18/10/2024
Today we lost one of the good ones. Rodney Gibson passed away last night. He was too young. Rodney was a past Angus Australia National Junior Judging Illinois winner and he got looked over for Junior Judging awards a bit because he had a stutter and struggled to public speak. He would always win the cattle judging bit and then lose out to a smooth talker like myself. So he took it upon himself to go to toastmasters course and bravely overcame his obstacles and eventually won Illinois. He deserved to.
He was a one of the good guys, jolly, kind and generous. He was the life of the party and always looking out for everyone else.
He would greet us at EKKA with a laugh and loads of lollies and ride passes for the kids and a beer for us. He was always happy for whoever won but he bred beautiful cattle himself at Medlyn Angus and had the most astute eye for them.
It’s a very sad day. Our condolences go to Rodney’s family for their enormous loss.