Adrian CLAYDON Obituary

Adrian, it was great to meet you and share life's experiences. It was always a pleasure to pour your Guinness for you and provide a treasured treat for all the hard work you did!
We will miss your happy face at the Cork & Keg. RIP

Remembering my big brother Ad ( adrian ) and uncle to my son james
Ad was always ready for a laugh ,both of us mucking about as kids this didnt change as we became adults.
We were always close as brother and sister even when he moved so far away.
I will miss him always, but he is now pain free and reuniting with our parents Joyce and Douglas
Love from your little sister viv

Fond memories from my teens, as a long term friend of Viv. You were always the joker and amateur brewer!
Much love, rest in peace xx

I was so sorry to hear of Adrian's passing.
I worked with Adrian several times at Southern Cross over the years. Always funny, always insightful, always happy to just stop and have a chat.
My sincere condolences to you Heather and your family.
RIP.

Such sad news to hear the loss of Adrian. Had the fortune of working with him in the early days at Southern Cross. Such a lovely funny guy. An early memory of him selecting G for our alphabet morning tea, he provided Gruyere, Gouda and that possessed cheese Gorgonzola that some sought the exit door for! and of course grapes... Blessings and condolences to the family.

My deepest condolences to Heather, Michael, Jonathon and family. I feel very privileged to have worked with Adrian.

Adrian you will forever remain in my heart as a force to be reckoned with! Funny, clever, kind and caring you had a huge heart and supported us all. We share a love of the South Island and talked about the beauty of Blenheim, grapes growing and snow on the mountains. I am so happy that you got to realise your dreams.

Rest in peace Adrian you will be missed but never forgotten

Heartfelt condolences to the family.
I will always remember Adrian as a caring, jovial person with a heart of gold. Always ready to help with a smile; a person you can truly count on.
He will be missed by All whose life he has touched.

May his Soul rest in peace. Om Shanti

Adrian was a star, such a lovely and kind-hearted friend, always full of bad puns and wordplay, right up to the last message we exchanged only a few weeks ago. He'd been up to Auckland for treatment over a long while, his last visit in March was an overnight splash and dash and sadly I missed him. I first met Adrian at Southern Cross and we kept in touch when life offered his family the opportunity to live the dream on the South Island growing grapes - he put in such a huge effort to do that and gleefully showed our family his new reservoir when we were lucky enough to visit, such a great host and we departed with a large jar of the real marmite and some fond memories. I shall miss our chats and his updates on the vineyard and the snow on the tops and his endless humour. I'm glad he got to finish his latest project to keep the birds off the fruit in the garden, but saddened deeply that he wont' be here to see the full fruits of his labour. Farewell mate.

I am deeply shocked and saddened by Adrians passing. I had known him for 20 years, Adrian was an incredible man, someone I had huge admiration for. I will miss his friendship, whit and humour immensely.
Rest in peace my friend

Adrian you were most caring kind guy that would help anyone we going to miss you buddy
Rest in peace