograph
Joe Law joined Corrimal SLSC in 1949 as an Active Senior Member and obtained his Bronze Medallion in the same season. He then obtained his Instructor’s Certificate in 1966/67.
Joe achieved 100% Patrol Attendance Award in ’49/50, ’53/54, ’55/56, ’65/66 and ’66/67.
His positions on the Club Committee included:
- Assistant Secretary ’66/67 – ’69/70
- Club Marshall – ’67/68
- Ambulance Officer ’70/71
He obtained Active Reserve Status in ’70/71.
Joe’s passion in the surf club was surf boat rowing, in which he competed for many years and he was part of a winning crew in many events, most notably the Australian Queen’s Royal Carnival at Bondi Beach on February 6, 1954 – one of Corrimal’s greatest achievements. Have a look at the club’s 100th Anniversary video for a reminder of how big that carnival was.
Joe was the last surviving rower of that great crew, only survived by the legendary sweep Kevin “Cocko” Coleman.
Joe is also listed in the Club’s War Honour Roll, recorded in the 100 Year Book as serving with the AIF (Occupation Forces in Japan).
Joe Law was an outstanding member of Corrimal SLSC for 22 years – Rest In Peace Joe.
Footnote: Many thanks to Graham ‘Duke’ Yates, our Club Historian, for his hard work in preparing this summary of Joe’s history in our great club.
On behalf of Joe’s family I would like to thank the members and friends of Corrimal Surf Club, for there touching tribute and gestures of condolences.
Corrimal surf club was a very special place to Joe and his family. Many happy hours were spent at the beach, a second home for us all.
Sincerely
The Law family