"Joe" Joseph Louis CLANCY
Born 9 April 1939 [45]
As an Irish orphan the Catholic Church arranged for his passage to Western Australia when he was about seven years old [259]
After his arrival in Western Australia he spent about eight years at Clontarf Boys Home in South Perth [259]
On leaving Clontarf he was the foster son of Phoebe and Geoff BRIDGES, and brother to their children Joy, Alan and Michael [P438]
Worked at JP Keys Jewellery Store before undergoing National Service as "Bombardier Clancy" in 1958 [259]
Briefly worked at the North Midlands Farmers' Co-operative Company's store in Carnamah [259]
In 1959 began working for Robert A. KESTEL at Carnamah Motors at 1 Macpherson Street, Carnamah [259]
Managed the spare parts and service divisions of Carnamah Motors, and lived in the house behind the shop [259]
Others lived with him at the house, which was cleaned once a week by Jeanette V. ALLEN [259]
He became a member of the KESTEL family, and a second father of the KESTEL children in Carnamah [259]
While working at Carnamah Motors he also for a period managed the Totaliser Agency Board (T.A.B.) in Carnamah [259]
Carnamah was a restricted T.A.B. which meant it was only open on Friday evenings, Saturdays and public holidays [P356]
Following the closure of Carnamah Motors he worked at North Midland Motors for 28 years [259]
He was Secretary of the Carnamah Bowling Club for 21 years [45], Bar Manager for 23 years and later a Life Member [45]
During the 1978-79 financial year he became the owner of the house at 2 Yarra Street in Carnamah [3]
For a number of years drove the school bus from Carnamah to Perenjori each afternoon Monday to Friday [P1]
Member of the Three Springs branch of the Returned Soldiers League [45]
Always observed Anzac Day each year in both Carnamah and Three Springs [259]
Member of the Carnamah Basketball Club [7: page 206]
Member of the Carnamah Football Club - was Secretary 1966-1969 and President 1976-1977 [259]
Also served the Carnamah Football Club as its Junior Coach and Goal Umpire, and was made a Life Member in 1981 [259]
Generous supporter of the local football, cricket, bowling and pony clubs [259] and of the Carnamah-Coorow Basketball Association [45]
He was instrumental in getting the Carnamah-Perenjori Football Club off the ground following its inception in 1995 [259]
Member of the Carnamah-Perenjori Football Club - was President 1999-2001 [259] and later a Life Member [45]
Delegate on the North Midlands Football League [259]
Patron of the Carnamah Cricket Club [45]
Member of the Carnamah Tidy Towns Committee in 2004 [65: 4-Feb-2004]
The Carnamah Bowling Club named their mid-week fours competition in his honour in 2007 [259]
Died 16 February 2007; funeral mass held at Saint Joseph's Church in the Perth suburb of Subiaco on 26 February 2007 [45]
"Joe would like to publicly thank the Bridges, Kestel and Cowie families for all their love and care during his life" [45]
Cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, and his ashes were interred at the Winchester Cemetery in Carnamah [P8]
Following the interment of his ashes on 21 April 2007 a second wake was held for him at the Carnamah Bowling Club [P8]
30 death notices appeared in The West Australian newspaper from a number of his friends and local Carnamah organisations [45]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Joseph Louis Clancy' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 19 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/joseph-louis-clancy [reference list] |
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