Patrick O'Dea (public servant)

Sir Patrick Jerad O'Dea KCVO (18 April 1918 – 28 August 2010) was a senior New Zealand public servant who organised royal tours of New Zealand. He was educated in Dunedin at the Christian Brothers School (now called Kavanagh College)[1][2][3]

Death

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O'Dea died on 28 August 2010, aged 92, after a long retirement in Waikanae, where he is buried.[1][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Tom Donoghue, "Civil servant also a born diplomat", The Dominion Post, 18 September 2010, pg. A25. (retrieved 29 October 2010)
  2. ^ "No. 46280". The London Gazette. 3 May 1974. p. 5485.
  3. ^ "Distinguished former pupils", 1876-1976: The First 100 Years in New Zealand at Christian Brothers School Dunedin, Christian Brothers School Centennial Committee, Dunedin, 1976. pgs. 37-8
  4. ^ "Cemetery details". Kāpiti Coast District Council. 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.