{"id":8141,"date":"2023-02-13T16:54:11","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T05:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/?p=8141"},"modified":"2023-02-23T07:03:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T20:03:31","slug":"phill-wall-passed-away-13-february-2023-aged-mid-to-late-60s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/phill-wall-passed-away-13-february-2023-aged-mid-to-late-60s\/","title":{"rendered":"Phill Wall &#8211; Passed Away 13 February 2023 &#8211; Aged 66 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Newman and Ron Beckett have passed on the sad news of Phil\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n<p>Phill Wall passed away today at Nepean Hospital when he finally succumbed to the progressively debilitating auto immune disease called CREST. Phill was stoic but suffering towards the end but he even\u00a0 managed an arduous trip last month for a last farewell to his friends in the Tweed Valley. (Photo attached). Phil can be seen 3rd from right behind John Bennett<\/p>\n<p>Many members will have worked with Phill and no doubt would have had great respect for him over his career which included work at Paddo, Broadway, Guam, San Francisco and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>It is a shame there aren&#8217;t more Phills in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Regards<\/p>\n<p>Bill Newman<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FUNERAL SERVICE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Phill&#8217;s daughter, Lynette, has provided the link to his funeral service to be held on Friday 24th Feb.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteladyfunerals.com.au\/upcoming-funerals\/s5kx\/\">https:\/\/www.whiteladyfunerals.com.au\/upcoming-funerals\/s5kx\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Christine Wall requests that in lieu of flowers could people please donate to Schleroderma Australia under Phill\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The below photo was provided by Shaune Walsh and is a photo of Phil taken in Feb 1995 when Shaune and Phill travelled to a DCME workshop held in Israel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/phill-wall-passed-away-13-february-2023-aged-mid-to-late-60s\/israel-feb-1995-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8151\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8151\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/phill-wall-passed-away-13-february-2023-aged-mid-to-late-60s\/israel-feb-1995-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Israel-Feb-1995-2-scaled.jpg?fit=1706%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1706,2560\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Israel Feb 1995 (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Israel-Feb-1995-2-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-8151 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Israel-Feb-1995-2.jpg?resize=568%2C852&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Israel-Feb-1995-2-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Israel-Feb-1995-2-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Israel-Feb-1995-2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Israel-Feb-1995-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Israel-Feb-1995-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Israel-Feb-1995-2-scaled.jpg?w=1706&amp;ssl=1 1706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Israel-Feb-1995-2-scaled.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tweed \u00a0Valley \u00a0OTVA<\/p>\n<p>We \u00a0were \u00a0all able \u00a0to \u00a0welcome Phil \u00a0Wall \u00a0visiting \u00a0from Sydney at our usual \u00a0meeting \u00a0held at \u00a0the \u00a0Riverview Hotel \u00a0Murwillumbah \u00a0on \u00a0Wednesday \u00a018th \u00a0Jan. \u00a02023.<\/p>\n<p>We \u00a0understood \u00a0that \u00a0Phil had \u00a0health \u00a0issues and \u00a0we appreciated the \u00a0opportunity to \u00a0farewell Phil \u00a0for the \u00a0last \u00a0time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/phill-wall-passed-away-13-february-2023-aged-mid-to-late-60s\/tweed-otva-18-1-23_phil-wall\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8142\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8142\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/phill-wall-passed-away-13-february-2023-aged-mid-to-late-60s\/tweed-otva-18-1-23_phil-wall\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tweed-OTVA-18-1-23_Phil-Wall.jpg?fit=2000%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,900\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tweed OTVA 18 1 23_Phil Wall\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tweed-OTVA-18-1-23_Phil-Wall.jpg?fit=720%2C324&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8142 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tweed-OTVA-18-1-23_Phil-Wall.jpg?resize=720%2C324&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tweed-OTVA-18-1-23_Phil-Wall.jpg?resize=1024%2C461&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tweed-OTVA-18-1-23_Phil-Wall.jpg?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tweed-OTVA-18-1-23_Phil-Wall.jpg?resize=768%2C346&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tweed-OTVA-18-1-23_Phil-Wall.jpg?resize=1536%2C691&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tweed-OTVA-18-1-23_Phil-Wall.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tweed-OTVA-18-1-23_Phil-Wall.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Those present \u00a0L \u00a0to \u00a0R \u00a0,<\/p>\n<p>Bob Collins, \u00a0Bill \u00a0Newman, Steve Marshall, Gary Samuels, \u00a0Peter \u00a0[local], Paul \u00a0[local], Dave Kidd, Phill \u00a0Wall, John Bennett, Shane [Steve Marshall&#8217;s son].<\/p>\n<p>John \u00a0Bennett<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From Will Whyte<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m attaching 3 photos.<br \/>\nThe first 2 are combined and taken on a bushwalking trip to the Buderwang National Park, West of Ulladulla in July 1981. The left hand photo shows Phill second from the left in the back row.<br \/>\nThe third photo shows Phill between Bruce Mayberry and Steve Marshall at our 2017 Christmas reunion.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/phill-wall-passed-away-13-february-2023-aged-mid-to-late-60s\/phill-wall_ww\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8149\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8149\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/phill-wall-passed-away-13-february-2023-aged-mid-to-late-60s\/phill-wall_ww\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Phill-Wall_WW-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G973F&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1676320179&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Phill Wall_WW\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Phill-Wall_WW-scaled.jpg?fit=720%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8149 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Phill-Wall_WW.jpg?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Phill-Wall_WW-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Phill-Wall_WW-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Phill-Wall_WW-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Phill-Wall_WW-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Phill-Wall_WW-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Phill-Wall_WW-scaled.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Phill-Wall_WW-scaled.jpg?w=2160&amp;ssl=1 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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Phill Wall passed away today at Nepean Hospital when he finally succumbed to the progressively debilitating auto immune disease called CREST. Phill was stoic but suffering towards the end but he even\u00a0 managed an arduous trip last month for a last [&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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8141","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-27j","jetpack-related-posts":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8141","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=8141"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8167,"href":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8141\/revisions\/8167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}