LLOYD Berggren had recently returned to Coffs Harbour from the USA when he had a catastrophic bicycle accident on Saturday, November 12, and suffered significant injuries.

Emergency services were called to the boardwalk near Brodie Drive shortly before 8am on Saturday 12 November, after a man was found injured on route to Coffs Creek.

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Passers-by initiated CPR until officers from Coffs Clarence Police District and NSW Ambulance paramedics arrived and took over.

Having fallen from his bicycle while out on a ride, Lloyd had no identification on him when he was discovered.

In an attempt to identify him, police put out a call on social media, and one of Lloyd’s friends identified his backpack.

Lloyd was taken to the Coffs Harbour Health Campus where he was reported to be in a critical condition.

Sadly, Lloyd succumbed to his injuries the day after his accident.

Lloyd had recently visited his two sisters after approximately ten years away and celebrated joint 80th birthdays with them.

He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and after school and college joined the Peace Corp to avoid being drafted for the war in Vietnam.

Lloyd’s work in the Peace Corp consisted of teaching English to Indian children from the southern area of Andhra Pradesh.

He took a while to return to the United States so that he would be above the cut off age for conscription, but to no avail.

Because he had a degree, Lloyd was posted to a base on the US mainland to do a range of research and technical jobs.

After working for various companies, he boarded a steamer for Australia in 1969, where, with his maths background, he was able to find work in the new area of computers in and around Sydney.

He successfully applied for Australian citizenship and Australia became his home.

Lloyd lived in Sydney but travelled extensively around the country, also working in Borneo for a time.

Lloyd eventually moved to Coffs Harbour where he made a number of close friends, and was an avid sailor.

His friends are invited to a wake to celebrate his life and mourn his passing on Sunday December 4, from 12.00 noon, at the Jetty Foreshore.

Friends are invited to bring their own lunch and memories of Lloyd.

By Andrew VIVIAN