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Données personnelles Geoffrey Charles MACE 

• Il est né le 14 juin 1965 dans Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.Source 1
• Il est décédé le 8 octobre 2014 dans Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, il avait 49 ans.Source 1
• Un enfant de Elaine Mary LESLIE
• Cette information a été mise à jour pour la dernière fois le 5 janvier 2015.

Famille de Geoffrey Charles MACE

Notes par Geoffrey Charles MACE

grandchildren Makayla, Evie, Harrison and Carter.

Mace, Geoffrey -
Tragically taken.
My big brother, I can't believe you're gone.
Loved brother and brother-in-law of Toni and Michael.
Uncle of Jack and Dani.
Rest in peace with
Mum and Leslie.

Mace, Geoffrey Charles
As a result of an accident on Wednesday October 8, 2014, in Deniliquin NSW, aged 49.
Dearly treasured son of David and the late Elaine Mace. Brother of Toni Laugher and brother of Leslie Mace (dec.).

MACE, Geoffrey Charles
Passed away unexpectedly at Deniliquin, NSW on October 8, 2014, aged 49 years.
Eldest son of David and Elaine (dec.) Mace. Soulmate and husband of Louise. Loved father of Joshua, Sammi-Jo and Terri. Proud father-in-law of Jessica, Owen and Christopher.
Treasured Poppa of Makayla, Harrison, Evie, Piper and Carter.

Geoffrey, you are my best friend, my travel companion, my plan maker, my comedian, my optimist, my safety blanket, my soul mate and love of my life.
My heart is broken but full of memories and love you gave me. I will never stop loving you, please never stop watching over us.
- Weaz. xox

You may have been taken from us in an instant, but the memories we have of you will last forever.
Your smile, your laugh and the love we felt from you will never be forgotten. You were the best Dad, mate, father-in-law and Pop anyone could ask for.
We will always remember our time with you.
Love and miss you
always.
- Love, Josh, Jess, Makayla and Harrison.

Those special memories of you will always bring a smile.
If only we could have you back for just a little while.
Then we could sit and laugh again, just like we used to do.
Dad, we will always love and remember you.
- Love, Sammi-Jo, Owen, Evie and Piper.

We think about you always, we talk about you still.
You have never been forgotten Dad and you never will.
We hold you close within our hearts and there you will remain.
To walk and guide us through our lives, until we meet again.
- Love, Terri, Christopher and Carter.

Dedicated worker killed in Deni Rice Mill tragedy
Geoff Mace remembered as lovable character.

ZOE MCMAUGH October 10, 2014 4:50am
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Geoff Mace was one of those loveable characters who everyone knew, according to his children.

The 49 year-old, who had only given his daughter Terri's hand in marriage less than a month ago, was killed in a tragic workplace incident at the Deniliquin Rice Mill on Wednesday morning.

His children — Josh, 28, Sammi-Jo, 25, and Terri, 24 — remembered him yesterday as a loving husband to Louise, a wonderful father and father-in-law, and a doting grandfather of five.

Mr Mace's children said he loved time with the family, completing projects, camping, fishing and riding his Yamaha Royal Star motorbike.

''He loved taking the grandkids for rides on the push bike, and loved taking the motorbike out camping and fishing with Louise,'' Terri's husband Chris Sartore said.

''And he was very particular about his lawns,'' Terri added.

''The lawn couldn't be too long, and it was the same for the lawns at my house, Sammi-Jo's house and Josh's house. He also had an 'everything can be fixed' attitude,'' she said.

Josh said his favourite recent memory of his father was of him playing with the grandchildren. Josh and wife Jess have two children, Makayla, 4, and Harrison, 2.

Sammi-Jo and her partner Owen Hansen have two children, Evie, 3, and Piper, 1, and Terri and Chris have 18 month-old Carter.

Sammi-Jo and Terri said the grandkids refer to Anzac biscuits as 'Poppa Biscuits', because they always demolished their grandfather's stash before he got a chance to eat them himself.

''He never let the grandkids go without,'' said Sammi-Jo, who added her father treated each of his granddaughters as ''princesses''.

One of his most recent purchases was a jumping castle for the grandkids, Terri said with pride.

Sammi-Jo said some of her best memories with her father were the annual Easter camping trips to Picnic Point near Mathoura, and all three children spoke fondly of his 'salvaging' trips to the local waste depot.

''He was always up for a challenge to build something and never believed in leaving things for another day,'' son-in-law Chris said.

''If I told him I was going to get something from the shop, he'd always say he was sure we could find a bit of scrap somewhere and get the job done.

''He was always coming back with more than he left with,'' Terri recalled.

''Scooters and bikes for the grandkids were the main finds, and he even got me a bike from the tip once,'' Sammi-Jo added.

But all the children agreed Mr Mace's sense of humour was one of the things they would miss most.

''He was a character,'' Chris said.

''He was always bagging someone out,'' Terri quickly added.

''He was always having a good time, but we can't share some of the stories with a G-rated paper,'' Josh added with a laugh.

The children also agreed their father's work ethic was second to none.

''He was a hard, hard worker and always went in for overtime,'' Terri said.

''But Bathurst (V8 car races) weekend was the one day he would always have a 'sickie','' she said.

''He saw the value in hard work,'' Josh added.

Chris said Mr Mace was an ''institution'' at the Deniliquin Rice Mill.

''He was always cheerful,'' he said.

''If anyone at the mill had a bad day, Geoff would always put a smile on their faces. Everyone at the mill was referred to as 'bruv', even the girls.''

Geoff and Louise, both originally from Tasmania, had lived in Deniliquin on and off since the early 1990s.

They first moved to Deniliquin when their children were all young, and had returned to Tasmania twice since then, both times to run a caravan park in Stanley.

Local people may remember Mr Mace from one or more of the jobs he has held in town, having worked at Dahlsens, Beaurepaires and Mitre 10.

He originally joined the Deniliquin Rice Mill team in the 1990s, and returned to the company as a fumigator 3 years ago.

He and Louise celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary this year, with the children saying they always enjoyed spending time together, including when managing the caravan park and on trips to Bali.

The family also thanked the community for its ''love, kind wishes and support''.

''We only hope he has found Nan and (his brother) Leslie,'' Josh said.

According to police, Mr Mace was assisting a colleague to replace a tyre on a piece of heavy machinery at the Rice Mill when the incident occurred.

The colleague was uninjured, according to police.

NSW Police forensic investigators and WorkCover NSW are investigating.

SunRice was unable to comment on the incident with investigations ongoing.

A spokesperson for the food company did, however, say the thoughts of all SunRice staff were with Mr Mace's family and friends. Counselling and support services had been offered to those affected.

The Deniliquin Mill was still in lock down mode as of yesterday afternoon while investigations continue.
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