Joshie, my little co-pilot
Always smiling with that cheeky dimple grin…..Thank you for being my little mate when I needed a hand.
I’m going to miss seeing you down at the farm having a yarn about helicopters v’s fixed wings (The Sky Danger!!!), Hondas v’s KTMS, mustering cattle & fishing. You were always a super keen and attentive learner , willing to help out whenever you could, whether it was cattle work, baiting, burning off , fencing, or helping service the helicopter.
It was inevitable that you were going to be a pilot, what with the barrage of questions about how they fly, this, that and the other & your natural ability to take control of the machine (don’t tell CASA that !!). It was just a matter of time.
I knew you would fly one day but not this way…
The way you passed was a one in a million chance…Nobody or anything is to blame , it’s just hard to come to terms with that it happened to a one in a million bloke.
I’ll always cherish my memories of the time I spent with you.
Fly high Joshie, I’ll miss you dearly, but I’ll be keeping an eye out for you next time I’m up there flying around.
PS….sorry about forgetting to pick you up that day from Fish River when you were helping with some fencing…A night in the fencers camp would have been an education for ya anyway!!!
My Love & thoughts to all the Farrell family, Hailey & his loving friends.