Dhru (Gothefalcon FAWD) Watson - R.I.P

[Delanjp]

Dhru (Gothefalcon) Watson

It is with great sadness and sorrow that I inform you all of the death of our friend, Dhru Watson, on June 29, 2023

Dhru died suddenly on Thursday of a medical episode.

He will be missed greatly by all who knew him.

Rest in Peace, Gothefalcon

Your friend and college

James Deland (delanjp)

[Giant Cranium]

Very sad to hear. He was a great contributor to the forum. Rip

[Franco Cozzo]

Oh no - horrible news and very valued contributor on this community.

Thoughts with his family

[russellw]

Way too young and it's sad to lose such a great contributor. Our thoughts are with his friends and family.

[Citroënbender]

I appreciated his dogged perseverance with projects and knowledge of what parts could swap with what - or be persuaded to fit. A tireless contributor.

[Charliewool]

Unbelievably sad!.. An incredible contributor who gave so much assistance to others.
Condolences to all concerned
RIP Dhru..

[Burnout]

RIP to my Friend Dhru, a great bloke, who gave freely to this forum and many others too.
Sad days in deed. See ya out there on the road, mate.

[GTLEGEND]

RIP Dhru, very sad I only sent him some parts for his Territory on 1st June. I wonder if he got to make use of them!

So sad...

[Polyal]

Yes I would like to echo the above thoughts. I never met Dhru but could see the passion in his posts. RIP

[mad2]

yeah very sad news.. i'm still coming to terms with the pm i read this morning

but RIP D .. thank you SO much for ALL your help and understanding, you will be sadly missed on here by your forum family, your friends you have made on your many trips & your own family.

condolences from Nicole and myself to Dhru's family.

Mick.

[axialmark]

Could not believe when I heard , totally devastated by this loss was a true friend and an unbelievable inspiration to so many , he was about to head off on another trip in his beloved FAWD wagon.
I have spoken to Dhru’s family and will keep updated when I hear about the service.
RIP DHRU ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[Falconhell]

Very sad day.

I had been on only a handful of car shows with Dhru, both of us presenting our AWD Falcons side by side. He was a knowledgeable passionate enthusiast always willing to talk with and help people and he spoke with respect and good humour.

He was a true gentleman.....
RIP our friend Dhru Watson.

[73 4V XB]

I only met Dhru a few times over the last few years. He was an inspiration to so many with his knowledge and determination. I was hoping to say G’day agin in a few weeks at the QLD AFD.
My thoughts go out to he’s family and friends.
RIP…

[XT UTE 68]

Rip Dhru, he was an inspiration to many, I got to meet Dhru on a couple of his trips to QLD and on one of his roadtrips, he was heading south into Narrabri and he had seen my rally mob heading north, he messaged to see if that was my mob and where I was and as I was still coming into Narrabri we met up, grabbed a feed before each of us continued on. I still owe him a beer. Well I'll have one for you mate.

[1970XW351]

R.I.P Sir. I never knew or met you. But I greatly enjoyed your build thread and the selfless dispensing of your knowledge.
Godspeed on your next journey, I hope you can take an ethereal facsimile of your mad rig with you on your journeys. Heartfelt thoughts to all of your family and friends.

Cheers, Tony

[Mont5.0]

RIP mate.
I luckily got the chance to meet him a few times, and what a legend!

sad times and a true gentleman lost. Condolences to his family.
You will be missed mate!

[foxtrot3]

Hi. Totally speechless

R.I.P. Dhru

MD

[FERG_51]

Im in shock like everyone here, met him a couple of times and found him to be a a true gentleman and new his Fords very well. Life is cruel sometimes, he will be sadly missed.

[genebaby]

Oh no, RIP Dhru.

I never got to meet him but saw him a lot on here, a wealth of information and help to others.

My condolences to his family and friends.

[XR Martin]

Oh no
He was such a great bloke and was lucky to speak to him on the phone at least once.

His memory will always live on in the RTV wagon

[FAWD1965]

Hi friends of Dhru,

Firstly, thanks James for posting Dhru's passing on the AFF site.

We (Braunie ,Greg and I) have been trying to contact as many of Dhru's friends in whatever way we can think of (we couldnt get into his phone) and the AFF site reaches many of his Ford friends. If there are others who knew Dhru, please let them know.

Personally, thank you all for being his mates and the sharing of knowledge and adventures that has happened between him and you. As you know, he enjoyed jumping into FAWD 01 and catching up all around the country.

I have been friends with Dhru since we met in Yr 8 in college and dare I say, taught him to drive, I think he took that to another level!!

When we have details on his funeral we will let you know.

Dhru will be greatly missed but the memories he has left us will live forever

R.I.P Dhruwal

Cheers
Rick

[mad2]

Delanjp - FAWD1965

Many thanks to James & Rick for letting us all know of his passing

Muchly appreciated.


Mick

[axialmark]

Hi all, I have just heard from Dhru’s family that his funeral service will be held on Monday 24 July at 1.30 pm in Centennial Park Adelaide , I have not been given information on which chapel sorry.

[mad2]

Thanks Mark.


Mick


Ps. Heysen & Florey Chapels?

[Bopstar]

Condolences to all. RIP Dhru

[fred_mackay]

Howdy everyone, I'm Dhru's Son, Erick.

I originally joined these forums a while back in order to look over his build logs. I may not appreciate Fords as much as he did but I appreciate good workmanship, and backyard engineering, and he always pushed the bar on both.

Firstly, I'd like to extend my thanks from Genty (Dhru's Mum), Mandy (his Sister) and Mallory (his Daughter). They've all read your messages and they all feel good knowing he was part of such a great community. I echo their sentiments. Dad loved his family and friends only slightly more than he loved his Fords, and you all know how much he loved his Fords!

Secondly, we (the Family) have just settled the arrangements for the funeral, it will be on the 24th July at 1:30PM ACST. It's open to the public, but will also have a livestream from the venue for those unable to attend, and for those who aren't available the video of the service will be available online for a while after, just in case.

Lastly, we'd love any photos you have of Dhru. We've been going through his tens of thousands of photos the past week looking for pictures of him and found around 50 so far. Any you have of him, with him, or with him and his cars we'd love to see! I've made it easy to do via this Google Form.
https://forms.gle/rSVHzz7rinfSdnon6

Thanks again everyone,
This last week or so has been hard, but it's easier knowing he had so many good mates.

Go the Falcon!

-Erick.

[fred_mackay]

Dad's funeral will be held on the 24th of July at 1:30PM in the Heysen Chapel, Centennial Park, Goodwood Road, Pasadena.
There will be a simulcast of the event for those who can't attend.

In lieu of floral or other tributes, we ask that a donation be made to the Hutt Street Centre. There will be envelopes at the chapel, but again, if you can't attend they have a donation link on their website.

https://alfredjames.com.au/funeral-n...on-dhru-smith/

[outback_ute]

I only just read this, what a shock. I only met Dhru once but enjoyed reading about his adventures. My thoughts are with you Erick and the rest of the family, no doubt you will have a heap of great memories that will always be with you.

[janddbone]

Condolences to his family and friends.

Although we never met in person, it was great to share his passion and part of his life through these forum pages.

RIP.
Go The Falcon.

[Sprintey]

I only saw's Dhru's work and adventures through the forums here, and they were so good, very inspiring. Rest in peace and my condolences.