The notes now continue.
After Fred retired from work he
and Madge moved into an aged care hostel on the Gold Coast. He passed away in March 1986. Fred and Madge’s family has grown from three
children to include 11 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren and 5 great great
grandchildren
Fred and Madge were very devoted to
their grandchildren and delighted whenever they came to Fred and Madge’s Chevron
Island home. They were a big part in the early lives .of the three grandsons
who lived upstairs. The Tiger Laws of the rugby league field was a gentle man
who was a good sport as well as a good sportsman and great footballer.
Away from the football field Colin was
a keen gardener and regularly exhibited at the Allora Show. He was reckoned a pretty handy cricketer and
in his later years enjoyed lawn bowls. He did not drive and seldom left
Allora except for family reasons. Nnotable exceptions were trips to Lang Park Rugby League Tests to which he and
his friends Colin Muir and Alf Naumann were regular spectators.
He and Kit often hosted one or more of
their grandchildren, for weekends and school holidays and looked after their
oldest grandson for more than a year while Margaret was ill. Kit passed away
in 1971. In his last years Colin visited his extended family on the Gold Coast a
number of times and hosted five of his grandsons and the son of one his friends
at his sister’s house in Surfer’s Paradise for a week. He stayed for a week or
more every year with Margaret’s children and with Mary and her children.
Colin made friends wherever he went
and he stuck with them. When a friend and his wife sold their farm before their
new home was built, Colin immediately invited them to stay with him at his home
for as long as necessary.
Colin passed away on 7 February 1975
aged 68 in Allora the place he called home for almost 60 years. Colin’s and
Kit’s Family has now extended to 2 children 12 grandchildren 24 great
grandchildren and keenly awaited great great grandchild expected shortly. Slip Laws of the football field wasa straight
shooting generous man who cared for his family, his customers and his community.
Tom McVeigh and John Croke described him as “the Complete Package”. It is hard to argue with that.
The
seniors of the Allora Rugby League Football Club winners of the St George Cup
in 1963
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| Colin is on the left. |
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| Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Friday 1 September 1933, page 25 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/179562605 |
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