Life is not the same without you my Stanny

BJ, thinking of your Dad and the times I met him - your wedding and the arrival of Summer and Zac. Each time I remember the twinkle in his eyes whilst sharing those moments of his proud family and having an excuse to celebrate with all. xx

Lara Coldicutt ~ Farewell Stan the Man. You will be missed. I have such good memories of time spent with you and your family - from being your Christmas fairy on the milk run to the endless hours I spent reading to you while you built Mum & Dad's deck. I'm so pleased I got to see you just a few months ago, now you and Dad can have some laughs together. Love to the Hetherington clan.

Cheryl Coldicutt ~ Stanley Roy we loved you so much I too am so pleased we had a lovely time with you recently and you still had that cheeky smile.

Sandra Heeringa ~ Dear bj love and prayers to you and your beautiful family today....thinking of you and your precious dad. He was always such a gentleman with a beautiful smile.

Angela Yelavich ~ Stanley Roy Hetherington was always known by me as Mr Hetherington. I was 16 years old when I met Stan and Lynne and had a lot of respect for Stan. I can remember his generous laugh and i always loved helping Lynn do jobs around the house. Though I haven't caught up with the Hetherington family for a long time, Stan and family have left good memories for me. Thinking of you all at this sad time. Guava (Angela Bonney) xx

Francine Mitchell ~ Thinking of you all - so sad that I was not able to be there. I hope some good stories were told, I know there has to be many. It was so good to see Stan when I did and lucky he was in such good form. Will catch up when I return xxx

Lynne Leaming ~ Such a gorgeous photo of you both and just the exact way I will remember Stan. Always such an infectious smile. RIP Stan the man. xxxxx

Chris Sadler · Sorry to hear Leanne. I remember the Pt Chev house pulled apart and your dad building - always up ladders and on planks...

Kesi Mccarthy ~ Condolences go to the Hetherington family , a nice person to be around , Stan the man RIP!

Allan Morrow ~ Good times.RIP mate

Carol Walker ~ sad to hear that Stan has passed away he and his family have been life long friends of my mum. his sister Cynthia was my God mother. as I live on their coast have often run into Stan and Lynn over the years. My sympathy to their family

Paula Weir ~ Oh Belinda-Jane! I've just happened across Gill's post. I'm so sorry to be reading this. So, so hard losing a parent. Love and strength for you to get through this hard time. Please pass my condolences on to Lynn and the rest of the family. My thoughts are with you - Kia Kaha xxx

Waring Paul ~ Sorry to hear BJ, sounds like he was a geezer!!

Goodbye Uncle Stan. Thinking of you all during this sad time. All my love to you Aunty Lynne, Karen, Leanne, Kim and Belinda jane

Our memories of Stan are of his joyful face, always full of laughter. On the eve of Belinda-Jane and Neil's wedding in England, Stan needed his new suit trousers altered. I asked Stan to stand on the sturdy coffee table so that I could get the measurements of his inside leg!! Lynne and I could not stop laughing, as we were all reduced to tears rolling down our cheeks) as the delicate question of where the tape measure should be placed. (I blushed as I knew all along where the tape measure had to be placed). Once measurements were obtained, sewing was completed. Lynne and Stan really enjoyed the wedding it was a very happy day. My memories of Stan, is of course, that I know his inside leg measurement. Kind thoughts to you all, Maureen & Len Guilfoyle X

Sorry for your loss, our thoughts are with you at this time.

Stan was a tough boss but one of the best I ever had. I'll never forget the day I couldn't work because I was in bed sick & the next thing I heard was the truck pulling up outside mum & dads house, Then I heard Stan's voice at the front door talking to mum. I don't know what he said to her but 2 min later she opened my bedroom door and said "Sole. Get out of bed. Time to go to work". It was a stormy wet and cold Auckland night and one of the longest nights of my life. I was crook as a dog and the run took an extra hour because I was so slow - much to the distaste of my fellow milk boys. Stan would encourage me by yelling "Geeez we'll be here all bloody night hurry up McCabe" LOL. Xmas was a great time coz people would leave beer bottles out & being young teenagers we'd get a swig of Lion Red which made you feel like a man and Stan took all of us out in the back of the truck to Piha one year. The milk run was part of our growing up as young boys to men. We got fit, we got paid, and we got many stories. I'll never forget you Stan "the man". RIP mate. From one of your best milk boys (he never actually told me that but I know he thought I was ok lol).

My other dad full of mischief and laughter. There was never a dull moment and you will be so missed. No more pain and suffering Stan . The fantails and tui were beautiful today and we felt your presence. Love to you all especially you Bindy and Lynne. Xx Love Jill, Brett, Wayne ,Tamara,Jazmine and Kendall xx

My respects to your family, your son Kim is a Man to be proud of,his strength of character was forged by your presence. Stan your commitment to family will be passed down the line, and I'm grateful to have the benefit of the Hetherington influence in my life. You will be missed.

I have many great memories of times at Beachlands and round Waiheke Island races on Kim's boat. A wonderful man who enjoyed nothing more than to be with his family, friends, and anyone else he could play tricks on! I was very lucky to have spent some Christmases with Stan dressed as Santa. A proper definition of a man's man who was also generous, caring and loving.

He gave me brilliant hospitality the first time I came to NZ. After that we used to regularly ring him at silly o'clock in the UK as we knew they would be the only ones in the World who would be up. Never fazed Top Lad Sorely Missed Xx