{"id":3001,"date":"2014-10-13T08:23:28","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T21:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/?p=3001"},"modified":"2014-10-23T16:08:42","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T05:08:42","slug":"mick-wood-passed-away-12-october-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/mick-wood-passed-away-12-october-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Mick Wood &#8211; Born 12\/3\/1926 &#8211; Passed Away 12\/10\/2014 &#8211; Aged 88 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mick Wood&#8217;s family has asked Deane Laws to alert the Vets to the fact that\u00a0Mick was admitted to John Flynn Hospital (Tugun Qld) 5th October 2014 in a serious condition. Mick was well attended by family and close friends during his hospitalisation but unfortunately Mick\u2019s son, Michael, advised Deane Laws at 9.10pm (Qld Time) on Sunday 12th October 2014 that Mick had passed away about 15 mins earlier.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FAREWELL SERVICE:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>WHERE: \u00a0&#8220;Braeside Chapel&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 251 Gooding Drive<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Merrimac QLD<\/p>\n<p>WHEN:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a011am (Qld time)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monday 20th October<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>WAKE:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mick&#8217;s residence at 6\/6 Burrabee St Burleigh Heads.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>CONTACT:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>(07)\u00a0 5535 2417 for a family member or email Deane Laws (<a href=\"mailto:deanel@qld.chariot.net.au\">deanel@qld.chariot.net.au<\/a>) who will\u00a0forward any emails to the family.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3113\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3113\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3113\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/mick-wood-passed-away-12-october-2014\/mick-wood-88-with-chris-and-john-vossen\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Mick-Wood-88-with-Chris-and-John-Vossen.jpg?fit=480%2C359&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,359\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad Air&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1412080064&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mick Wood 88 with Chris and John Vossen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Mick-Wood-88-with-Chris-and-John-Vossen.jpg?fit=480%2C359&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3113\" alt=\"Mick Wood 88 with Chris and John Vossen\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Mick-Wood-88-with-Chris-and-John-Vossen-300x224.jpg?resize=405%2C282\" width=\"405\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3115\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3115\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3115\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/mick-wood-passed-away-12-october-2014\/mick-wood-aged-88\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Mick-Wood-Aged-88.jpg?fit=480%2C359&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,359\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad Air&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1412079958&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.041666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mick Wood Aged 88\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Mick-Wood-Aged-88.jpg?fit=480%2C359&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3115\" alt=\"Mick Wood Aged 88\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Mick-Wood-Aged-88.jpg?resize=429%2C283\" width=\"429\" height=\"283\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Attached are a couple of photos containing Mick from Guam in 1975 provided by Bruce Mayberry.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BBQ \u2013 BBQ at Guam Cable Station early in the TASI-A installation trip \u2013 L-R Mick Wood, Jim Pickworth, Don Hacker, Bill Kay, Laci Csont<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3047\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3047\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3047\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/mick-wood-passed-away-12-october-2014\/tasi-a-install-1975\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TASI-A-Install-1975.jpg?fit=598%2C414&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"598,414\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TASI A Install 1975\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TASI-A-Install-1975.jpg?fit=598%2C414&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3047\" alt=\"TASI A Install 1975\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TASI-A-Install-1975.jpg?resize=598%2C414\" width=\"598\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TASI-A-Install-1975.jpg?w=598&amp;ssl=1 598w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TASI-A-Install-1975.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MYC \u2013 OTC Team in the Marianas Yacht Club Half Ton Challenge \u2013 L-R Charlie Hale, Mick Wood, Bob Heron, Bill Kay, Bruce Mayberry, John Vossen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3049\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3049\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3049\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/mick-wood-passed-away-12-october-2014\/marianas-yacht-club-half-ton-challenge-1975-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Marianas-Yacht-Club-Half-Ton-Challenge-1975.jpg?fit=607%2C411&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"607,411\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Marianas Yacht Club  Half Ton Challenge 1975\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Charlie Hale, Mick Wood, Bob Heron, Bill Kay, Bruce Mayberry, John Vossen&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Marianas-Yacht-Club-Half-Ton-Challenge-1975.jpg?fit=607%2C411&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3049\" alt=\"Marianas Yacht Club  Half Ton Challenge 1975\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Marianas-Yacht-Club-Half-Ton-Challenge-1975.jpg?resize=607%2C411\" width=\"607\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Marianas-Yacht-Club-Half-Ton-Challenge-1975.jpg?w=607&amp;ssl=1 607w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Marianas-Yacht-Club-Half-Ton-Challenge-1975.jpg?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From Jim Keenan &#8211; the Opening of Seacom &#8211; Mick is absent from the photo as he may have been pouring drinks with Charlie Hale.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3225\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3225\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3225\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/mick-wood-passed-away-12-october-2014\/opening-day-of-seacom-with-names-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Opening-Day-of-Seacom-with-Names1.jpg?fit=847%2C669&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"847,669\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Opening Day of Seacom with Names\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Opening-Day-of-Seacom-with-Names1.jpg?fit=720%2C569&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3225\" alt=\"Opening Day of Seacom with Names\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Opening-Day-of-Seacom-with-Names1.jpg?resize=720%2C569\" width=\"720\" height=\"569\" 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Mick was well attended by family and close friends during his hospitalisation but unfortunately Mick\u2019s son, Michael, advised Deane Laws at 9.10pm (Qld Time) on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vale"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paMOfU-Mp","jetpack-related-posts":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3001"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3011,"href":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3001\/revisions\/3011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}