Darryl Frederick Rixon.
23/2/1947 - 30/5/2013
MATAMA lost a good man when Darryl Rixon passed away recently.
He had been a long term member of the club and had, at one stage, been its president. Darryl was always keen to see the club do well and was consistently one of the first to volunteer a helping hand when needed. So it's no wonder he presently holds MATAMA's "Clubmember of the Year" shield.
To those who knew him, Darryl stood out like a big old gum tree in a paddock full of saplings and many of his club mates were envious of his ability to turn his hand to just about anything.
Champion woodcutter & axe-man; Blacksmith; Fire & Rescue Captain; Soldier (National Serviceman);
Restorer and user of vintage machinery.... engines, trucks, but especially tractors.
Darryl was an ardent supporter of efforts to preserve our national heritage. Consequently he collected many pieces of vintage machinery, beating the scrap metal merchants to them and thereby saving them for future generations.
He had, more recently, been heavily involved with the construction of a shed at
the Batemans Bay & Clyde River Museum for the safe display of club items to the general public.
Darryl could always be relied on to tell a good story, mostly based on his own experiences. But above all, he was an honorable man and to those of us lucky enough to do so, felt privileged to call him "friend".
At his funeral, along with the NSW Fire service, MATAMA club-members formed a lengthy guard of honour for his "country themed" casket, indicating just how highly he was regarded within the community.
Appropriately, his cortege was headed up by a Vintage Fordson Major.
What a great bloke!
RIP
He had been a long term member of the club and had, at one stage, been its president. Darryl was always keen to see the club do well and was consistently one of the first to volunteer a helping hand when needed. So it's no wonder he presently holds MATAMA's "Clubmember of the Year" shield.
To those who knew him, Darryl stood out like a big old gum tree in a paddock full of saplings and many of his club mates were envious of his ability to turn his hand to just about anything.
Champion woodcutter & axe-man; Blacksmith; Fire & Rescue Captain; Soldier (National Serviceman);
Restorer and user of vintage machinery.... engines, trucks, but especially tractors.
Darryl was an ardent supporter of efforts to preserve our national heritage. Consequently he collected many pieces of vintage machinery, beating the scrap metal merchants to them and thereby saving them for future generations.
He had, more recently, been heavily involved with the construction of a shed at
the Batemans Bay & Clyde River Museum for the safe display of club items to the general public.
Darryl could always be relied on to tell a good story, mostly based on his own experiences. But above all, he was an honorable man and to those of us lucky enough to do so, felt privileged to call him "friend".
At his funeral, along with the NSW Fire service, MATAMA club-members formed a lengthy guard of honour for his "country themed" casket, indicating just how highly he was regarded within the community.
Appropriately, his cortege was headed up by a Vintage Fordson Major.
What a great bloke!
RIP
RP