RIP Tom Uren

[grandmoon]

Former Whitlam government minister Tom Uren has died. He was 93.

[lloydslights]

It was only a couple of years ago that he resigned as Chairman of the Parramatta Park Trust.

DEB

[gleee58]

RIP, thanks for your contribution.

[polly.the.cat]

Stood tall in the ranks of his Cabinet Ministers, was a quiet hard working achiever. Completed his allotted tasks to the Nation.  lt is now time to Rest In Peace.  Thank you for a job well done.

[fourandsixpants]

Thank you Tom for all the good you have done.

I appreciate the National Trust/Heritage that you saw established in Australia

R.I.P.

[boris1gary]

our PM and Tom Uren

[lurker172602]

Tom Uren was my OHs first minister. He had a lot of respect for him. RIP

[polksaladallie]

There is a lot more to thank Uren for than being a Government Minister.

Tom Uren left school at 13, became a boxer, was fighting World War II in Timor on his 21st birthday, spent his next three birthdays as a prisoner of the Japanese, including on the infamous Burma-Thailand railway, and saw the sky change colour over Nagasaki after the atom bomb was dropped

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/tom-uren-prisoner-of-war-went-on-to-fight-for-social-justic...