▁perpet ual ▁award ▁to ▁be ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁club ▁that ▁made ▁an ▁out standing ▁contribution ▁to ▁Rost rum ▁and ▁the ▁community ▁each ▁year ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁R ▁Alan ▁Cro ok ▁Award . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁Rost rum ▁event ▁Cro ok ▁attended ▁was ▁an ▁inaug uration ▁dinner ▁in ▁Dub bo ▁on ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁for ▁newly ▁formed ▁Dub bo ▁Rost rum ▁Club . ▁ ▁That ▁year ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 6 5 ▁Rost rum ▁clubs ▁around ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁ ▁His ▁wife , ▁Mur iel , ▁unexpected ly ▁passed ▁away ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁Short ly ▁afterwards ▁Cro ok ▁suffered ▁a ▁m ild ▁stroke ▁which ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁ret ire ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁recovered ▁sufficiently ▁to ▁emb ark ▁on ▁a ▁phot ographic ▁tour ▁around ▁Australia . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁MB E ▁in ▁the ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours ▁for ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁community , ▁and ▁particularly ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁found ing ▁Australian ▁Rost rum . ▁ 6 5 ▁and ▁passed ▁away ▁on ▁ 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁age ▁ 6 7 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Engine ers ▁Australia ▁ ▁Stand ards ▁Australia ▁ ▁Australian ▁Rost rum ▁ ▁Sid ney ▁F . ▁W icks ▁ ▁AG H ▁Rost rum ▁Club ▁at ▁Ch ang i ▁ ▁Ron ▁K itch enn ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁[ Http :// ro str um . com