Tuesday, 17 June 2025

 Martha HAYLETT (Ripon) (15:56): Our community lost a truly amazing man recently. Brian Roger Hart was kind, caring and dearly loved. He was son to William and Edna, brother to Bill and Pat, husband to Jean, father to Barbara, Carole, Stephen and Anne, grandpa to Kelly and Kate and much-loved great-grandpa to Lily, Aiden and Harper. Brian met the love of his life Jean Dennis at a dance in Carisbrook back in 1954, and they were married the next year. As husband and wife for 70 ‍years, they did so much together. They ruled the scene as part of Maryborough’s Beefsteak & Burgundy Club, in which Brian served as wine master. They loved to travel the world together and attend classical music performances, especially opera, in which Jean had been trained in soprano roles.

As he was a local builder, it is hard to find a building in Maryborough that Brian did not work on. He was a master at his craft and helped countless families build their dream homes. He loved tennis, golf, fishing, tending to his vegetable garden and the Maryborough Apex Club. Brian was also a life member of the Labor Party and a passionate activist in helping refugees in Australia. He was a stalwart of our movement, welcoming and supporting generations of members and believers into the fold. As the Premier herself has said, he never lost faith in the light on the hill, and in many respects he embodied it. He will be deeply missed by our movement, our community and of course his family and friends. Vale, Brian Roger Hart.