Richard Colin Speight
6082 Aged 79
Richard was born in Invercargill on 29 January 1938. He attended Christ’s College from 1952 to 1955 and was in Flower’s House. He then studied at Lincoln College, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Agriculture degree. During part of his time at Lincoln, he was the secretary of the Students’ Council. In 1965, Richard married Jenny Hall and continued farming at Wether Hill, Ohai, in Southland. He served for several years on the Southland Hospital Board and was also on the council of the Southland Acclimatisation Society. Richard had a wide range of interests and created a beautiful homestead garden with many rhododendrons.
In 2004, Richard and Jenny retired to Marlborough where Richard planted a very small vineyard and enjoyed learning about the growing of Pinot Noir grapes. He had a love of adventure, sailing and travel. Richard died on 12 March 2017, and is survived by Jenny, son Mark (9892), daughters Emma and Caroline, and seven grandchildren.
Chronicle 2017
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