It is with great sadness we advise the passing today of John Dunphy. John had been fighting a long battle with liver cancer throughout 2014. John passed away in Osaka, Japan where he had been undergoing treatment for the past month, accompanied by his family. John founded Dunphy Sports/Fishing Imports in 1981 and a short time later secured the distribution rights for Shimano in Australia & New Zealand. Over 30 years John & his team including several family members built Shimano from a relatively obscure name to be market leader in fishing in Australia & the Oceania region. John was highly respected not only within the fishing industry at large for his extensive knowledge & foresight but also within the global Shimano community & in an advisory capacity with government fisheries departments. He was a strong advocate for ensuring the Australian passion of fishing is sustainable for future generations & was heavily involved in such measures as fish restocking programs. In that regard he was often mentioned as a visionary & creator. In 2008 Shimano Japan acquired 100% ownership of Dunphy Sports/Fishing Imports. John remained with the company in an advisory capacity until 2011. John was a long time member of the Australian Fishing Trade Association. He was a long serving AFTA board member, a role that he filled until his retirement in 2013. John was inducted into the AFTA Hall of Fame in 2013. John has left a legacy of enriching the recreational fishing and general community for all Australians - not only for our generation but for future generations to come. It is a legacy John and his family can be very proud. To John’s family including several employed within Team Shimano we extend our sincere condolences at this very sad time. John will be missed by all in his AFTA family. Details of arrangements for a service for John are not yet known. -Bruce Alvey, AFTA President Copyright © 2015 AFTA, All rights reserved.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 07:19:52 +0000
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