The family and friends of Garry Braithwaite held a surprise 90th birthday celebration at the Rhino Lodge recently. Garry was joined by his four daughters – Sharon, Kate, Jane, and Melissa – and their husbands, children and great grandchildren.
Travellers were Garry's sister Faith and husband Roly from Redland Bay, Queensland, Max and Freda Keech plus their two daughters Fiona and Natalie and their husbands from Banora Point, Newcastle, Goulburn, and Dubbo.
A number of Dubbo locals joined in the celebrations: brother Ben and Di Braithwaite, treasured nephew Rodney and Sharon Dawson, Wally Flynn (a young 93), Jack the wily Irishman, Josh Black, Barry Brebner, and relatives of Garry's deceased wife Valerie... Claire and John Davis, and Noreen and Jenny.
Garry has dedicated his life to his Dubbo community and has provided a huge amount of volunteer hours to make things better in the city he loves.
Garry has travelled to Arusha, Tanzania in Africa to volunteer his building and community skills at St Jude's, who provide resources to fight poverty by education. He repaired and repurposed bicycles as a means of transportation.
As many would know well, there are too many projects to mention other than to say that Garry works and promotes the beauty of visiting Dubbo.
