Dear Scheyvillians, Received from Les Boag 4/68
I am sad to be sharing news of another OTU Scheyville classmate passing. Dennis Jeffery Mattiske 4/68 lost his battle with mesothelioma. Dennis advised his classmates late last year that he had been diagnosed with mesothelioma from unfortunate exposure to asbestos, thought to be nearly 40 years ago. Dennis passed peacefully on Fri 3 Feb 23.
Dennis was one of the few married when we started at OTU and is survived by his wife Margaret and family. Dennis was born in WA in Oct 46 and was employed as a chartered accountant before National Service (NS). Dennis graduated to Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps and posted as Adjutant/ Quartermaster Fourth Central Ammunition Depot. After he completed his NS, Dennis returned to accounting and set up an accounting business and for decades lived at Newport NSW. Dennis is remembered by his classmates as very smart, always calm and always a very nice person who could be relied upon.
A few years back, Dennis retired from his accounting business. He and Margaret moved from Newport to live on the NSW mid north coast at Tallwoods Village, which is between Black Head and the Pacific Highway about 20 kilometres North of Forster/Tuncurry.
Margaret has advised that the family are having a small private cremation this Tuesday (tomorrow). The family decided not to do live streaming. On Friday they are having a celebration of Dennis’s life at home.
For those who knew Dennis and would like to send condolences to Margaret, her email is:
Margaret’s postal address is:
P.O. Box 45
Tuncurry 2428
RIP Dennis.
Les
Les Boag 4/68
Mobile: 0418 210 348
Email: les@boag.biz