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ThoseofuswhohadworkedwithDavidfordecadesandthoughtweknewhimwellwerestillsurprisedwhenattendinghisthanksgivingserviceattheCorrimalUnitingChurchonFriday23December2011andheardofthevariedinterestsofhisyoungerdaysbeforehisinvolvementwiththeSlagAssociation.HerewasamanwhowhilsttraininginPortKemblaasanindustrialchemistatthethenAustralianIronandSteelPtyLtdnowBlueScopewasinvolvedinanarrayofactivitiesquiteremotefromsteelmakingsuchaspromotingrockconcertsandsurfmoviesandowningormanagingdiscothequesandrockgroupsinWollongongandSydney.DavidhadalifelongcloseinvolvementwiththeUnitingChurchandinparticularwithitsyouthgroupsandworkedwithWollongongCouncilonplansforaWollongongYouthCentre.MaureenDavidx19swifeof34yearssaidtwoofhismajorpassionswhentheyrstmetweretheWollongongShowSocietyforwhichhemanagedentertainmentandpromotionsandtheLeisureCoastTouristAssociation.Herewasamanwhowasalwaysreadytoacceptachallengeparticularlyfortheproductthathebecameinvolvedwithinthesteelindustryaby-productofthemanufactureofironandsteelx14ironandsteelslags.HiscompanyAustralianIronandSteelPtyLtdhadenteredintoalong-termcontractfortheEdC.LevyCompanyofDetroitUSAin1988toprocessandmarkettheironandsteelslagsoutofitsPortKemblacomplex.Thetwocompaniesrealisedtherewasaresistanceinthemarketplacefortheacceptanceofaproductonceconsideredtobearesidueorwaste.AdecisionwasmadetocallameetinginApril1990ofinterestedpartiestoformanassociationtopromoteslagproductsmodeledontheNationalSlagAssociationofUnitedStateswhichbeganin1918.AndsotheAustralasianSlagAssociationwasbornwithDavidrepresentingAustralianIronandSteelPtyLtdandPeterHanleyaformerNSWStateGovernmentPublicWorksDepartmentManagerasEdCLevyx19srepresentative.HistoryhasshownthatfromthismodestbeginningtheSlagAssociationhasgrowninstatureandcredibilitywithDavidasoneofitsdrivingforcesparticularlyintheearlyformativeyears.InmorerecenttimesDavidx19spromotionalskillshavebeenemployedassistingintheproductionoftheAssociationx19sjournalx18Connectionsx19.1945-2011InmemoryofthelifeofDavidEJoneswww.asa-inc.org.au02connectionsApril12TheworldoftheUnitingChurchandindeedthesteelindustryispoorerforthedepartureofDavidJonesandhiscommunicationandtechnicalskills.InFebruary2011Davidwasdiagnosedwithabraintumourwhichwassuccessfullyremovedafterwhichfollowedaperiodofremission.Howeverelementsfromamelanomaremovedfromhisshouldersome20yearsagoisnowbelievedtohavecausedthebraintumourandothercancers.DavidspentnearlytenyearsasChairmanoftheIllawarraPresbyteryoftheUnitingChurchandhisstandinginhischurchaswellashisworkandcommunitylinkswasreectedintheoverowoffriendswhoattendedhisservicellingthechurchandalsorequiringtheuseofanadjacenthallinwhichthetelevisedservicewasscreened.Atage66Davidwasmuchtooyoungtodepartalifeduringwhichhehadtouchedthelivesofsomanypeople.DavidissurvivedbywifeMaureenandchildrenMatthewPeterandSamuel.AllmembersoftheAssociationextendtheirsinceresympathytotheJonesfamily.Davidx13Ex13Jonesx13andx13Craigx13Heidrichx13withx13Mariex13Bashirx13Governorx13ofx13Newx13Southx13WalesEighteenyearsagoMichaelstartedoutworkingatPremixConcretewherehemovedthroughvarioustechnicalandlaboratorymanagementroles.AshemovedonfromPremixConcretehefoundhimselffacinggreaterchallengesduringhisfouryearsatSunstateCement.HispositionatSunstateCementwastheTechnicalServicesManagerinQueenslandandhefoundittobeaveryinformativeperiod.MichaelhasrecentlyundertakenanewroleasSalesandMarketingManagerofNewSouthWaleswithIndependentCementandLime.Helooksforwardtotakingonnewchallengesandexperiencesandiseagertondoutwhatelseisinstoreforhim.MichaelFriedrichproleMichaelx13Friedrich