Birth date: Dec 15, 1959 Death date: Feb 4, 2023
Gordon Bright Beith passed away on Feb. 4, 2023, after a four-year battle with malignant melanoma. Gordon was born in on Dec. 15, 1959, in Melbourne, Australia, to Ian and Harley (Parker) Beith. He graduated from Banyule High Sch Read Obituary
Oh wow so sorry to read this! I met Gordon in the 80’s in TX ( I think ;-) ). I invited him to my home in CT as it was on his way to Boston. Everything you have reflected and said about him was in place in TX AND CT. He was an an amazingly smart and funny guy, an impression that has lasted a lifetime. I am so lucky we crossed paths so long ago. Rock on Gordon! …..Gary
I am so sorry to hear of Gordon's passing. I had the pleasure of working with him back in 2012 for about 5 years and enjoyed our road trips immensely. He always had a good story and was full of life, a very interesting person and a friend. Rest easy Gordon.
Many of us from Ericsson Australia (as well as in Sweden) knew Gordon from the earliest years of his working life, notably his first job with Test Engineering, where he met and worked with so many engineering collegues, Gordon being fresh out of Swinburne: Peter P, Greg, Ken, Robert, Martin, John, Trevor, Ivan, Peter Y, Ralph, Gino, and so many others.
We will all miss you a lot Gordon - we'll miss your crazy humour, your love of footy and music. You were a unique character among a bunch of crazy young engineers!
May you rest in peace Gordon - from Peter & Jana, Greg & Helen, and Ken & Jan.
I ley Gordon on Sweden, both worked for Ericsson. He is one of the best and funniest person I have ever known. Unforgettable. I was shocked when I knew he had passed. I'll always remember him
Gordon played music with many friends during his time in Sweden. He would play guitar, bass and drums and sing. Apart from his musical skills he was of course also very fun on stage. Just to give an example. At one gig we had terrible problems with the sound on stage, which Gordon explained in the following way to the audience: "Sorry we have problems with the foldback speakers so we can't hear what we're playing and singing. So please let us know if we sing a wrong word".
In Bright memorial of Gordon a last SKÅL from Anna-Lena, Mats, Arvid och Tyra together with Kristina and Christina with dothers Emma and Ida.
Vale Beithy
Gordon had been battling that terrible thing for more than 4 years, but you would never know it. He had a steely resolve for it not to get in the way of enjoying life. He organised an on-line party for his Banyule High school friends only a few months ago and was talking about having another one only a few days before he left us. Alas, we never got the chance.
We never knew Gordon as Gordon. He was always known as "Bright". Actually, we didn't call him that either. Just "Beithy". Gordon and I go way back to East Ivanhoe Primary and we were in the same class throughout high school. I remember sitting with him in class, making silly flick cartoons, which he called "spurgs". I have no idea why. Wish I could ask him now. We also drew murals of footy players (I recall Beithy was a Fitzroy supporter) on the walls of his parents' house in Robinhood Road. They didn't seem to mind... My mum would have killed us!
The silly kid things faded, but our connection with music never did. We formed our first band with Beithy, Bartho, Prowsey, and me. We started rehearsing in my parents' garage and named the band "Yellow Mist". What a daggy name! Beithy was the bass man. He was learning cello at the time and didn't have a bass guitar, so the cello acted as a scaled down double bass. I remember our first two songs: Stuck in the Middle with You by Stealers Wheel, and Cover of the Rolling Stone by Dr Hook. Eventually, we built up the right gear and got better and louder. We weren't the Beatles, but we were improving. When I see the success of some of our fellow Banyule alumni, I sometimes wonder what might have been if we had applied ourselves a bit more. These days, we have only one thing in common with the Beatles; two down, two to go.
Since then, I have caught up with Beithy for a jam now and again. Always a pleasure and usually pretty tight. His 40th birthday was like a music festival somewhere near the Murray River. He called it "Beithstock". His sister Eileen did a great song with us on the drums. Can't remember what it was but I'm guessing it was "Smoke on the Water".
Anyway, old mate, keep having fun wherever you are. Along with a lot of others, I will miss you.
Cheers, Rob (Barnes)
We spent a final night at the pub with Gordon at the Old Beefeater Inn, in Stockholm. We shared our stories about how we met him, and how much fun he was. In the picture we have Ralf Jansson, Ulf Bergqvist, and Martin Creathorn who played in "Gordon and the Crossbars". Frances and Ove Ransom Linde, and Mark Francis who also played many gigs with Gordon, Ulf, and Ralf. He was one of a kind.
Gordon ... I will miss your energy, spirit, laughs, wit, and smarts in the office. We will meet again, and when we do, we will finally get to play Duelin' Banjos together!
Jon Zucker
We've been so happy to have you as a lifelong friend. And although we came to live on the opposite sides of the globe, that friendship never waned.
You've been an extraordinary companion, always happy, never bored, witty, and exceptional with that inexhaustibe sense of humour. Your attitude always inspired us to feel good and accepted, and instilled that wonderful impression that somehow life is a joyous adventure for everyone. That meant a world to us, in hard times as well as in the good times. Thank you.
And now, you're walking away. Blue Skies, Gordon. One thing is certain: with your sense of humour you'll be making heaven an even better place. We'll see you all there...
/Marzena Waligorska, Martin Waligorski, Tom Waligorski, Karolina Waligorska
PS: Sharing a few snapshots of our dear moments together from our family album
https://photos.app.goo.gl/NKHpxLT2hboxWTmx6
