"Died peacefully with his family by his side, in his 88th year, at Northbridge Private Hospital. Loving husband of the late Judith. A devoted father and father in law of Debbie and Peter, Peter and Helena, John and Sue, Sue and Pat. Loving poppa of sixteen grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated at St Mary's Catholic Church, 117 Onewa Road, Northcote, Auckland, on Saturday 28 November 2020, at 2pm, followed by private cremation."