Rick was an active member of our Rotary Club, and today still is just as active, now as a volunteer, at our wheelchair shed in Arundel.
Almost ten years ago, his wife Jenny presented at our club to promote her book on the experiences of a farmer’s wife in Outback Queensland. The story is still on our website – click here. One of the most unusual items from that time: Jenny’s wedding ring. Living hundreds of miles from the nearest Jewellery store, Rick fashioned it from... fencing wire...! And it became the very symbol of a solid marriage. They have two sons, and enjoy the company of some 6 grandkids. Oh, and Jenny is in the process of writing another book – this time fiction, a novel about an heiress living in a Chateau in France.After building up their farm, they moved to Toowoomba to be nearer their kids who went there to boarding school. There, he bought a Nusteel Home franchise, and (of course), built one of their homes for himself.
Today, Rick is (and looks) still as fit as a Mallee Bull, looking nowhere near his age. (No, I won’t tell you!). He still works his business within the Nu Skin group with the same enthusiasm. Nu Skin is a company that, in essence, is in the business of helping people to maintain excellent health, which ultimately results in a healthy body. Rick is his company’s best advertisement - see photo above! (on right, together with Paul Op de Beek)
In his spare time, other than working at the wheelchair shed, he enjoys tending his vegetable plot, walking his dogs, reading books about pioneers (Wilbur Smith, Bryce Courtenay etc) and listening to classical music. And... ABBA! Good to have you as a member of our wheelchair team, Rick!