Graham Henstock Obituary, Death – Joe was given Life Membership in Hockey ACT in 1999 for all the work he had done for the group, work that is still going on today. Joe has been a part of the HACT Indoor Committee since 1991 (he was the Chair for 16 years), the Women’s Committee/Senior Competitions Committee since 1998, and the Umpiring and Technical Committee since 1994. (Chair for 5 years). Joe was still an active member of all three committees as of now.
Joe also served for two years on the Junior Competition Advisory Committee, the High Performance Committee, and the ACT Coaching and Development Committee. Joe has also coached Women’s Masters teams at National Championships and managed ACT representative teams for 20 years, including 2 years as the manager of the Canberra Lakers.
Joe was an umpire in the Hockey ACT community for 28 years. He worked in all levels of competition and at events like the June Long Weekend Carnival, Quikstixs, and junior indoor events.
Joe also got a Life Membership of Hockey Australia in 2022.
Over the course of 20 years, Joe worked as an umpire, tournament director, technical officer, judge, technical director, and member of the Australian Indoor Commission while representing the ACT at national and international tournaments. For his work in hockey, Hockey Australia and Hockey ACT gave him life membership. Joe has been given Life Membership of the Tuggeranong Vikings Hockey Club, the Australian Sports Medal in 2000, ACT Volunteer of the Year in 2014, Hockey ACT Administrator of the Year 5 times, and in 2017 the ACT Women’s Masters changed the name of their indoor tournament to the Henstock Indoor Carnival.
Rob Sheekey, the CEO of Hockey ACT, said, “It’s been a great honor to work with Joe since 2003. I will always remember Joe for how caring and positive he was, and how much he loved and cared about sports. Joe was always calm and collected, and no matter what was going on, he moved forward with the best interest of the person in mind. This is a very sad day for the sport, for our organization, and for me. At this very hard time, my thoughts and condolences are with Joan and the rest of the Henstock family.