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Slain teller's name will not be forgotten. |
by Jules.
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20 May 2002
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Flowers outside Wanganui's ASB Bank branch in memory of slain Mangere Bridge teller John Vaughan. Picture / Wanganui Chronicle
Slain teller's name will not be forgotten says bank
21.05.2002
9.00am
Nine-year-old Ben Vaughan will go to his dad's funeral today knowing his father's name will not be forgotten.
John Vaughan, a 44-year-old bank teller, was gunned down in a bank raid on Auckland's Mangere Bridge branch of the ASB Bank last week, moments after he had handed a robber nearly $6000 in cash.
Mr Vaughan died after diverting the gunman's attention from a woman colleague behind the inquiries counter and persuading the gunman he could give him money.
Moments later he was lying on the floor with a bullet in his head. He died in Middlemore Hospital about eight hours later.
Today the managing director of the ASB Bank in Auckland, Hugh Burrett, said the bank was close to finalising details of a permanent memorial to Mr Vaughan.
The memorial would probably be a scholarship to help young people make the transition from youth to adulthood.
"Maybe we will offer two scholarships a year to children of the ASB Bank staff. It will be Outward Bound, Spirit of Adventure, leadership development and at an appropriate time we would like Ben to accept one of those scholarships as well."
Mr Burrett said staff from the Mangere Bridge branch were coping with the horror of seeing a well-loved and respected colleague gunned down.
"It is tough but getting together and talking about it helps the process. They are doing as well as could be expected."
Mr Burrett said it was hoped the bank would re-open in temporary premises soon, while the branch could be refurbished to help erase the painful memories of last Wednesday when Mr Vaughan died.
He said the bank would also look again at security, including screens which operate within milliseconds to provide a barrier between tellers and bank robbers. The screens are already installed in several branches around Auckland.
All ASB Bank branches will close at 1pm today as a mark of respect and to allow as many staff as possible to attend the 2pm funeral.
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Observation: The Auckland Savings Bank is 75% owned by the Commonwealth Bank of Ausraila. A great number of those employed in New Zealand should be thrown out on the street, and replaced by the more highly intelligent asian, japanese, and the chinese race.
These persons are harder to be outwited by the off the street criminals. We will be posting a very slick scam perpetrated against the ASB bank staff in Papanui Christchurch New Zealand. There is only one type of security, bullet proof glass and a small opening to collect whatsoever. |
