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Sporting luminaries joined friends and family to remember the much-loved Dean Mercer, one year after the ironman legend’s shock passing

It is still hard to comprehend that someone as full of life as ironman legend Dean Mercer is not with us anymore. A year after his shock death last year his widow Reen organised a special tribute sports lunch to honour his memory. Held overlooking the surf at Kurrawa

SLSC, the day featured sporting luminaries such as Wayne Bennett, Darren Mercer and Trevor Hendy as guest speakers with many stories about Dean and his extraordinary achievements.

Tamara Bow and Tim Fydler. Lou Condon and Trevor Hendy. Matt Poole, Karlie Reeves and Rhys Dalcin. Sasha Pine and Reen Corbett. Jodie Bikneris and Matt Bevilacqua. Gina Hussey, Scott Peabody. Ben Twomey, Melinda Pascoe.

Jo Wormald and Adam Weir.

Craig Pascoe, Michelle and Darrell Dring.

Brielle Cooper and Dan Carruthers.

Tanya Cooper and Jack Hansen.

Phil Clayton and Karen McKinnon.

Cathy Murphy and Fionna Wyse.

Marianna Crow and Karen Fischer.