Obituary.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 8, 20 February 1902, Page 15

Obituary.

MR. TERENCE KODGKKS, OAMAEU, (From our Oamaru correspondent.) Few, if any, of the incidents in connection with the war, as directly concerning the Oamaru district, have caused such xiniverpal Borrow as the news of the di»ath of Mr. Terence Rodgers. son of Mr. Terence Rodgers, farmer, Totara. A telegram from the Rifrht Hon. Mr. Seddon containing the f-ad announcemeut and also a telegram of condolence from his Excellency the Governor were received by Mr. Roderers on Friday last, and these were the first intimations he received of the death of ins son. The deceased, a fine type of youthful manhood, had just attainel his twentieth year. He was a native of Oamaru, the eldest of Mr. Rodger's family of four sons and one daughter. He had grown up a youth of fine promise under the training of the nuns, in the convent school, and afterwards, in St. Patrick's Boys' School, and during his whole school career was a universal favorite. He left the Colony in charge of horses at the time of the departure of the sixth contingent (being then too young for enrolment) but on reaching South Africa he took service with Kitchener's Scouts. No news of his illness had been received by his family, and the shock at the news of his death was therefore the greater. The prayers of the congregation at Sunday's Masses were fervently offered for the deceased, and sympathy of the whole district is extended to his family. — R.I.P.