George BORAMAN Obituary

He was my good mate he wood come for dinner every two weeks I will never forget get the look on his face when
He seen i had a Trump had on its sad none of his kids come and told me the past 3 Xmas he was with me going to miss you mate

We are indirect neighbours of George, and also live in Ridgeway Terrace, number 21. We are about to move, so we had him up to our house only about 3 weeks ago for a cup of tea and a chat. In the few times we have met with him he has been absolutely delightful. We were so saddened to read of Georges passing yesterday. We would like to pass on our sincere condolences to George's family and friends. What a lovely man. I'm sure he will be missed by many. Farewell George. With much respect from Haley & Wayne Atkins.

I first met George many years back through the Wellington Scratchy Records group, and we kept in contact on and off once he'd relocated to Napier. Over the last two years it had been a privilege to help him dispose of his significant record collection - he was keen they found good homes where they'd be enjoyed as he had enjoyed them. He was particuarly pleased to have some enter the formal collections at National Library in Wellington and Hocken Library in Dunedin. While much of his collections was opera and the like, some of the jazzier items are now in my collection - I'll think of him when I play them. Haere ra, George.