Shelley Greer — 12 November 2023

I was shocked and saddened to read of Roys death in the SMH yesterday. I knew him in 1973 and 74 in Sydney where I shared a couple of houses with Gina and Roy when Gina and I were students together. Roy was very active in the union movement and left wing politics and had a big influence on me in this regard. The last time I heard of him was from Peter Murphy who was working with him in the bus union in Sydney some years ago now. I remember once when Roy had been camping at the National Park, he came back with beautiful drawings hed done of the rock pools. He was extremely talented, a great conversationalist and a voracious reader. He also had a fabulous collection of blues records. I am sorry to have lost touch with him so long ago. I send my deepest sympathy to his family. Im sure you had a fabulous life together. My best wishes, Shelley Greer