Gary Williams

[muzenza365]

I just read that Gary has passed away.

He had a Heart Attack whilst swimming.

He raced many good horses and was the father of Guy.

RIP

[Chief Stipe]

Yes he was a regular contributor on BOAY.  Condolences to the family and those close to Gary.

[hesi]

Yes, just posted about this on the other site.  He had part ownership in Pasta Post, Tinseltown and of course Xcellent.  Probably quite a few others.

He posted regularly on RC as Tasman Man, and was indeed a very good, pro-racing poster.  I enjoyed his posts, very informative

[mikeynz]

1 minute ago, hesi said:

Yes, just posted about this on the other site.  He had part ownership in Pasta Post, Tinseltown and of course Xcellent.  Probably quite a few others.

He posted regularly on RC as Tasman Man, and was indeed a very good, pro-racing poster.  I enjoyed his posts, very informative

Tasman Man, was he from Tasman, just curious?

[hesi]

Just now, mikeynz said:

Tasman Man, was he from Tasman, just curious?

Pass

[PeterLambFan]

17 minutes ago, mikeynz said:

Tasman Man, was he from Tasman, just curious?

I don’t know for a fact but I believe Guy Williams grew up in Nelson and the family spent some time living there anyway. 

Edited 3 hours ago by PeterLambFan

[mikeynz]

Be interesting to wind the clock back 10 years on these forums and know how many have expired, racing is the domain it seems the older generation......similar to callers on ZB, you just never know what's happened to them if they ain't been heard for sometime.

[Chief Stipe]

40 minutes ago, hesi said:

Yes, just posted about this on the other site.  He had part ownership in Pasta Post, Tinseltown and of course Xcellent.  Probably quite a few others.

He posted regularly on RC as Tasman Man, and was indeed a very good, pro-racing poster.  I enjoyed his posts, very informative

I think you'll find he had more success with harness racing.

[Taupiri Wonder]

I met Gary on many occasions at Alex Park/Ellerslie Racetracks when he retired to Auckland.Yes,he was a Mainlander,& played first class cricket for Otago I think!

Believe he spent time working overseas,then returned to NZ & an early McDonalds Franchisee.

A keen sportsman,tabletennis in his youth & basketball administration in later years,combined with dual racing code interests.

Hesi has noted three of his glamour part-ownership horses,another was Changeover.

[Chief Stipe]

Gary owned harness horses that won 20 Grp ones.

[billy connolly]

1 hour ago, PeterLambFan said:

I don’t know for a fact but I believe Guy Williams grew up in Nelson and the family spent some time living there anyway. 

Originally from the Taieri Plains area of Mosgiel and was a neighbour of three-time Wellington Cup winner, Great Sensation.

An entertaining and eloquent poster here.

R.I.P. TAB For Ever.
 

[mikeynz]

15 minutes ago, billy connolly said:

Originally from the Taieri Plains area of Mosgiel and was a neighbour of three-time Wellington Cup winner, Great Sensation.

An entertaining and eloquent poster here.

R.I.P. TAB For Ever.
 

You sure?