Passed away peacefully at home in Hokitika, on December 30, 2022, surrounded with love, aged 88. Dearly loved husband of the late Ruth (2012), loved and cherished father of Danielle, Ceridwyn, and Lorelei, respected father-in-law of John, and Oliver. Loved Grandad to Myles and Sarah, Laura and Damian, and Felicity; Tim and Courtney, Oliver and Kate; Max, and Brydie. Grandad Stan to William, and Oliver; Noah, Eli, and Etera; Tiggy, Vada, and Eliza; and Luca. Loved son of the late George and Ruby (nee Hibbs) Dawson, dearly loved brother and brother-in-law of George and Margaret (both deceased), Arthur and Helen (Greymouth), Clarke (deceased), Jim (deceased) and Pam (Christchurch), Colleen and Colin (deceased) Hall (Wellington) and Karen and Frank Bradley (Hokitika), loved brother-in-law of Ruth’s family in the UK, a loved uncle to his nephews and nieces in New Zealand, Australia and the UK, a cousin and friend of many. Donations in lieu of flowers to Hokitika District Nurses would be appreciated and may be made at the service. Messages to 175 Rolleston Street, Hokitika 7810, or can be left on Stan’s tribute page at www.thompsonfd.co.nz. A celebration of Stan’s life will be held in the Westland High School Hall, Hokitika, entrance off Hampden Street, on Saturday January 14, commencing at 1.pm. Private cremation to follow. The service will be livestreamed.
Stanley Petrie Dawson. QSM, JP (Rtd), Retired Police Constable 2279
December 30, 2022
So sad to hear this news. such a lovely man. Our deepest sympathy to all the whanau and friends.
So sorry to hear of the passing of Stan.
Our sincere condolences to all of Stans family.
Stan would have been one of the most pleasant police officers you could ever have met back in the day.
A legend in his own right.
RIP Stan.🌹🌹🌹
Deepest sympathy for your loss. Stan was a lovely man and will be missed.
Danielle, Ceridwyn and Lorelei, I`m so sorry to hear of your Dad`s passing. I have fond memories of Constable Stan growing up in Hokitika. He was very much liked and respected by everyone.
Rest in Peace Stan. You were a fine man and a great example.
Condolences to the Dawson family. R.I.P Stan
Deepest sympathies to Ceridwyn, Danielle and Lorelei and families.
A wonderful man, a treasure of the community lost, but at peace and resting easy after a life of dedicated service.
RIP Stan
Another might Totara has fallen.
Sorry to hear of your dad’s passing Danielle, Ceridwyn, and Lorelei. Thoughts are with you. Jill and Grant Foster.
Our deepest sympathy to Stan’s Family. What a special guy, he will be missed by you all. You will have some great stories to reminisce over. Lots of love Kelvin & Shirley Grant ❤
Thinking of you all at this sad time – always enjoyed all my dealings with Stan – such a lovely man. Carlene and Alan
Top man, top Policeman and great member of our Coast Community. Respect.
Deepest Sympathy to all Stan’s family. We have very fond memories of Stan as a member of the police force, member of the Hokitika racing club and personal family friend who supported us in some difficult times RIP.
Danielle, Ceridwyn, Lorelei and Families. – Condolences to you all at this sad time – Stan was well respected & a lovely gentleman of our community
Sorry for your loss. Stan was such a nice man. RIP stan
To ,Stans Family, accept our love and sympathy at this sad time. We will remember Stan with great fondness.
Hugs to all, Lyn and Erl Robinson Kumara Junction
Sorry to hear of your loss xxx thinking of you all at this sad time
Sad to see that you passed Stan,you were always a happy go lucky and always had that smile,rest easy good friend
Deepest condolences to Danielle Ceridwyn Lorelei and Families. R.I.P Stan a true Gentleman who will be missed by all. Hold onto your memories you have them for life. Love and thoughts with you all at this difficult time ahead.💙💙💙
So sorry for your loss Danielle and family, thinking of you at this sad time.
Danielle, So sorry to hear of Stan’s passing. A lovely, lovely man. Thinking of you all.
So sorry for your loss Stan was a wonderful man and had a great sense of humour.
My condolences to all the family at this sad time. RIP Stan 🙏
Many happy Haast memories with the Dawson’s xxx
Have lovely memories of Stan when he used to come into the Railway for a bet on the TAB. He was a lovely man.R.I.P.Stan.
Sorry to hear of Stan’s passing he was a true gentleman and a great policeman our sympathy to all his family.
My condolences and sympathy to you all.
Huge sly respected. Wishing a warm farewell and peaceful rest
Danielle, Ceridwyn, Lorelei. So sorry to read of Stans passing. My thoughts and love are with you all at this sad time. Stan was such a lovely man who will be so missed. I will remember him with great fondness.
Dearest Danielle, Ceridwyn, Lorelei and your extended family, so sorry to hear of your Dad’s passing. Such a delight to talk to and to listen to his many stories of his early days as a policeman. He will be sorely missed by many who knew him. May he RIP.
Sorry to hear of Stan’s passing Danielle and family. I had many dealings with Stan over the years and found him a top rate guy, and gentleman.
Deepest sympathy to all the family. Stan was a great man. Well respected in the community.
An amazing man who accomplished so much. He will be dearly missed by his family. 💕
Sorry to hear of Stan’s passing.
He was a lovely guy and will be missed by all.
Deepest condolences to Stan’s family
Sincere sympathy to Danielle,Ceridian and Lorelei and you lovely families. RIP Stan. A great Father and grandfather to you all. Such a gentleman of much respect within the Coast community. Will be sadly missed but the memories live on forever.
Thinking of you all with love. Cheryl Brian and family.
Thinking of you all at this sad time.
Thoughts are with you all at this time RIP Stan
Yes, one of the most fair and level policemen I have ever had the pleasure to meet in my life, had several telling off’s by Stanley Petrie. My thoughts are also with the family. RIP Stanley.
Deepest sympathy to all the family. Stan was a lovely man and an admired policeman- always fair. With dear Ruth again
We are sorry to hear of Stan’s passing. Our thoughts are with you all at this sad time.
Thinking of you all at this sad time. Fond memories of Stan , growing up in Hokitika.. R I P Stan.
Deepest sympathy to you all he was a lovely neighbour Minehan family
So sorry for your loss. Much aroha from me and my family. Stan was a great man and cop. RIP Stan.
Saddened to hear about the loss of Stan.
A fine gentleman.
Thinking of all Stan’s family at this time. 🙏
Sincere condolences to all the family on the loss of Stan.
Fond memories of Stan when growing up in Hokitika. RIP.
Danielle, Ceridwyn and Lorelei and families. So sorry to hear of Stan’s passing. Thoughts are with you all at this sad time
Margaret and Scott
Condolences to all Stan’s family. Very sorry to learn of Stan’s passing. I have great memories of Stan in the 1960-70s had a few runs out the back doors of pubs when he came to visit the publicans after hours he was always fare and a good swift kick up the bum dune more good than the pussy footing around now. A great old respected Police man at rest. R I P Stan
To the Dawson Family, Our deepest sympathy in the sad loss of you loved Stan.
Sincere condolences, thinking of you at this sad time
i remember Stan help[ng me when I was living in Hokitika. Thankyou for all Help and kindness shown to myself and four daughters. Sympathjy to all. Gwen Balloch nee King
Condolences to all of Stan’s family. Very sad to hear of his passing. A lovely man & a great old school policeman.
Deepest sympathy in the loss of your much loved Stan. One of the best. Mary & Jim Findlay
Sincere sympathy on the loss of Stan. I remember him and Ruth well as neighbours when growing up in Revell Street in the 1960s. They were both well respected in the community.
Sincere condolences, thinking of you all at this time.
Sincere condolences to Stan,s family. A very respected policeman and a gentleman was Stan. Many dealings with him in the younger years in the 70,s resulted in a reprimand and a warning. A fair referee when playing rugby union. Sadden to hear of his passing, fondly thought off.
My deepest sympathy to all Stan’s family. He was a great policeman and an absolute gentleman. RIP Stan..
Deepest sympathy and love to Danielle, Ceridwyn & Lorelei and families.
Arthur, Colleen & Karen and families. Fondest memories of cousin Stan & Ruth through out the years. May you rest in peace Stan⚘
Thinking of you Danielle, Ceridwyn and Lorelei. Fond memories of playing at your family home as a child and of Stan keeping us younger ones in line in the Southland.
Deepest sympathy to Danielle, Ceridwyn, Lorelei and families. Thinking of you all. Very fond memories of Stan.
Deepest sympathy to the Dawson family we will miss Stan on our street as much as we missed Ruth when she went he was a great Coast identity RIP Stan xx
With deepest sympathy. Constable Stan Dawson, you were one of a kind . Always a cherry face around my old home town. May peace surround you now and forever.
Deepest Sympathy to all the family. Stan was one of the good guys, a well respected man, family man, policeman. He will be sadly missed. RIP Stan.
A wonderful man, Rest In Peace, Poppa Stan.
Stan turned around the lives of so many young people in Hokitika. A true gentleman and a great policeman, I always had great respect for Stan . Condolences to the family
Deepest Sympathy to the family. Stan was most respected and fond Cousin. RIP.
Sincere condolences to the Dawson family. Stan earned the respect of the whole community because of his wisdom and genuine compassion. So easy to deal with. Rest in peace Stan. Kia kaha whanau.
So sorry to here of stans passing a gentleman and a great cop many a time i had the peace of papper with Stanley petrie dawson’s, signature on it but we always sorted it out we had a lot of laughs they were great days,my condolences to Danielle ,Ceridwyn,and lorelei and family’s
So sorry Danielle, Ceridwyn, Lorelei and extended family to hear about Stan’s passing! He will always have a special place in our heart. He was one in a million, so respected and well-liked in the community!
RIP Stan
Condolences to the Dawson family on the loss of Stan. A great community policeman who had a very respectful way of dealing with people. Admired by my family for the care and support he gave to us and others in the community. A role-model for successful community policing and very committed family man. Rest at peace Stan. You made a difference.
With deepest sympathy to Stan’s family. I have the very greatest respect for Stan, who had earned the same respect from the whole community. He was a policeman of the old school, well liked and thoroughly respected. He had a special ability to manage people, and especially young people, with calmness, fairness and firmness. He always demonstrated compassion, commonsense and wisdom, resulting in a no-nonsense yet kind approach to justice. He will always have a special place in the community’s heart and memory. While he will be missed, he will always be remembered as the quintessential role-model of a successful community policeman.
To Danielle Ceridwyn Lorelei and families so sorry for your loss of such a wonderful man thinking of you all at this time.
I’m sending condolences and sympathy to you girls and your families while having a chuckle at the same time. He had a special gift of doing his job keeping his dignity and those he had to deal with learned good lessons. RIP Stan.
So sad to learn of Stan’s passing. A past rugby mate of my late husband David, many moons ago! Fond memories of both he and Ruth. You girls were all little, so probably won’t remember us! Sincere sympathy to you all.
Lois Wotton (née Twohill) Oamaru.
To Danielle, Ceridwyn, Lorelei and families. Thinking of you all at this sad time on the passing of Stan.
Please accept our sympathy for the loss of your dad father-in-law and grandfather. You will miss all the good times but will never forget him. R.I.P
Dear Dawson family – so sorry to hear about the loss of Stan. Great memories of playing and referring rugby with Stan, as well as many meetings held in the back room of the Police Station. A great coaster – will be sadly missed.
Condolences to the family. RIP Stan
Deepest condolences to Stan’s family. Thinking of you all during this sad time. RIP Stan.
Deepest sympathy to Stan’s family.
Danielle Ceridwyn and Lorelei
So very sad to hear of your Dad’s passing
My condolences are with you and family
RIP Stan as you were one of the best kind
Sorry to hear of this very sad news. Condolences to all of Stan’s family.
Stan Dawson
It was sad to read of Stan’s passing.
Having known Stan for many years I found him to be one straight shooter…what you saw was what you got…and you can’t ask any more than that
…we have lost a good man.
To the Dawson family we wish to convey our deepest sympathy.
May he rest in peace
Lyn McIntosh and
Ken Reece
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My sincere condolences and love go out to you Danielle and to your extended family. He will be missed.
Stan Dawson!!!. What a man, pillar of the community, well loved for his high standard of policing in his day and also his community work, he will be missed by many people. I have so many happy memories of us ( Ruth and Pete ) together. I will miss him. Rest in peace Stan.
Vicky B
Reading the comments above it is easy to see that Stan touched the lives of many people in a great way .Having had the privilege of working with Stan and seeing the calm caring but at times no nonsense way he approached people I can say that Stan was well worthy of these thoughts. It was a honor to have known you. Rest in peace Stan.
My condolences to family, a fine thoughtful gentleman, Stan was always great to talk to and a highly respected person. Thank you for your service, Stand down. Moe Moe Ra R,I.P
Condolences to Stan’s family .
Such a lovely gentleman and
long-time friend of my Uncle Harold .
RIP Stan .
please accept my deepest sympathy. stan and myself were constables at greymoutn in the early 1960 s . before stan transferred to hokitika. he was good workmate and friend. i lost touch with him after that for quite a few years. but was pleased to see him again a few years ago on savage club visits to hokitika where he was a member. of the hokitika club. i also knew his brothers when i was growing up at camerons.and that really is a long time ago. stan will be sadly missed . kindest regards . ken holmes. nelson. .
Thinking of you all at this sad time
Stan Dawson. Sorry I was unable to attend the service. You have now joined your bothers, George and Jimmy.
It was sad to read of Stan’s passing. Having known Stan and Ruth for many years, in Invercargill and later on the Coast. Stan was a good friend and well respected in what ever Profession he took part in. To the Dawson family I send my condolence and deepest sympathy to the girls and their families.