Passed away unexpectedly surrounded by family at Te Nikau Grey Hospital, Greymouth on August 28, 2025, aged 66.
Dearly loved husband and best friend of Trish, much loved Pa and father-in-law of Gabe & Nicole, and Fan,
loved Poppa of Levi, Netana, and Tyler, loved great Pop Pop of Ellie, loved son of the late Tiny & Diane,
loved brother and brother-in-law of Lisa and the late Dave (Fat Boy), Joe & Dana, Joanne, Michael, Billy (deceased)
and Chris, and the late Puru, Tony, and Peter, a loved brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and mate of many.
Messages to 3 Larsen Street, Westport 7825.
A Service to celebrate Gabe’s life will be held in the William Sampson Memorial Chapel,
134 Tainui Street, Greymouth on Tuesday the 2nd of September at 1pm,
Gabe will then be laid to rest at the Memorial Park Cemetery, Gladstone.
Gabe was a great mate and employee for many years he will be sadly missed by many. condolences to Trish young Gabe and family and Fan RIP old mate
Rip big Gabe was a pleasure to know you brother condolences to all the family
Our sincere condolences to Trish, Gabe, Fan and families. A great workmate and friend who has left our family with fond memories. RIP big fella!!
Met Gabe many years ago in Hororata. Gabe was a real genuine man. We will miss him
Gabe was a great whitebaiting mate when we were whitebaiting together down the Black. Condolences to Gabes family.
Our sincere condolences to Trish, Gabe, Fan and families. Our thoughts are with you at this sad time. A great man to work alongside, with lots of laughs and many fond memories.
So very saddened to hear about Gabe’s passing. Condolences to the family.
So sorry to hear of the passing of Gabe. I was lucky enough to work with him for Peter Millar of Bannock Brae, cutting scrub doing all the marker pegs, guard rails etc. I remember one morning waiting for the crew down at Bruce Bay no traffic, in that red nissan ute and trailer and he was backing along the road just for something to do and I said you’ll jacknife it, and he said nah- next thing he’s going full noise backwards, pedal to the metal – holly hell !! No problem. Never seen that done before or since. He was a great operator. Knew everybody. All wanted to stop and talk to Gabe. He was just a great guy. Deepest sympathy to the family, Trish, Gabe and Nicole and Fan. RIP