Obituary
MR. THOMAS H. WIXCEY, WANGANUI. There passed away at the Wanganui hospital on the 11th ult., one of the oldest and most highly respected Catholics of the district, in the person of Mr. T. H. Wixcey (writes a correspondent). In the early days of colonisation the late Mr. Wixcey settled in the parish of Onehunga, ; and for a lengthy period, during the pastorate of the' late Mgr. Paul, was associated -in all movements; in the inter-" ests of Church advancement. Coming later to Wanganui, ■ he’again identified "himself in every -gOod work, and rendered valuable assistance' to the. late Dean. Kirk, S-My-in;-; his arduous task of establishing . schools, " and in parish undertakings generally. In his commercial life he was associated with the firm7o,f Hogan and ; Oo.,,andjvas-kriowri;q as the “father” of the. commercial travellers in the 'Wanganui district. The late Mr, Wixcey was a '-Maori-? war veteran, having served with the colonial troops. • .Very Rev. Father O’Connell? S.M., officiated at the interment, a:? pathetic sight at the graveside being tjhe remnant of an, army numbering six, with 'their venerable grey heads uncovered, reverently standing in tempestuous weather, as their comrade. was laid to rest, while the bugler sounded 1 the “Last Post.”— -’" y .y.. ?’f. -'’ —<X*>- - v -y !a It is not the work we do on earth that makes the whole of ‘.life,: but it is the way in .which we do that work—it is the motive. y 7 r*. -- / , V „y.* ‘ p ;
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New Zealand Tablet, 19 January 1922, Page 13
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243Obituary New Zealand Tablet, 19 January 1922, Page 13
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