A New Zealand Bereavement

It is with sadness that I advise NDS members that Taranaki member Roy Willcox passed away on Saturday.  Roy, from Hawera, was well known in the Taranaki – Central  area as a keen Amateur exhibitor.  He and his wife Noeleen are renown for raising probably the best 1Y-O/R registered in New Zealand –coveted by locals and overseas visitors alike.  This is Royleen, registered in 2009 and is a winner of many Premier Blooms in its division.   It received that honour when exhibited by  Roy and Noeleen at the 2011 North Island Show at Hawera.   Our sympathy  to Noeleen Willcox and to the family.