John Bowie dies at home in Noosa

By Phil Jarratt

Just over three months since the protests of his many friends resulted in a quarantine exemption that allowed him to come home to die, John Bowie – the bloke in yellow – passed away at home in his beloved Noosa last week, surrounded by friends, his dog, Buster at his side, in the loving arms of wife Chris.

A broken-hearted Chris Bowie told Noosa Today: “It was so amazing to spend the last three months saying goodbye to everyone. Our 45th wedding anniversary was on New Year’s Eve and I think he had that goal in mind, to be here for that. He was such a strong-willed man. I managed to get him to the beach or the river every day up until last weekend.”

Born in West Wyalong, NSW in 1947, John grew…