Individual Details

Birth

Grew up in Taranaki

Military Unit

Trained in Canada.

Sport

Played for Marist Club, Hamilton

Marriage

They had six children - two sons were born after the death of Owen
CASEY's father in 1955 - one about 1955 and the second about 1957

Occupation

At Whitehall, near Cambridge
He developed this property extensively.

Death

Cause of Death: Heart attack whilst swimming at Ohope Beach.
Age give as 55 years

Obituary

Mr Owen Quin Casey, who died suddenly last week, aged 55, was a
prominent Cambridge farmer. He had a heart attack while swimming with
his family at Ohope Beach on January 25. Mr Casey was born at Eltham
and grew up in Taranaki. His father, Mr Owen Casey, was proprietor of
the Eltham Hotel for many years. As a young man, Mr Casey joined the
Army, gaining the rank of Lieutenant. He transferred to the Air Force
and trained in Canada, then serving as a pilot officer in the Pacific
zone. After the war he had a daity business in Otahuhu and then a
menswear shop in Morrinsville.
In 1958, Mr Casey took up farming, purchasing a property at Whitehall
which he developed extensively and where he remained until his death.
He was a member of the Federated Farmers and was a leading figure in
opposing the closing of the Cambridge saleyards. In earlier years Mr
Casey played rugby for the Marist Club in Hamilton. He was a member of
the Morrinsville and Cambridge Gold Clubs.
He was married in 1947 to Miss Mary O'Brien of Hamilton and is
survived by his wife, two daughters amd four sons and four
grandchildren. A brother is Mr Jack Casey.

Interests

Was a leading figure in opposing the closure of the Cambridge
saleyards.