Chris Bath shares devastating family news
Chris Bath has shared the devastating news of the death of her father.
The veteran TV journalist posted a lengthy tribute to her dad, recalling fond memories of her childhood and sharing the endless love they shared.
Posting a series of photos of her dad throughout his life, she said her father "didn't want the hoo-ha" of a funeral.
She wrote, "My Dad didn’t want a funeral, didn’t want the 'hoo ha', he said. At the risk of having him haunt me forever, which I wouldn’t mind because I’d really like to have him around, I’m posting this because celebrating the dead is for the living, & there are so many people who will read this who also loved him."
She goes on to call her father the ultimate "people person" who drew people in with his charismatic nature.
"He was one of those Dads that all your friends loved, one of those magic people with a gift for effortlessly making other people feel good. He wasn’t loud. Dad was just quietly, effortlessly funny, a larrikin energy tractor beam that drew in anyone in his orbit."
Chris shared stories of growing up in a house full of women, to which her father was "never sexist", and how she would learn basic life skills just through the desire to be around her dad.
"We grew up thinking we could do anything because he told us so. I’d hang out with Dad in the garage learning to use tools, how to mow & edge the lawn perfectly and wash the car. Terrified, I’d cling to his much loved Hobie Cat as he taught me to sail, pretending I loved hooning at breakneck speed across Toowoon Bay and heading out to sea, just to be near him."
Her moving tribute prompted a wave of tributes from her show business friends, with Johanna Griggs commenting, "I loved him. And love you. This is so beautiful. He would be smiling from above at the words you’ve written today and everyday he saw you."
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