Scores of ‘old’ friends and admirers of Tony Narracott gathered to reminisce at the Byron Golf Club last week, 17 years after Tony’s ‘Living Wake’.
Barry Wallace, John Bennett, Tony’s wife Barbara, his son Andrew, Peter Noble, along with Paul and Karen McCarthy, spoke lovingly of the larger-than-life cheeky character that was Tony Narracott. Tony brought many new members to the Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce, and was the first to bequeath to the Northern Rivers Community Foundation (NRCF), a philanthropic organisation that supports local not-for-profit and grassroots organisations who are tackling challenging social and environmental problems.
‘He was our first bequestor, and gave his son Andrew a cheque for $20,000 to start the Tony Narracott Youth Fund,’ explained John Bennett who has also left an NRCF bequest.
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