Historical information

A cutting from from a Melbourne Legacy President's report showing a photo of Legatee Richard Norman Wheeler (President of Melbourne Legacy in 1986). It was collected to be a record of a photo of past presidents.
During World War 2 Dick served as a pilot with the RAAF and the RAF in North Africa, Italy and Yugoslavia.
He joined Melbourne Legacy in 1976.
The newspaper cuttings of his death notice from September 1989.
The article was part of an album of past presidents from 1965 to 1989. The folder included biographical details and obituaries, eulogies and death notices of prominent Legatees. The items have been catalogued separately.

Significance

A record of Legatee Dick Wheeler a past president of Legacy. The information was collected to record the lives of prominent legatees in a folder.

Physical description

An article with a black and white photo of Legatee Richard Wheeler - President 1986 and two newspaper cuttings of his death notice.