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Jaycar founder Gary Johnston dies ‘after a short illness’ – Sydney Morning Herald
The founder and managing director of Jaycar Electronics, Gary Johnston, has died two weeks after a cancer diagnosis.
Our thoughts are with Garys family and his respective business partners during this time, the club said on Facebook.
Mr Johnston was a co-patron of the Steve Waugh Foundation, dedicated to improving the quality of life for young people living with rare diseases.
His philanthropist wife, Kerry-Anne Johnston, is on the NSW Advisory Board for the Starlight Childrens Foundation and Charlie Teo Foundation.
She is also chief executive of the Bayard Foundation, donating to charities through their private…
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