Everyone knows Con
This is Con. He loves trains. I mean he really loves them. I've seen him rocking back on his heels and clapping with excitement when one arrives. Lots of people in Marrickville know him and you've probably seen him if you ever catch the train from Marrickville station. He's a very polite and helpful person and will always tell you when the next train to Bankstown or the city is coming (he's not always right). His voice is very deep and raspy. Next time you pass him, why don't you stop to say hi?
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I know this guy! I went to school in Marrickville and caught the train home. He was usually there. According to my friend, he occassionally gets as far as Earlwood although I don't know why. There are no trains there.
Wow. He's on the buses too. Saw him outside Newtown station last week, and sometimes he's up in Dully.
That's Con Spyropoulos - he lives down the road from Marrickville station (naturally) with his parents, he is actually a longtime friend of another famous Marrickvillian, none other than Jeff Fenech. Here's some shots of Con at Jeff's 40th birthday. http://www.aussiebox.com.au/fenech/index.htm
I remember Con in Jeff's corner at all his big fights and I know they still catch up. Con's a champ!
My name is Chuck Williams, a friend of Jeff and Suzee ... years ago I stayed at their house on 5 Dock and each morning when Jeff and I would go to his gym he picked up Con who he went to school with and treats like a brother for Con to spend time with him at the gym ... Jeff is one of the kindest people I have ever met ...
At the height of his carer he would bring Con to his fights around the world ... I found Con to be a warm and friendly young man
I've spent a big portion of my life in boxing (over 3 hundred amateur fights in an orphanage in NYC and as a ref/judge both amateur and pro ... over 30 years with WBC)
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