DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE
Issued by Coordination and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6265 3343, Fax: 02 62656946
CPA 097/09
Saturday, 21 March 2009
PERSONAL STATEMENT RELEASED ON BEHALF OF KERRIE
AND PETER BARCLAY, PARENTS IN LAW OF SERGEANT
BRETT TILL
As parents in law of our loved and precious son in law Brett we pay homage to a man
who has been the best father and husband that anyone could wish for. He was the love
of our daughters’ life and father of his two young children and their unborn child who
will now keep him with us in spirit.
We can picture Brett in his roles, wearing his khakis, brushing and plaiting his
daughter’s hair and getting his son ready for school before going to work doing what
he was proud to do. He was a courageous kind and calm, peaceful, respectful and
endearing man with a great commitment to his family, a decent and brave human
being who died doing what he was trained to do. He joined the army to do the best for
his family and in doing so became part of the army family, enjoying and holding dear
friendships that go far and beyond that of most people. In this terrible time they have
been a rock to his wife and children and show the type of support that Brett would
give any of them if the circumstances were reversed.
Our daughter has lost her beloved soulmate, his children a wise and compassionate
guide through life. We have lost a beautiful human being, his mother and father and
brothers and sisters nieces and nephews a part of their life, a friend and a beautiful
soul……..
Devastating.
Media Note:
The Department of Defence is releasing this statement on behalf of Kerrie and
Peter Barclay.
The family have requested that their privacy be respected and advises they will
not be conducting any media interviews.
Media contact: Defence Media Liaison (02) 6265 3343 or 0408 498 664
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