It is with great sadness I have to report the death of our old ship mate Tom Sommerville. Tom joined his first ship the Colorado Star in 1968 as a Junior Engineer. He had a long career at sea with the Blue Star Line, became a Chief Engineer and served on subsequent P&O Nedlloyd and Maersk Line vessels prior to his retirement. Tom had been treated for cancer and was to have further treatment when he collapsed and died at his home in Coolum, Queensland last Sunday (7 December 2014) evening.
The funeral will take place at 1100 hours on Wednesday, 17th December 2014 at the Drysdale Chapel, 27 Butler Street, Tewantin, Queensland with a wake to follow from 1300 hours at the Coolum Surf Lifesaving Club, Coolum Beach.
A Funeral notice has been published in the local newspapers and also on heavenaddress.com at which site friends and family can upload photographs and messages.
Peter Stacey