Well mate, your time came way too early. It will be tough for a lot of people without you around. My Family and I had an association with you for decades. From Jutlands, Uncle's, P & T, Rugby, Wellsford Pub, Weddings, 21st's, to marrying one off my best friends and having three amazing kids.... You had a "Full" Life Rossy... do hope you are at Peace and giving your Mum a hug.

Rossco P. Coltrain was your P&T nickname. Our crew dismantled the old telephone copper lines from Wellsford to Tapora in the west, Tomarata in the east , Te Hana in the North in the 1970s. We all remember the "Wharehine Shuffle" dance you created, rolling up these 70LB coils of wire with a wriggle!!! Say hi to the crew Neville Dobbs, Wayne Dick, Joe & Pete Harris, Tom Middleton, Neil Bennett. Sincere condolences to the whanau. Te Haara Whanau

Ross, you had a big part of mine and my kids life, Camping every summer at 2 shits(ruakaka), walking up mimi hill, doing the tuatua twist (yeah boy) the smooth moves on the dance floor and the singing, also the loudest on the sideline at rugby, so sit back and open a can of ranfurly and ill see you later