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Rocky in the early 90's with his plane RUD and a current photo of Rocky enjoying a beer.
Rocky Reaches 100th Milestone
Rocky AKA Don Wilkin is riding his motorised scooter into his 100th birthday this week. It’s not everyday that a local turns 100, let alone one as lively and in as good health as Rocky. If you were to ask Rocky how he was, he would probably respond, “I’m still alive, I don’t know for how long though”. To celebrate reaching this milestone the community of Canowindra are invited to celebrate with him on Thursday or Saturday, at the Canowindra Bowling Club from 4pm. “We are all celebrating with a couple of rums and we are all very excited for him to receive an important letter,” said daughter Libby. Rocky was born in Wellington on the 22nd June 1917, he then lived in Yeoval where he started his motorcycle mechanics apprenticeship. Rocky married Barbara Mary Jean
Fitzgerald on the 4th of December 1943 in Wellington. They had their first child Bonny, before moving to Sydney where he worked at International Motors. They then had their second child Janice, before moving to Dunedoo where he got a mechanics job at a garage. They then had their 3rd and 4th children Robyn and Paul. From here they moved the family to Canowindra where he worked at Ford Motors for 7 years, then service manager at Canowindra Motors for 15 years. They then had their 5th and 6th children Elizabeth and Donna. Rocky later bought 39 Waddell Street and started his own business as a motor mechanic in his backyard. His wife Barbara passed away at the age of 53 in 1978. Continued on page 3
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