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'A great eye for a deal, an even better one for people': Terry Snow's memorial celebrates a life well lived
“Those who don’t know Terry know him for the structures he built, but those who do know Terry know him for the people he built,” Terry Snow’s son Tom told a memorial service held at a packed Canberra Theatre this week, following his father’s death on 3 August.
People came from everywhere – the great and good of the business world, but plenty, too, who had driven up from the coast, who knew Terry from building sites or cattle stations, or to whom he’d given a helping hand.
“At the time of his birth, few – and least of all his school teachers – would have imagined what a role Terry would play in the life of this city,” Tom said.
“Dad had grown up with Canberra, but you could say without hesitation that Canberra has grown up with Dad.”
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