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I am saddened to convey that our long-standing friend, postman, and cleaner at Alpine School Campus, Barry LeStrange, passed away over the weekend. Barry had been unwell for a while and his demise was not unexpected. Baz joined the Alpine School Campus in 2000 as the cleaner and we developed a close personal friendship. He used to drive my kids to Omeo to kindergarten when he finished cleaning at school in the morning. As postie, Alice, Baz and I featured in a 2000 Australia Post TV advertisement: the theme was the “freezing of postal charges” and the tag-line was “our postie is really cool”. My acting career began and ended there. There was always a cheery response when Baz was asked to do a special run or pick-up for the school. Barry was an adept hunter and taxidermist. Many mounted deer-heads in the Omeo area were his handiwork! Vale, Baz. We will miss you. Mark Reeves
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