Talk:Jack Ahearn

Living person

It was reported at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Motorcycling that de.wikipedia lists Jack Ahearn as deceased (de:Jack Ahearn).

The German Wikipedia article is unreferenced, and I was unable to confirm his death via web search or Highbeam search for news sources. — Brianhe (talk) 14:39, 15 June 2014 (UTC)

He was alive as of 2014. See Stevens, Rodney (March 17, 2014), "Life Is a Highway for Bike Devotees", The Northern Star, Lismore, Australia: APN News & Media  – via Questia (subscription required) . "Mr McAndrew said the Jack Ahearn perpetual trophy was won by David Jupe for his 1957 BSA Road Rocket.

'David was presented the annual perpetual trophy by Northern Rivers motorcycling legend and club patron Jack Ahearn.'" --Dennis Bratland (talk) 15:36, 15 June 2014 (UTC)

I edited the de.wikipedia article to delete the apparently false information and referred discussion to this page. -- Brianhe (talk) 15:55, 15 June 2014 (UTC)

And according to this very extensive biography, which may be useful to expand his article, he was certainly alive in 2011. ww2censor (talk) 22:10, 15 June 2014 (UTC)

It might therefore be appropriate to change the original 2008 prose "Jack Ahearn (born 8 October 1924) was an Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer." to 'Jack Ahearn (born 8 October 1924) is an Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer'.--Rocknrollmancer (talk) 19:25, 16 June 2014 (UTC)