Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family, on Monday, May 22, 2023, in his 94th year. Dearly loved husband of the late Lucy, love father of Doreen, and David. Loved and cherished grandad of all his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, loved father-in-law, brother, brother-in-law uncle, cousin and friend.
Messages may be left on Buzz’s tribute page at www.thompsonfd.co.nz. A service to celebrate Buzz’s life, will be held in the Kokatahi Community Hall, Kokatahi, on Friday, May 26, commencing at 11.30am. Following the service, Buzz will be laid to rest with Lucy in the Lawn Section of the Hokitika Cemetery.
RIP Roger, condolences to Morrison family.
Rest in peace Roger. Condolences to the family. I have very fond memories of Roger from our holidays to Hokitika.
Our sympathy to Doreen, David and all the extensions. Love from Rex & Anthea xoxo
So sorry to hear of your loss, thinking of you all and sending our love xxx
So sad to hear of your loss – such a lovely man with a huge personality that you will miss. Thinking of you
Deepest sympathy Doreen and family.
Such sad news. RIP Roger. From schooldays and the Kokatahi Store until now you have never changed. Love and sympathy to Doreen and Geoff, David and Kim and the grandkids and great grandkids.
Deepest sympathy to all the family. Roger was a true gentleman.
Deepest sympathy Doreen,Geoff & Family and David,Kim &Family. Fond memories of Roger and Lucy at the Kokatahi Shop..RIP Roger.
My deepest sympathy to all of his family. Lots of memories from Kokatahi store days. RIP from the Broadbelt family
RIP Roger. Fond memories as neighbours out in Kokatahi.
Sending love to you all x
Deepest condolences to Doreen David and Families at this difficult time R.I.P Roger another Hokitika Icon called up to Heaven. Love and thoughts to all the Family and hold onto all you beautiful memories .
our deepest sympathy to Doreen and Geoff, David and Kim and families. Such fond memories
of Roger, there was always a good laugh, and fun when he was around. R.I.P. Roger
Another legend bites the dust, a great life, will be sadly missed by many, cheers poacher.R.I.P.
RIP great uncle Roger.
Your wonderful sense of humour, infectious laugh & the good times we had with you will be remembered forever.
Love & thoughts from the Gibbons family are with you all.
So sorry for your loss. Much love to all thr family
Accept our deepest sympathy, R.I.P. Rodger.
My sincere condolences to Doreen and all the family.
A life well lived.
So sad tho hear this . My thoughts are with the family at this sad time
Rest easy Roger a true legend
Our sympathy to Doreen & Geoff, David & Kim and all Roger’s extended family. You were a legend Roger and leave many wonderful memories especially our deer hunting and opossum days. Gone for a shot…
Sending condolences to Doreen and David and whanau x
Always a gentleman, i enjoyed his stories and cups of tea. A pleasure to care for.
Please accept our sincere condolences on the passing of Roger .Allyn will miss his cups of tea with Roger . Sorry we won’t be there on his last ride . Olly and Sandy.
RIP Buzz thinking of you all at this sad time . You will be missed by many ..
Our sincere condolences to Doreen, Geoff and all of Rogers family, may you find comfort in all the special memories shared with Roger.
Condolences to you and David, Doreen. Remembering fun times biking to the Kokatahi store for ice creams. RIP Roger.
Thinking of you Doreen, David and families. Lots of memories of when we were young. I know that Roger will still have that lovely smile on his face. Deepest sympathies on the loss of a lovely man.
Condolences to Doreen and David and all the rest of the family, a true legend in his time and full of stories, you’ll be able to catch up with your old mate Cliff now Roger, rest in peace.
Rose and Matthew Fairmaid.
Condolences to the family. Buzz you were a gentleman and loved how you opened your home to the Friday night boys to share stories, have a sing-along and friendship which I was lucky enough to be apart of a few times. You will be fondly remembered and dearly missed. RIP
My deepest sympathy to Doreen,David and families.RIP Roger xx
Sincere sympathy Doreen Geoff and David and Kim and whanau.
Fond memories of Lucy and Roger. Together again.
RIP Roger.
Heartfelt sympathy to Roger’s family.
We have wonderful memories of Roger in his helicopter days around Murchison. He regularly “dropped in” while hunting our property and was always up for a chat. He was a great character and definitely one of life’s good blokes. RIP Roger.
So sorry for your loss. Much love to all thr family
My sincere condolences Doreen on your dads passing May he rest in peace.
Condolences to Doreen, David and extended family.
Together we hunted the mountains and always get something
some friends we made forever which meant everything
And in the evening the phone would ring
to see if you’d do a deer capture stint
and on that R22 Hughes 300, 500 skid was your footprint
Roaring up and down the hills, around the corner to Victoria Falls
a 16 pointer heading for the hills
With a nod from the pilot this goes one
quick Roger grab the net gun
Thanks for the years Roger
Condolences to the family.
You were a character and had many a story to tell –
loved how you opened your home to the Friday night boys to share stories and friendship which I was lucky enough to be apart of when we called in recently
You will be fondly remembered and dearly missed. RIP x
Our thoughts are with you Doreen, Geoff, David Kim and families.
Sincere Sympathy ,from Russell and Kay
RIP Uncle Roger thanks for the adventures, laughs and memories. Sending our love and thoughts to Doreen, David and their families. Fondly remembered by Graham, Vicki, Georgina and Angela.
Another legend lost to us all. Sending caring thoughts, love and deepest sympathy to all his family, Rest in peace Roger.
Jacquie Evans and family
Thinking of you all at this very sad time.
So sorry to finally have to say goodbye to this amazing man. Such great stories and a sense of humour that could always be relied on to bring a laugh. I loved the smile that was always offered to anyone who came through the door. The Friday night boys are going to miss you and your hospitality.
Please accept my condolences during this difficult time. Uncle Roger will be missed by us all. I will always remember his wicked sense of humour but more as kids his sandpaper like stubble, I would have like to have been able to make it down to say farewell, Farewell uncle Roger.