OBITUARY

Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1929, Page 5

OBITUARY

MR DENIS O’SULLIVAN. WESTTORT, July 98. The death took place in Westport Hospital this morning of Mr Denis O’Sullivan, a telegraph foreman, who came to Westport , from -Wellington after the big earthquake, and surveyed the new telegraph routes and laid linos where broken, between Westport and lvaramea, Lyell and Innngahua Juno--tion. He never spared himself, working under very trying conditions 'from a strong sense of duty. Death was duo l to bronchitis and a severe attack of influenza. Deceased was a married man, 52 years of age. The news of the death of Mr 6’Sullivan came as a great shock to many friends in l his district. He was conversing with a friend in Hokitika on Saturday morning by telephone and • then stated lie had a very bad cold, death ensuing' yesterday morning at 5 o’clock. Deceased was telegraph linesman overseer iii Hokitika for .many years, before he was transferred to Wellington and thence to Palmerston North, having been 31 years in the service. He married at Hokitika, his wife being “ Tui,” a daughter off Hie late Mr Alex. Bock and Airs Bock,.and leaves a widow, family of two children, a mother and two brothers (Fred and William, of Taranaki). The remains are being brought from Westport to Hokitika for interment, /the funeral taking place on Wednesday morning.