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William WORSFOLD Obituary

WORSFOLD, William Gilbert (Bill). Born December 25, 1948. A man with a vision for the land. Passed away January 14, 2017 peacefully at his beloved farm surrounded by his family. Adored and precious husband of Bev, inspirational father to Heath, Jackson, Blake and Eden, and special man to their partners Amy, Toni and Emma. Darling Poppa to his seven granddaughters Anahera, Penny, Esme, Tiaki, Eadie, Amani and Alice. A man who touched the lives of many. Bill will leave a massive hole in our hearts and lives. A celebration of his life will be held at 1pm on the Worsfold Farm, 300 Kaiwaka Mangawhai Road, Kaiwaka on Wednesday the 18th January.
Published by The New Zealand Herald from Jan. 16 to Jan. 17, 2017.

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November 24, 2019

Thanks Bill for sharing, à bientôt, Philippe

Charlotte Waetford

January 20, 2017

Dear Bill, your were cared and nurtured to the end by your loving whanau who will still be feeling the loss. We hope your whanau will find comfort in the memories that will be shared by friends and family. Mark and I are so thankful we knew Bill for the brief time we did and we had such respect for him because of his passion for the land. As many of us have commented, the world is a better place because of Bill's pioneering vision. He will be missed by us and everyone who knew him. Rest in peace dear Bill. We send our deepest sympathy to Bev and whanau.

Arohanui,
Charlotte & Mark

January 19, 2017

You were a great team Bev. Thinking of you.

January 17, 2017

A man who was a pioneer of his time,who understood the land and its habitat.He shared a vision and lived his life accordingly.
David Parker

ebony heron-norman

January 17, 2017

My thoughts are with you all.Bill you were so kind to me and I will never forget the conversations we had that I will carry with me always.
Rest peacefully, Fly high.
Ebony,Will,Olive X
..maybe you can say hi to drew for us xx

Sandra & Allan Edmondson

January 17, 2017

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this time. Bill will always be remembered for his contribution to the environment and the far north is in a better place because of his forward thinking.
You will be fondly remembered by so many.

Sharon Young

January 17, 2017

The world has lost a wonderful man, one of New Zealand's true environmental entrepreneurs. He was a best friend and we will miss him dearly. Love to the Worsfold Family from the Leete and Young families.

Richard Radonich

January 17, 2017

To the Worsfold family my sincere condolences, Bill and I used to be great School mates, when our family lived in settlement Road, Bill just like his Dad Ham, a great land man and will be sincerely missed.

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