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Dearly DEPARTED
New Zealand Woman's Weekly
|June 9, 2025
Bowled over by his humour, Kevin salutes his old cricket mate Buntsy
I recently lost my best mate Buntsy. That name Buntsy says something of the personality of the man. Lots of laughter, a celebrator of life, an enjoyer of mischief and never a bad word about anyone.
Buntsy died after a short illness in a hospital in Brazil, his adopted country. We were afforded no goodbyes as such. Distance can be mean like that.
This story is from the June 9, 2025 edition of New Zealand Woman's Weekly.
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