William KEELY Obituary

nothing ever dies, it only changes form

To Wills family and loved ones, I know he will be missed deeply. I worked for Will at Dunstan house and I considered him a friend. He was generous and loved people and celebrating with food and laughter. Times were not always easy but he had such courage and loyalty to those he loved. It was so wonderful to see his family grow and for him to become a dad and loved again. The joy was obvious , thinking of you all Chrissy

My deepest sympathies for your loss. So sorry that I could not be with you to give Will the send off he deserves.
Kindest thoughts,
Bob Pearce

Adelle, Reuben & Family.
Our love and thoughts are with you all at this very sad time. Was a privilege to know Will, and the world has lost a very good man. Sorry we cannot be with you today, our love to you all, Jeannine & Rod

Will, you were one of the best! A beautiful soul taken too soon. We have so many awesome memories that we´ll treasure. Love you mate. Our love and sympathy to Adelle, Carl, Reuben and all the family. We are in Croatia now and so sad that we can´t be there in person to say goodbye. You are all in our thoughts. Arohanui from Rob & Suzanne Cunnington

Dear Adelle, Reuben, Carlos and family.
I'm saddened by the loss of such a fantastic guy. His greatness will be remembered by all whose lives he touched.
My thoughts are with you.

My heart hurts knowing our Cheffy catch Ups will be missing your, smiling face, your honesty, and most of all your caring nature. Thanks for the everlasting memories Chef. Love you Will.

My heart goes out to you all; Adelle, Carlos, Reuben and the lovely Keely whanau, our dear family friends. Bob and Alison, I cannot even allow myself to think of how painful it must be to loose a son, nor a loving spouse of so many years Adelle, let alone the anguish of your beautiful boy loosing his father. Will, even though you were unwell for so long, it is so hard to believe that you are now gone. My heart aches to think how much a part of the shaping of me was with you- you were so ingrained in my growing up years. There are so many memories of shared fun times, some quite mad and silly - especially our teenage escapades! Concerts, music festivals and parties mostly. You have been a loyal and loving friend for most of my life. I cherish what we shared. Goodbye mate.

I will always have wonderful memories of our fun times together snow boarding and general party times at Clyde, Central Otago. I will remember you and the laughter we shared forever. Goodbye Will my dear friend.

We are thinking of you and sending our love Adelle, Reuben and family. Will was a special person with such character and devotion to his family. Lots of love, Helen, Myles, Greer and William MacDuff.

A very loved and dear friend of the Cronhelm Family. Treasured memories. Love to Adelle, Rueban, Carlos and the Keely Family.

Dear Adelle, my heart feels very heavy. What a privilege to have shared a friendship with Will and see him so happy when you came into his life. Sending you, Reuben and Carlos love and my deepest sympathy. With love Heidi from Sydney

Dear Lou and Family
My thoughts are with you all. I am so sorry for your loss, I remember Will as a good man. Love to you all. Julie (Morgan and Callum's Mum)

thinking of you all at this very sad time love Phillip and Lynne, Helen and Myles ,Kieran and Cherie ,Liam and Jess, Peter and Terri and Michael

Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.

It was such a privilege to travel some of the distance with you mate. You'll never be forgotten.

Sending lots of love to Will's family xxx

I will always remember your sense of humour Will. There was never a time when I saw you that you didn't make me laugh. Your warmth and caring will stay with me forever. You were "one out of the box" Much love and condolences to the Keeley family, who have a special place in my heart and to Adelle and Rueben and family. Love Gwendoline

I´m so very sorry to hear of Will´s passing. I had the honour of working with him with the Bonifant team and know all who knew him are totally devastated and heartbroken. Sending love and prayers to you Adelle and your precious boy Reuben and to everyone who was close to him. This world will miss him, he was a shining light and will continue to shine upon you from his final resting place. Haere ra Will

A wonderful man loved by many who will be greatly missed. Deepest condolences to Will's family.

In London with hugely fond memories of the amazing and vibrant Will - here and in NZ. Heatfelt condolences to Dell and everyone, sorry I can't be there to support. With the deepest love at this tragic time, Marcus xxx

KEELY, William. A huge loss. Our thoughts and love are with Will's family. Beck, Gwen and Mike.

KEELY, William Robert (Will). 20.05.65 - 23.08.23. Died peacefully at Mercy Hospice, Ponsonby. Beloved son of Alison and Bob, much-loved brother of Simon and Louisa. Brother-in-law to Jane and Jonny. Father of Reuben and Carl. So loved by Adelle and surrounded by family at the end. We thank all at the hospice for their special care shown to Will. A friend to so many. Our wonderful loved son.