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Bob Pooley is being remembered for a life well-lived as tributes flow in from Tasmania and beyond.
The eldest of two brothers, Pooley was born in Sussex, England, in 1947 and worked as an engineer at sea.
A passionate soccer player - "he called it football" - Pooley met wife Jenny in New Zealand in 1970 and six years later they married in Australia.
The pair had two sons - Rohan and Marshall - and moved to George Town in 1984 as Pooley took up a job at the Bell Bay power station, where he worked for more than 30 years before retiring about five years ago.
After a brief illness, Pooley passed away on Wednesday surrounded by family, just days after he and Jenny had celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary.
"He was at soccer watching Northern Rangers on Saturday afternoon and telling everyone that went past - '45 years married tomorrow'," Jenny said.
"That was gorgeous."
Pooley was a proactive member of the George Town community.
As well as helping commission the new gas-fired power station at Bell Bay, he contributed heavily to the Tamar Valley Folk Festival, the soccer club, and was a long-time member of the town's Liberal Party branch.
But perhaps his biggest contributions came at the George Town Cricket Club, where his titles included player, president for more than a decade, coach, treasurer, secretary, curator and finally, life member.
He was a key player in transitioning the club from the Tamar Valley league to the NTCA, and in recent years combined serving on the NTCA board with playing over-age cricket and driving the bus and scoring for the Greater Northern Raiders.
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"He's one of those guys that got on with everybody and did an awful lot for sport in the North of Tasmania and a very large amount for cricket," Cricket North administrator David Fry said.
"He was one of the founders of the cricket club - he certainly got them up and going and spent many long hours, days and weeks down there working away.
"He was always a friendly, smiling, cheerful person - always happy and positive and always wanting to help people.
"I'll certainly miss him very much."
Another close friend, Liberal MP Michael Ferguson, praised Pooley as "a giver".
"Bob with his wife Jenny by his side have been a powerhouse of generosity and community spirit," he said.
"With a great sense of humour and a gentle Christian faith Bob has helped countless people of all ages and backgrounds and will be greatly missed."
As well as Jenny, Rohan and Marshall, Pooley is survived by four grandchildren and extended family on the mainland.
Rohan and Marshall have inherited a strong passion for sport, which was a great source of joy for their father, who had also recently begun watching his grandson play soccer.
"As a father he was a great role model for us, he supported us with what our dreams were ... he backed us in 100 per cent," Rohan said.
"There's no doubt he loved cricket but he certainly loved and worshipped the ground that Mum walked on - it wasn't just a love of cricket, he had a love of people.
"He touched a lot of people with his kindness and generosity."
Marshall added: "He just had a passion and a zest for life - you wouldn't think he was 73, you'd think he was 60.
"He was so passionate about George Town and the region and he just had so much energy and time and passion to give."
Pooley's life will be celebrated at a funeral next week.
- Bob Pooley - 06/12/1947 - 30/06/2021