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Aussie Pinball Forums => General Discussion => News & Announcements => Topic started by: Strangeways on February 18, 2015, 10:23:10 PM
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Nick and I are sad to note the passing of our friend Greg Berry.
Greg was a sponsor of the forum, but that was only a tiny part of his involvement with us - Greg was a friend and mentor to many of us and to many other pinball people, not just here, but throughout the world. We have been in contact with a number of his friends around the world today, and the grief at his loss is widespread.
His passing was sudden and unexpected. We have lost a truly genuine, generous, honest and caring person.
RTBB has gone fishing for the last time.
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A very sad day indeed, RIP Greg
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Vale my friend.
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ride the bonney beast to the end,rip greg !!!
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A very sad day indeed
RIP
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I only ever spoke to Greg once when i made my first older with him. He gave me some note worthy advise. He seemed Very genuine and honest, his service was always great. I wish his family well theough this difficult time.
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Wow, what a shock and a great loss.
Deepest sympathy to his family.
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I am totally shocked and feel very sad for him, his family and friends.
Great guy, rang me a few times to help me out and solve a few problems - top bloke, honest and wanted to help others.
you will be missed.
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I'm very sad to hear this news. Greg always went above and beyond whenever I needed help with parts. He'll be sadly missed by many. To those who were closest and to his family, my deepest condolences.
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Oh no that's very sad news :( I only spoke to him a few weeks ago I'm in shock, RIP Mate.
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Pretty much shocked to hear this news, very sad ...
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Always the good ones.
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Sad news indeed, RIP
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That's sad to hear you just never know how longs left.
Think it's time to take a chill pill and start enjoying life before its to late
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A recent photo of Greg inspecting a new arrival. It was typical for Greg to inspect a game, and then turn up the next day or so with new parts to replace the broken or worn parts. This was typical of his generosity. People would not believe it until they experienced it themselves - which many people did.
(http://australianpinballrestorations.com.au/pictures/misc/C5%20137.JPG)
On a personal note. Greg was always offering strong words of encouragement. A lot of his vision of where the industry was heading rubbed off on me. I can safely say that he was a MASSIVE influence on my business direction, and he supported me (and many others) to be progressive and positive.
Even aside from Pinball, he was a great friend and we often had long discussions that seeming always gravitated back to pinball !
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That's terrible news.. never met the guy and only spoke via email when I ordered parts. Always so friendly and often added a few extras " just because".
Loved the way he did business with the Gone Fishing.. always gave the impression he knew how to balance business and life.
Ill miss the friendly way he conducted himself..
.. Safe passage pal..
Gav
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Wow he looked pretty young going by that pic!
Never spoke but ordered from him a few times and it was always pleasant. RIP
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A recent photo of Greg inspecting a new arrival. It was typical for Greg to inspect a game, and then turn up the next day or so with new parts to replace the broken or worn parts. This was typical of his generosity. People would not believe it until they experienced it themselves - which many people did.
Gosh mate, that's breaking my heart, it was just a couple of weeks ago we took that pic - he couldn't help on the Indy which didn't need much, but he took a look over the Airborne right after that - and just like you said, he was surveying what it needed and what he had - and provided a very difficult to get part...I asked what he wanted for it - nope, it was a gift. In his words "Piss off its yours."
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F@$k..... devastated is an understatement I can still his voice and will miss the shit stirring he and I would throw each others way. Great mate. Rip
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Such a shame and condolences to all who had the pleasure of dealing with him in all formats.
I send well wishes to his loved ones.
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Sad day for pinball in Australia.
Greg was definitely one of the good guys.
Condolences to friends and family.
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Oh.......terrible news indeed.
I only ever spoke to Greg (dozens of times) but we never met.
He was always supportive of my efforts and helped me several times with some "difficult" bits.
Nothing more I can say that hasn't been covered...........
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I had the pleasure of dealing with Greg many times.
Always great service and very accommodating, he helped me so many times with hard to get stuff.
Such a great guy will be sadly missed.
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How old was he. Was it an accident.
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Sad news
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greg was a great bloke, im gobsmacked.. never had a problem dealing with him and enjoyed the chats, his honesty and help
I cannot believe it..
rest in peace my friend
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please let us know Nino and Nick if we can put in for a wreath / flowers from AP.
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please let us know Nino and Nick if we can put in for a wreath / flowers from AP.
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As with others, I never met Greg, but had a lot of contact via e-mail / parts ordering. Greg often sent my orders out with extra goodies, and it was never a problem to fill my orders quickly and express post them when I 'needed them yesterday'.
A sad loss which will leave a big hole in the 'pin community'. Condolences to family and friends. RIP
Andy
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Very sad news. RIP Greg.
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Our thoughts are with his family and friends, a well respected member on this forum.
Very sad news.
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Wow, unbelievable. Never met Greg, but he seemed like a good guy.
I fudged a parts order once and got a phone call from a strange number. When i answered and heard it was Greg from RTBB, I was expecting to be chastised, but instead we had a chat for about an hour. He was so helpful.
Greg will be missed.
Adam.
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How old was he. Was it an accident.
At this point, we understand his passing was due to natural causes. Greg was too young (late 40's / early 50's).
please let us know Nino and Nick if we can put in for a wreath / flowers from AP.
Will do. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Very sad news, my partner always knew if I was going to pick up parts from Greg I would be there for hours... just talking pinball and other stuff... great guy and always up for a long chat, he'll be missed... <..>
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R.I.P. Greg,
a true gentleman.
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Very sad, regards to his family,
Was always a pleasure to deal with....
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Very sad news.
Great guy who was extremely helpful with the few orders I placed, always went the extra mile to help..
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Extremely sad to hear, Rest in Peace Greg.
Never had a problem ordering from him. The product was always top quality.
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Fark!!!! Gobsmacked, speechless and just plain sad at hearing this news. Not much to say that hasn't already been said but he was one of only a very small handful of pinball guys I had total faith and confidence in when dealing with him. His business, expertise, chin wags on the phone and cigarette scented packages will be very sadly missed.
RIP mate.
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I've known Greg for over 12 years. He visited here in the states quite a few times and I went there a couple. He helped me with my business, he helped me when times were good, he helped me keep it together when times were tough, he helped me grow the business, he helped me fight the battles and he helped us win all of them even when it was "us against the world", but most importantly he helped me to understand what it was to be a mate. I'll say it just one time mate, Go the Pies...catcha.
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I never had direct dealings with Greg, however testament to his generosity, Greg actually overpaid for his backglass order from BGResto (and never asked to be reimbursed) - Sadly he never got to see it arrive.
A loss of life is always tragic.
RIP.
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So sorry to hear this very sad and unexpected news .
Condolences to Greg's family
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R.I.P Mr Greg Berry
The Perth Pinball Collectors and Restorers group send our deepest sympathy
and condolences to all Greg's family and friends.
On behalf of all pinball lovers,
thankyou Greg for your significant contribution to pinball
in Australia and around the world.
RTBB,Gone fishing R.I.P
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Wow and just simply WOW- I got this news by text this arvo - I was stunned, and still am.
What a top bloke he was - he just "said it as it was" and had a great wit.
As you all know you would ALWAYS get great service from his business and if you ever got to chat with him you ALWAYS ended up laughing and hung up the phone in a decent mood.
I was VERY lucky and got to visit his home a few years ago for a few hours with Nino and enjoy some games with him in his collection and just generally 'shoot the sh*t' with him for a while.
Still feeling blown away by this news
Condolences to his family and friends ( Nino I know u guys were tight mate )
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Nino, could you please advise of any funeral arrangements as they may come to hand. It might be nice for his family and friends to see how well respected and liked he was by the wider pinball community.
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Nino, could you please advise of any funeral arrangements as they may come to hand. It might be nice for his family and friends to see how well respected and liked he was by the wider pinball community.
We will do so as the family advises. Will be passed on to the crew at AA as well.
Today was a sad day, but the family will be pleasantly surprised at the level of respect and admiration he has nurtured with the Australian pinball community and also with his dear friends overseas (James in particular).
Wow and just simply WOW- I got this news by text this arvo - I was stunned, and still am.
What a top bloke he was - he just "said it as it was" and had a great wit.
As you all know you would ALWAYS get great service from his business and if you ever got to chat with him you ALWAYS ended up laughing and hung up the phone in a decent mood.
I was VERY lucky and got to visit his home a few years ago for a few hours with Nino and enjoy some games with him in his collection and just generally 'shoot the sh*t' with him for a while.
Still feeling blown away by this news
Condolences to his family and friends ( Nino I know u guys were tight mate )
Already missing him. Should of had at least 2 X 2 hour phone calls since I last saw him on Saturday.
The comments on this thread will be presented to the family, as I know they are totally unaware of the impact Greg had on the pinball community. I will be posting recent photos of Greg soon.
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RIP Greg, and condolences to his family and friends. Cut way to short
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Greg and l were great mates not so long ago. He was really passionate about his hobby and valued his mates. I was shocked by his passing and send my deepest sympathy and condolences to his friends and family.
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What a shock, I only met Greg a few times but he was always a laugh, very helpful and knowledgable.
RIP mate
So sad
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Nino, could you please advise of any funeral arrangements as they may come to hand. It might be nice for his family and friends to see how well respected and liked he was by the wider pinball community.
This is a great idea and possibly some flowers or a wreath that represents both forums would be a great testament to Greg
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Nino, could you please advise of any funeral arrangements as they may come to hand. It might be nice for his family and friends to see how well respected and liked he was by the wider pinball community.
This is a great idea and possibly some flowers or a wreath that represents both forums would be a great testament to Greg
And could we make a donation to the family to help out .
Just my thoughts ..
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Nino, could you please advise of any funeral arrangements as they may come to hand. It might be nice for his family and friends to see how well respected and liked he was by the wider pinball community.
This is a great idea and possibly some flowers or a wreath that represents both forums would be a great testament to Greg
And could we make a donation to the family to help out .
+1 to all of the above, great ideas.
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+ 1, donation sent to AP for Greg, I trust Nino and Nick will do something tasteful on our behalf.
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I will pledged $50
Can a administrator create a new thread for this so all can donate
as a payment can be sent as a gift
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RIP Greg, as everyone else has stated, what a shock. I never had the opportunity to meet Greg, but ordered lots of parts from him over the last few years, excellent service always.
Sad news !!!
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I didn't know the gent or ever speak with him but I have a good idea.
On the front page of the forum where all the icons are for various peoples websites, could the forum place a RTBB Greg Berry - Gone Fishing icon to pay permanent tribute to a gent that did a lot for the pinball industry.
It's only subtle having a RTBB - Greg icon box on the front page of the forum but it would be a great way to pay tribute and remember Greg. Maybe if you touch the RTBB icon a page of photos could be linked of the person.
Just an idea I had which I am sure his friends and Assosciates would support ? What do u think Nino/Guys.
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I didn't know the gent or ever speak with him but I have a good idea.
On the front page of the forum where all the icons are for various peoples websites, could the forum place a RTBB Greg Berry - Gone Fishing icon to pay permanent tribute to a gent that did a lot for the pinball industry.
It's only subtle having a RTBB - Greg icon box on the front page of the forum but it would be a great way to pay tribute and remember Greg. Maybe if you touch the RTBB icon a page of photos could be linked of the person.
Just an idea I had which I am sure his friends and Assosciates would support ? What do u think Nino/Guys.
+1 nice idea
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I didn't know the gent or ever speak with him but I have a good idea.
On the front page of the forum where all the icons are for various peoples websites, could the forum place a RTBB Greg Berry - Gone Fishing icon to pay permanent tribute to a gent that did a lot for the pinball industry.
It's only subtle having a RTBB - Greg icon box on the front page of the forum but it would be a great way to pay tribute and remember Greg. Maybe if you touch the RTBB icon a page of photos could be linked of the person.
Just an idea I had which I am sure his friends and Assosciates would support ? What do u think Nino/Guys.
+ "LIKE"
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I didn't know the gent or ever speak with him but I have a good idea.
On the front page of the forum where all the icons are for various peoples websites, could the forum place a RTBB Greg Berry - Gone Fishing icon to pay permanent tribute to a gent that did a lot for the pinball industry.
It's only subtle having a RTBB - Greg icon box on the front page of the forum but it would be a great way to pay tribute and remember Greg. Maybe if you touch the RTBB icon a page of photos could be linked of the person.
Just an idea I had which I am sure his friends and Assosciates would support ? What do u think Nino/Guys.
I have some photos of Greg which I will pass on to the family. I'm thinking of a "Tribute" page in honor of him with Photos that I do have. We were currently (before this tragedy) planning the upgrade of the site, and Nick and I will look into a permanent Tribute page for him. Great idea.
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I will pledged $50
Can a administrator create a new thread for this so all can donate
as a payment can be sent as a gift
Fantastic idea. We will set something up tonight or tomorrow.
In order to keep track, please advise on this thread, or PM Nick or myself. We will move everything across to the "Donations" thread.
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I didn't know the gent or ever speak with him but I have a good idea.
On the front page of the forum where all the icons are for various peoples websites, could the forum place a RTBB Greg Berry - Gone Fishing icon to pay permanent tribute to a gent that did a lot for the pinball industry.
It's only subtle having a RTBB - Greg icon box on the front page of the forum but it would be a great way to pay tribute and remember Greg. Maybe if you touch the RTBB icon a page of photos could be linked of the person.
Just an idea I had which I am sure his friends and Assosciates would support ? What do u think Nino/Guys.
Great post... like the idea alot
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Sorry to hear...my dealings with him were easy and pleasant. Came across as a nice guy happy to help.
My condolences to those who knew him.
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Some more photos that we will add to his tribute page, but until we do that, I wanted to share some more photos.
Another picture of Greg inspecting Nick's machine.
(http://australianpinballrestorations.com.au/pictures/misc/C5%20138.JPG)
The previous day, after unloading the container and using an old ramp as a ash tray. The "Starship Troopers" he is leaning on was a game I brought in for him as he wanted it as part of his collection. It was the first game we unwrapped, and we spent an hour just planning the restoration together. I'll cover more of the story tomorrow. Every game had a story with Greg. He either told you his story, or wanted to know yours.
(http://australianpinballrestorations.com.au/pictures/misc/Cont1%202015%20025.JPG)
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He would have loved Starship Troopers, a super super awesome game and not many made. These are now highly collectable.
I have very rare spare Playfield toys for this title Nino so let me know if u ever need anything for it.
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Such a sad day, I'm truly shocked to hear the news. Like others I never really dealt with him much outside RTBB, but he was always one of the most professional and easy to deal with shop owned I've ever had the pleasure to deal with, pinball or not.
He was obviously well known outside Australia in the pinball community for his class as well, I recall when emailing Cliffy a while ago how highly he spoke of Greg (completely unsolicited too).
I echo cavey's sentiments about a tribute page and would be happy to donate toward any kind of tribute or memorial in his honour.
To quote Fish Tales: "Gone Fishin'. Leave a message". :(
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For what it is worth, I am not a fan of flowers...expensive and there is nothing to show for them after a few days. Perhaps something a bit more permanent like a plaque of some sort or a framed collage of pics from 'Aussie Pinball' that can be given to his family in lieu of flowers? Gav- even some sort of neon sign maybe that would be a unique tribute to Greg?
Greg's family may even have a request of where any money raised should go to?
The permanent tribute page to Greg is an excellent idea.
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He would have loved Starship Troopers, a super super awesome game and not many made. These are now highly collectable.
I have very rare spare Playfield toys for this title Nino so let me know if u ever need anything for it.
Very kind offer, Brett. Greg already had a new set of toys for the game and I had a NOS ramp ready for the game. The playfield was to be stripped, touched up and cleared. We even went to the extent of buying Stern siderails and having the RHS laser cut for the extra flipper button. In typical Greg fashion, instead of ordering one set, he order 4 boxes of siderails - "in case you needed them for other games". That was Greg. Always thinking of others. I passed the game several times yesterday, and every discussion we had on the game flooded back.
A plaque from the Pinball Community would be a great idea. More permanent. Neon sounds interesting - if we can have one made of the man in his 2 jumpers and shorts in the middle of winter !
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Maybe you could add something in the news section so everyone sees it when they log on, and pretty much every page you look at.
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What about a personal notice in the Herald Sun on behalf of everyone at AP?
The immediate family have put theirs in today's edition so there is nothing preventing close friends or others from adding their public tribute notices now.
BERRY. Gregory Shane. Passed away suddenly at home Aged 53 years Loving father of Jade and Lee. Much loved son of Graham and Jeanne (dec. ). Loved brother of Debbie, Mike and Melissa; and Gabe. Uncle to Aaron, Tristan, Teegan and Jesse (dec. ). Forever loved - never forgotten Please see later paper for Funeral details
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Shocked to hear this news as I only communicated with him last Friday.
R.I.P Greg
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What about a personal notice in the Herald Sun on behalf of everyone at AP?
The immediate family have put theirs in today's edition so there is nothing preventing close friends or others from adding their public tribute notices now.
BERRY. Gregory Shane. Passed away suddenly at home Aged 53 years Loving father of Jade and Lee. Much loved son of Graham and Jeanne (dec. ). Loved brother of Debbie, Mike and Melissa; and Gabe. Uncle to Aaron, Tristan, Teegan and Jesse (dec. ). Forever loved - never forgotten Please see later paper for Funeral details
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and thanks for sharing
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Caleb (Belac) has provided us with a brilliant tribute banner for our friend Greg. Thanks very much for your work on this Caleb.
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Caleb (Belac) has provided us with a brilliant tribute banner for our friend Greg. Thanks very much for your work on this Caleb.
That looks great, just the sort of thing I was thinking of.
Nice work Caleb.
The first thing I think of when Greg comes to mind is his little kid laugh.
It was very infectious and makes me smile to think of it, and him again.
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Very sad indeed, I was and still am shocked to read this news. I hope he didn't suffer on his exit.
Greg was great bloke, just as others have already stated. I order from Greg on many occasions and even visited him at his home when buying a machine from him. We spoke for hours about pinball and many other interests. He will be missed and remembered as a true friend to many of us. His passing should remind us all to be grateful for every moment in life that we enjoy, as Greg certainly made our lives more enjoyable with his kind nature.
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nice work on the Greg's Banner ^^^
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Beaut tribute to Greg.
:-)
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Totally shocked, I only spoke to Greg twice regarding a parts order and was both times over and beyond helpfull. He will be sadly missed in the pinball comunity.
Condolences to his family.
RIP Greg
Enjoy the Fishing
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We spent time with the family today and they were overwhelmed with the messages and well wishes from both forums.
The family are grateful for each and every message.
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The tribute banner looks great.
Well done team.
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Heaven must have some great fishing spots. RIP Greg and deepest thanks.
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Decidedly not much in the pinball mood, and have been staring at a part for the last few days - Greg's parting gift, arrived several days after he left us. It was sad, but in some ways not, as it was a reflection of the man - a gift of a rare part to fix a game....
Anyway, Mrs Pinnies4me told me that I should finish the game off as a tribute, and I think she was right. Video here
http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=13440.new#new
of the game fully working, thanks to our generous friend.
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Thought may as well share here, as Marty asked me to do some art in memory of Greg which I gladly did and honoured to do for the mates of Greg. I think Nino and Marty may turn this into a sticker as a tribute to share around though not sure - sure they will let us know when the time is right.
If you do guys, I will buy one and put somewhere and if a smaller size than true dmd I will put one on the back window of the car.
It is a true to size dmd art, 32 x 128 dots of Greg's highscore initials.
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Great banner guys and some great tributes to a true gentleman of the hobbie :) I'd only met Greg a few times at meets but I'm still shocked it's happened so I feel for the guys that where close to him and of course my heart goes out to his family. He would be proud of what you guys have done to honour him :)
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Great tributes guys, well done.
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Love the sticker idea. Very subtle but very cool pinball tribute.
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Greg Berry Funeral Details
Friday 27th Feb at 10:00 AM
Le Pine Funerals, 513 Greensborough Road, Greensborough 3088
All are welcome to attend to farewell our great friend.
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Greg Berry Funeral Details
Friday 27th Feb at 10:00 AM
Le Pine Funerals, 513 Greensborough Road, Greensborough 3088
All are welcome to attend to farewell our great friend.
Thanks for letting us know, I will there in spirit.
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Will see you there,
Thanks,
Red
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I am sure you guys will give Greg a Flipping good send off ^^^
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Greg, RIP
To a great mate and a fantastic customer and business associate over many many years. You will be truly missed by all in the pinball community and by your friends and family. Our condolences go out to all your friends and family.Many thanks for your business over the years on new Stern pinballs and for you constant supply of spare parts to keep our customers pinballs running to perfection. The guys in Perth all spoke highly of you efforts and support over many years. You left us way to early and I will dearly miss our long phone conversations. I will always remember our last chat just recently.
Farewell Greg and till we meet again.
Regards,
Joe Tripoli
Kids just wanna have fun amusement hire
Perth
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The family have requested that no flowers or wreaths for the funeral. Again, all are welcome to the service on Friday.
What we have decided to do is make something pinball related in the form of a plaque and a display cabinet that will have a part synonymous with Greg's love for pinball. We will be looking at making around six of these tributes, which will all be different, and present them to family members as a reminder of his contribution to the pinball community.
These small cabinets (or something similar) will be from the Australian Pinball community as a whole. They will be produced from the donations already collected, and any donations that will collected via this thread, or a thread of its own.
At this point, we want to farewell our great friend, and then move on to some form of tribute.
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Thanks Nino,
It's great that the pinball community will be able to offer Greg's family a small tribute to Greg from all of us. What's the best way to donate? I assume we use the AP donation page on the menu bar and leave a message "for Greg" in the paypal section, is this correct?
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Thanks Nino,
It's great that the pinball community will be able to offer Greg's family a small tribute to Greg from all of us. What's the best way to donate? I assume we use the AP donation page on the menu bar and leave a message "for Greg" in the paypal section, is this correct?
We will setup a new thread with the info - but basically just hit the "donate" button, but follow it up with a PM so we know it is for Greg's project and not the site.
Thanks for the call the other day, and I just got off the phone with Mike (Homepin) earlier this evening. Some amazing tributes from industry people (and friends) - some didn't even meet Greg in person. That's the legacy Greg has left us with.
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thinking of Greg, his family and friends today, will pause for a moments silence at 10am today.
RIP Greg.
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RIP Greg
A true gentleman to the pinball Community
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Haven't said anything on the forum since the news, but would like to thank Nino, MartyJ, Theo and Marco for their contribution to the memorial service today. The words spoken really gave you a great insight to who Greg was and how he impacted on their lives. It was evident how truly great their friendship was with the man and still is in some way.
The service was very moving and Greg will be greatly missed. I still go to the Rtbb site in hope of not seeing the 'gone fishing'. Bit silly I suppose. So farewell mate and hope whatever's out there now has at least a pinball or two for you to tinker with and talk about. Will miss the talks, Rob
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We all celebrated Greg's life today. There was so much more to him than just the pinball stuff. His immediate family treated us as if we were not just his pinball family, but also part of his family. We were proud of the fact that his family NOW know how important he was for the pinball community, and how close his friends were to him. Thanks to all the pinball guys that turned up, the calls and the messages.
His prized Scared Stiff was set up in the Chapel, and provided all with some funny moments, as the attract mode call outs happened throughout the eulogies.
The family wish to pass on their thanks for everything the Pinball community have done - the well wishes and the tributes. It has helped them through a rough time in their lives. Every single message helped.
Greg was so many things to so many of us. He left us too soon. But today was a big step in the healing process.
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Warm wishes out to all Greg's Family & Friends,
I cant say I ever got the to meet Greg, but reading all that did has really moved me and I must say what a loss to the pinball community.
Really wish I did have the privilege to meet you Greg, we need more people like you out there !
R.I.P
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I was just looking through a few PMs I have with Greg, and found one from 7 years ago when I was chasing up some ramps for my whitewater, Nick and Nug were heading over to his home and offered to pick them up for me, this is a little Greg gold :lol
thanks Matt
you should try and come yourself
Nicks got a roof rack????? trust me it would better than spending time talking to Nuggy *)* *)* *)*
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That sure sounds like him!
Was cleaning up some parts and found one from Gregg with one of his usual messages.....
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Hello Nino, Marty, Theo ,Marco and James,
I have just arrived back to Queensland and cannot thankyou you all enough for sharing with us, your absolute love you all had for 'chuck" ( greg ), and the way you all shared your stories and how you welcomed us like family into the pinnie world that you shared with him.
As you know we are so heartbroken, none more that myself that we have all lost a once in a life time friend.
As I read all of your messages, I feel honoured that you guys saw in him what we did, a true, honest,caring, very generous and kind person. How so very lucky we we to have had that, as some people never get to experience that 'one' special friend.
I was sad to let you all go yesterday, but hope we will continue to keep our new found friendship. He has some amazing friends and a beautiful family. I am honoured and blessed to have met you all.
Your friend Nic ( Grant, Zack and Zane Foster)
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Hello Nino, Marty, Theo ,Marco and James,
I have just arrived back to Queensland and cannot thankyou you all enough for sharing with us, your absolute love you all had for 'chuck" ( greg ), and the way you all shared your stories and how you welcomed us like family into the pinnie world that you shared with him.
As you know we are so heartbroken, none more that myself that we have all lost a once in a life time friend.
As I read all of your messages, I feel honoured that you guys saw in him what we did, a true, honest,caring, very generous and kind person. How so very lucky we we to have had that, as some people never get to experience that 'one' special friend.
I was sad to let you all go yesterday, but hope we will continue to keep our new found friendship. He has some amazing friends and a beautiful family. I am honoured and blessed to have met you all.
Your friend Nic ( Grant, Zack and Zane Foster)
It was a pleasure to meet you and Grant. "chuck" was an amazing person that as you have found out, is respected by all in the community. If there is a positive that has come out of his passing, it is the knowledge that he has a wonderful family and great family friends like your family. HIS family also know how much we all respected and admired him.
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We all celebrated Greg's life today. There was so much more to him than just the pinball stuff. His immediate family treated us as if we were not just his pinball family, but also part of his family. We were proud of the fact that his family NOW know how important he was for the pinball community, and how close his friends were to him. Thanks to all the pinball guys that turned up, the calls and the messages.
His prized Scared Stiff was set up in the Chapel, and provided all with some funny moments, as the attract mode call outs happened throughout the eulogies.
The family wish to pass on their thanks for everything the Pinball community have done - the well wishes and the tributes. It has helped them through a rough time in their lives. Every single message helped.
Greg was so many things to so many of us. He left us too soon. But today was a big step in the healing process.
Sounds like a wonderful celebration of his life. I can only hope that one of the random attract mode callouts from Scared Stiff was "Wake me up when you're done!". I think it would've suited his humour perfectly... though maybe having a Scared Stiff machine with coffins and such on it was humour enough :)
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Sounds like a wonderful celebration of his life. I can only hope that one of the random attract mode callouts from Scared Stiff was "Wake me up when you're done!". I think it would've suited his humour perfectly... though maybe having a Scared Stiff machine with coffins and such on it was humour enough :)
It really was a good celebration, his immediate family had no idea how much Greg meant to the pinball community. They were so grateful to learn that Greg was such a pivotal person to so many people and it did a lot for them emotionally to see how many of us turned up because we truly cared for Greg. The ones that helped the his family organize things in their time of need was fantastic, it was an amazing thing to see how much they did and did it from the heart. The pinball family was grateful to meet his family and other friends as they were as warm and gracious as can be. The place was packed, I don't know if there was an empty seat in the chapel. Now the healing begins and the process to carry Greg's legacy forward gets started.