Bryan Death died at his home in Vanuatu, a conglomeration of 80 islands west of Fiji and east of Australia, with a population of about 280,000, on September 29 and his funeral was held there on Wednesday.
Bryan and his brothers, Peter and John, grew up in Hāwera with their parents, Maurice and Kath.
After he left Hāwera High School, Bryan's work took him all around New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific, first in banking then tourism, where he was well respected, Peter Death said.
