Dear Leanne, Sarah, Emma and Sebastian, thank you for sharing this beautiful farewell to Noel.
He was a wonderful friend to me at CAE; an advocate and advisor, and a coffee companion of the highest order. His compassion for students experiencing hard times, and his embodiment of a fair hearing meant he was always someone to trust. We exchanged family stories, and your names are familiar to me, along with the warmth and humour that accompanied all tales of your doings.
I lost contact with him a couple of years back, much to my regret, but treasure my memories of more than 10 years of friendship.
Dear John, Maureen & Families, Joyce, Ray & Families, Joan & Families, Leanne, Noel’s Children, Partners, Grandchildren & Extended Families & Friends, my sincere sympathy in the Death of Your Loved One, Noel. Was a Beautiful Celebration of Noel’s Life. I have absolutely beautiful, everlasting memories of Noel & the Fitzpatrick Family & Extended Families. Who They Were & Are, Are Forever In Our Hearts & Minds.
To Noel’s Family, Joyce,Ray and family, John , Maureen and family
Our prayers and thoughts are with you all at this sad time .
Special memories are yours to keep ever.
Love Gavin and Sharon and family.
Ballarat
Dear Leanne and all members of the Fitzpatrick family,
Such a fitting and lovely tribute to Noel. His presence was felt by all of us and he will be greatly missed. You are all in our thoughts and hearts at this sad time but we know Noel
would have been so proud of the way you honoured him in this tribute.
Much love,
Jen and David Tunnicliffe
Many happy memories of cousin Noel when we were kids. Playing cricket in the backyard at Ascot Vale and Noel coming to the farm and staying with us – helping us sow a crop. But after hearing all that he had done in his life we felt that we didnt know him at all. What a life well lived. Our sympathy to his family, Joyce and John and family.
Dear Leanne, Sebastian, Sarah, Emma, Joyce, Cameron, Kylie, Dad (John), Stephen and extended family,
Well done on a fitting and quite special tribute for Noel. The reflections captured the essence of a wonderful man who was respected, admired and loved by many.
Such a lovely celebration of a beautiful man. So many wonderful memories shared. Mr Fitz was a great Dad, grandfather and friend. I’m so sorry for your loss, he will be fondly remembered and very sadly missed.
Seems I have inadvertently hijacked the tributes, as my computer kept making it look like nothing had happened. I hope you are able to pick the one you like the most and delete the remaining 10!
Dear Leanne, Emma, Sarah, Sebastian Joyce and families,
A beautiful service and tribute to a wonderful and much loved man. Your reflections definitely captured Noel’s essence, his warmth, generosity and genuine nature. I was so blessed to enjoy Noel’s friendship and kindness. He will be dearly missed and always fondly remembered by the Lay family.
Thank you for sharing today with us. Sending love to you all during this very sad time.
Liz and family
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my work with saucy pics of our favourite politician and her boyfriend, beers, chips and a grinning Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will also miss enjoying the fruits of his foraging trips to DJs and sunsets on top of the world.
Voleak also sends her love from Cambodia. She will never forget being able to wave down at the chief of the village on her very first trip to another country, while enjoying a roast dinner big enough to feed her entire home town.
Today’s service was a beautiful tribute to a great man. Love to you all, Kylie
What a lovely tribute to Noel, and you all did such an amazing job.
We’re sorry we could be there to support you directly, but we wept alongside you – and we laughed!
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my work with saucy pics of our favourite politician and her boyfriend, beers, chips and a grinning Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will also miss enjoying the fruits of his foraging trips to DJ’s and sunsets on top of the world where we wickedly solved the problems of the world. At least we can start eating eggplant and chilli now!
Noel’s loss is also being felt in Cambodia this week, and Voleak sends her love. She will never forget being able to wave down at the chief of the village on her very first trip to another country, while enjoying one of Noel’s roast dinners big enough to feed her entire home town.
What a lovely tribute to Noel, and you all did such an amazing job.
We’re sorry we could be there to support you directly, but we wept alongside you – and we laughed!
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my work with saucy pics of our favourite politician and her boyfriend, beers, chips and a grinning Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will also miss enjoying the fruits of his foraging trips to DJ’s and sunsets on top of the world where we wickedly solved the problems of the world. At least we can start eating eggplant and chilli now!
Noel’s loss is also being felt in Cambodia this week, and Voleak sends her love. She will never forget being able to wave down at the “chief of the village” on her very first trip to another country, while enjoying one of Noel’s roast dinners big enough to feed her entire home town.
Noel was such fun to be around. We loved our Christmas catch ups at Sarah’s and my memories are of good time with great conversation and laughter. He will be missed.
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my work with saucy pics of our favourite politician and her boyfriend, beers, chips and a grinning Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will also miss enjoying the fruits of his foraging trips to DJ’s and sunsets on top of the world. At least we can start eating eggplant and chilli now!
Voleak sends her love from Cambodia, too. She will never forget being able to wave down at the “chief of the village” on her very first trip to another country, while enjoying one of Noel’s roast dinners big enough to feed her entire home town.
What a lovely tribute to Noel, and you all did such an amazing job. We’re sorry we could be there to support you directly, but we wept alongside you – and we laughed!
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my work with saucy pics of our favourite politician and her boyfriend, beers, chips and a grinning Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will also miss enjoying the fruits of his foraging trips to DJ’s and sunsets on top of the world where we wickedly solved the problems of the world. At least we can start eating eggplant and chilli now! Voleak sends her love from Cambodia, too. She will never forget being able to wave down at the “chief of the village” on her very first trip to another country, while enjoying one of Noel’s roast dinners big enough to feed her entire home town.
What a lovely tribute to Noel, and you all did such an amazing job.
We’re sorry we could be there to support you directly, but we wept alongside you – and we laughed!
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my work with saucy pics of our favourite politician and her boyfriend, beers, chips and a grinning Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will also miss enjoying the fruits of his foraging trips to DJ’s and sunsets on top of the world where we wickedly solved the problems of the world. At least we can start eating eggplant and chilli now!
Noel’s loss is also being felt in Cambodia this week, and Voleak sends her love. She will never forget being able to wave down at the “chief of the village” on her very first trip to another country, while enjoying one of Noel’s roast dinners big enough to feed her entire home town.
Love to you all.
Kylie
What a lovely tribute to Noel, and you all did such an amazing job.
We’re sorry we could be there to support you directly, but we wept alongside you – and we laughed!
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my work with saucy pics of our favourite politician and her boyfriend, beers, chips and a grinning Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will also miss enjoying the fruits of his foraging trips to DJ’s and sunsets on top of the world where we wickedly solved the problems of the world. At least we can start eating eggplant and chilli now!
Noel’s loss is also being felt in Cambodia this week, and Voleak sends her love. She will never forget being able to wave down at the “chief of the village” on her very first trip to another country, while enjoying one of Noel’s roast dinners big enough to feed her entire home town.
What a lovely tribute to Noel, and you all did such an amazing job.
We’re sorry we could be there to support you directly, but we wept alongside you – and we laughed!
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my work with saucy pics of our favourite politician and her boyfriend, beers, chips and a grinning Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will also miss enjoying the fruits of his foraging trips to DJ’s and sunsets on top of the world where we wickedly solved the problems of the world. At least we can start eating eggplant and chilli now!
Noel’s loss is also being felt in Cambodia this week, and Voleak sends her love. She will never forget being able to wave down at the “chief of the village” on her very first trip to another country, while enjoying one of Noel’s roast dinners big enough to feed her entire home town.
What a lovely tribute to Noel, and you all did such an amazing job.
We’re sorry we could be there to support you directly, but we wept alongside you – and we laughed!
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my work with saucy pics of our favourite politician and her boyfriend, beers, chips and a grinning Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will also miss enjoying the fruits of his foraging trips to DJ’s and sunsets on top of the world where we wickedly solved the problems of the world. At least we can start eating eggplant and chilli now!
Noel’s loss is also being felt in Cambodia this week, and Voleak sends her love. She will never forget being able to wave down at the “chief of the village” on her very first trip to another country, while enjoying one of Noel’s roast dinners big enough to feed her entire home town.
Noel touched so many lives and was dearly loved by all.
He will be sadly missed.
He would have been looking over that service today with a smile and would have been very proud.
Sending all of our love during this difficult time.
Ben, Melissa and family.
Our condolences to you all on such a difficult day. Thank-you for allowing us to share in the loving celebration and to pay our respects to Mr Fitz. Our thoughts are with you all even if they are from afar.
What a lovely tribute to Noel, and you all did such an amazing job. We’re very sorry we couldn’t be there to support you directly, but we wept alongside you – and we laughed.
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my working day with saucy comments and pics of our favourite politicians, chips, beer and Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will miss sharing the fruits of his foraging trips to DJs and sunsets on the roof of the world, but at least now we can eat eggplant and chilli.
Noel’s loss is also being felt in Cambodia this week, and Voleak sends her love, too. He made a very special contribution to her very first trip to another country, and being able to look down on “the chief of the village” while enjoying a canape is something she will never forget.
A heartfelt service for an amazing man, father and grandfather. He will be missed by all at the family functions. Such wonderful speeches, thanks for sharing, I felt I was there with you all. His fight is over but he will never be forgotten.
What a beautiful tribute to a very special man. He will continue to inspire and guide us through our wonderful memories of him.
Thank you so much for sharing and sending love to you all.
Tanya
Mr Fitz,
The Beers at HQ’s won’t ever taste the same without you, but rest assured the laughs we shared over stories, jokes and extravagant tales won’t ever be forgotten. My social calendar now has a gaping hole but the memories will ‘sort of’ fill that.
Thanks for being a great mate Fitz’
Cheers Paddy
A beautiful celebration of Noel’s journey. Noel was truly a gem and always a pleasure to be around. We will remember him for his zest for life, his positive energy and his kindness. Sending our love always
To Mr Fitz’s family.
Thank you for a beautiful service to reflect on a beautiful soul. Will be sadly missed.
Our thoughts are with you all. Shane & family
Thank you for sharing with us such a bittersweet day. Noel was a wonderful human being and deserved to have had so many who loved him. He had such a rich life. I will always remember his warmth, sparkle and kindness. Love Rani x
Mr Fitz,
Beers at HQ’s won’t ever be the same but by hell they tasted fantastic when you were in full flight. Like all of us things won’t be the same without you but will treasure the time we had.
Thanks Fitz’
Cheers Paddy
And I will miss your cheeky updates interrupting those of us who were still trying to do a day’s work while you two got up to mischief together! Will miss enjoying the fruits of your foraging trips to DJ’s Food Hall, the naughty pics of Jules and Panto, and all the other high jinx. Voleak sends her love too, your loss is being felt in Cambodia this week as well.
Kylie x
To Leanne and all of Noel’s family, today you gave him the perfect send-off. Thanks for sharing the moment with us.
Noel would have appreciated this wonderful tribute to his life. He was a loving, gentle soul whose care and kindness we have all felt, and whose humour we have all shared. He will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with you all at this very sad time.
Love
Colin, Lesley, Sophie, Emma and Lauren
That was such a beautiful service. I will miss catching up with Mr Fitz in Melbourne and the Sunshine Coast to have a beer and share the goss. Sending my love to all of you. Jodi
What a beautiful tribute to magnificent life – to laugh, cry and remember. My memories will always bring a smile to my face. The world has lost an incredible light. My thoughts are with you all. And I wish so bad that I were there with you.
Dear Sebastian, Sarah, Emma and family,
Such a beautiful service and Noel sure was a larger than life character who always lit up the room with laughter, fun and a twinkle in those blue eyes!! He was so well loved by all around him and he will be missed dreadfully. Thank you for sharing the service with us. It was good to be a part of his final journey even from afar. Sending lots of love to you all.
Camilla xoxoxox
Dear Leanne, Sebastian, Sarah, Emma, Joyce, John and the family,
We’ve joined you at least in this way, and wish we could have been there. We were very moved by the service and reminded of so many of Noel’s warm qualities and good times and, yes, the absolute strength of his family commitments and kindness.
Brian: He was such a major part of my life and I can’t quite believe he’s not there at the end of the phone, with a joke, a story, an update on family and Leanne and then the business of our shared sporting interests. Noel was such a great friend. I will remember always .the wonderful times we shared.
To the Fitzpatrick family,
I loved your father/poppa as my own. I feel so lucky to have known him and to have counted him as a friend. He was a truly great friend and a great man and I miss him so much. My thoughts and my heart is with you all. Thank you for sharing your service with us in this way today…it was such a beautiful occasion.
Much love to you all,
Justin
Dear Sebastian, Sarah, and Emma. My heart breaks with yours today as i watch you all say goodbye to your beautiful dad. He was a wonderful man and i wish we could have been there to celebrate his life and support you today. He was a special one and we were blessed to have shared the love, warmth and humour he showed to all. We will never forget you Mr Fitz. Much love to you and your families today and always. Fi & Jase McCrohan XX
What a beautiful celebration of Noel’s life. It was a privilege to know him for the short time I did. On my second day of working at the CAE he took me out for coffee, and did so regularly thereafter.
My thoughts go out to all the Fitzpatrick clan.
Annabel
This was such a beautiful service for such a wonderful man. It was so lovely to hear everyone’s fond memories and funny stories. He will be so sadly missed.
To dear Joyce, John and families,
Shirley, John and I would like to send our deepest sympathy at this sad time, our thoughts are with you.
Love from Pat
Dear Sarah, Emma and Sebastian – and of course, you all – I am really sorry about Noel, but the service was really lovely. It was great to get that sense of his early years and the abiding sense of family and being engaged constantly. Love to you all, and thinking of you. I’ll sit in a cafe soon and have a chat with someone I never met before – and thank Noel for the prompt! Tim
I am so sorry for your loss. Your dad was a great man.
As a teenager, he was a great influence in my life and so incredibly kind to me.
Love to you all at this sad time.
Mel (Hobbs) Maciejewski
Poppa – I will miss out text chats; iced chocolates at Brunetti; your aspirations for my non-existent political career and sage advice on not being bullied by the big boys… i will miss you x Denise
Dear Leanne, Sarah, Emma and Sebastian, thank you for sharing this beautiful farewell to Noel.
He was a wonderful friend to me at CAE; an advocate and advisor, and a coffee companion of the highest order. His compassion for students experiencing hard times, and his embodiment of a fair hearing meant he was always someone to trust. We exchanged family stories, and your names are familiar to me, along with the warmth and humour that accompanied all tales of your doings.
I lost contact with him a couple of years back, much to my regret, but treasure my memories of more than 10 years of friendship.
Catherine Jenkins
Dear John, Maureen & Families, Joyce, Ray & Families, Joan & Families, Leanne, Noel’s Children, Partners, Grandchildren & Extended Families & Friends, my sincere sympathy in the Death of Your Loved One, Noel. Was a Beautiful Celebration of Noel’s Life. I have absolutely beautiful, everlasting memories of Noel & the Fitzpatrick Family & Extended Families. Who They Were & Are, Are Forever In Our Hearts & Minds.
To Noel’s Family, Joyce,Ray and family, John , Maureen and family
Our prayers and thoughts are with you all at this sad time .
Special memories are yours to keep ever.
Love Gavin and Sharon and family.
Ballarat
Dear Leanne and all members of the Fitzpatrick family,
Such a fitting and lovely tribute to Noel. His presence was felt by all of us and he will be greatly missed. You are all in our thoughts and hearts at this sad time but we know Noel
would have been so proud of the way you honoured him in this tribute.
Much love,
Jen and David Tunnicliffe
Many happy memories of cousin Noel when we were kids. Playing cricket in the backyard at Ascot Vale and Noel coming to the farm and staying with us – helping us sow a crop. But after hearing all that he had done in his life we felt that we didnt know him at all. What a life well lived. Our sympathy to his family, Joyce and John and family.
Dear Leanne, Sebastian, Sarah, Emma, Joyce, Cameron, Kylie, Dad (John), Stephen and extended family,
Well done on a fitting and quite special tribute for Noel. The reflections captured the essence of a wonderful man who was respected, admired and loved by many.
Love,
Matt, Kathryn, Alexandra, Liam and Cameron.
Dear Sar, Em, Seb, Cam, & Kylie,
Such a lovely celebration of a beautiful man. So many wonderful memories shared. Mr Fitz was a great Dad, grandfather and friend. I’m so sorry for your loss, he will be fondly remembered and very sadly missed.
Much love to you all,
Mel & Bruce xoxoxoxo
I salute many years of friendship with Noel at CAE.
Deepest sympathies to Leanne and the Fitzpatricks.
Barb Boxhall
Farewell dear friend.
Our sincere condolences to Leanne and all of Noel’s family.
Robyn & Cyril Jones
Seems I have inadvertently hijacked the tributes, as my computer kept making it look like nothing had happened. I hope you are able to pick the one you like the most and delete the remaining 10!
I’m blaming Noel for the glitch!
His way of having the last word with me. 🙂
Dear Leanne, Emma, Sarah, Sebastian Joyce and families,
A beautiful service and tribute to a wonderful and much loved man. Your reflections definitely captured Noel’s essence, his warmth, generosity and genuine nature. I was so blessed to enjoy Noel’s friendship and kindness. He will be dearly missed and always fondly remembered by the Lay family.
Thank you for sharing today with us. Sending love to you all during this very sad time.
Liz and family
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my work with saucy pics of our favourite politician and her boyfriend, beers, chips and a grinning Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will also miss enjoying the fruits of his foraging trips to DJs and sunsets on top of the world.
Voleak also sends her love from Cambodia. She will never forget being able to wave down at the chief of the village on her very first trip to another country, while enjoying a roast dinner big enough to feed her entire home town.
Today’s service was a beautiful tribute to a great man. Love to you all, Kylie
What a lovely tribute to Noel, and you all did such an amazing job.
We’re sorry we could be there to support you directly, but we wept alongside you – and we laughed!
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my work with saucy pics of our favourite politician and her boyfriend, beers, chips and a grinning Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will also miss enjoying the fruits of his foraging trips to DJ’s and sunsets on top of the world where we wickedly solved the problems of the world. At least we can start eating eggplant and chilli now!
Noel’s loss is also being felt in Cambodia this week, and Voleak sends her love. She will never forget being able to wave down at the chief of the village on her very first trip to another country, while enjoying one of Noel’s roast dinners big enough to feed her entire home town.
Love to you all, Kylie.
What a lovely tribute to Noel, and you all did such an amazing job.
We’re sorry we could be there to support you directly, but we wept alongside you – and we laughed!
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my work with saucy pics of our favourite politician and her boyfriend, beers, chips and a grinning Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will also miss enjoying the fruits of his foraging trips to DJ’s and sunsets on top of the world where we wickedly solved the problems of the world. At least we can start eating eggplant and chilli now!
Noel’s loss is also being felt in Cambodia this week, and Voleak sends her love. She will never forget being able to wave down at the “chief of the village” on her very first trip to another country, while enjoying one of Noel’s roast dinners big enough to feed her entire home town.
Love to you all, Kylie.
Dear Sebastian, Sarah, Emma and Leanne,
A beautiful service.
Noel was such fun to be around. We loved our Christmas catch ups at Sarah’s and my memories are of good time with great conversation and laughter. He will be missed.
Love Justine, Jason, Marcus and Lachlan xx
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my work with saucy pics of our favourite politician and her boyfriend, beers, chips and a grinning Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will also miss enjoying the fruits of his foraging trips to DJ’s and sunsets on top of the world. At least we can start eating eggplant and chilli now!
Voleak sends her love from Cambodia, too. She will never forget being able to wave down at the “chief of the village” on her very first trip to another country, while enjoying one of Noel’s roast dinners big enough to feed her entire home town.
Love to you all.
Kylie
What a lovely tribute to Noel, and you all did such an amazing job. We’re sorry we could be there to support you directly, but we wept alongside you – and we laughed!
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my work with saucy pics of our favourite politician and her boyfriend, beers, chips and a grinning Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will also miss enjoying the fruits of his foraging trips to DJ’s and sunsets on top of the world where we wickedly solved the problems of the world. At least we can start eating eggplant and chilli now! Voleak sends her love from Cambodia, too. She will never forget being able to wave down at the “chief of the village” on her very first trip to another country, while enjoying one of Noel’s roast dinners big enough to feed her entire home town.
Love to you all.
Kylie
What a lovely tribute to Noel, and you all did such an amazing job.
We’re sorry we could be there to support you directly, but we wept alongside you – and we laughed!
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my work with saucy pics of our favourite politician and her boyfriend, beers, chips and a grinning Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will also miss enjoying the fruits of his foraging trips to DJ’s and sunsets on top of the world where we wickedly solved the problems of the world. At least we can start eating eggplant and chilli now!
Noel’s loss is also being felt in Cambodia this week, and Voleak sends her love. She will never forget being able to wave down at the “chief of the village” on her very first trip to another country, while enjoying one of Noel’s roast dinners big enough to feed her entire home town.
Love to you all.
Kylie
What a lovely tribute to Noel, and you all did such an amazing job.
We’re sorry we could be there to support you directly, but we wept alongside you – and we laughed!
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my work with saucy pics of our favourite politician and her boyfriend, beers, chips and a grinning Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will also miss enjoying the fruits of his foraging trips to DJ’s and sunsets on top of the world where we wickedly solved the problems of the world. At least we can start eating eggplant and chilli now!
Noel’s loss is also being felt in Cambodia this week, and Voleak sends her love. She will never forget being able to wave down at the “chief of the village” on her very first trip to another country, while enjoying one of Noel’s roast dinners big enough to feed her entire home town.
Love to you all.
Kylie
What a lovely tribute to Noel, and you all did such an amazing job.
We’re sorry we could be there to support you directly, but we wept alongside you – and we laughed!
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my work with saucy pics of our favourite politician and her boyfriend, beers, chips and a grinning Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will also miss enjoying the fruits of his foraging trips to DJ’s and sunsets on top of the world where we wickedly solved the problems of the world. At least we can start eating eggplant and chilli now!
Noel’s loss is also being felt in Cambodia this week, and Voleak sends her love. She will never forget being able to wave down at the “chief of the village” on her very first trip to another country, while enjoying one of Noel’s roast dinners big enough to feed her entire home town.
Love to you all.
Kylie
What a lovely tribute to Noel, and you all did such an amazing job.
We’re sorry we could be there to support you directly, but we wept alongside you – and we laughed!
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my work with saucy pics of our favourite politician and her boyfriend, beers, chips and a grinning Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will also miss enjoying the fruits of his foraging trips to DJ’s and sunsets on top of the world where we wickedly solved the problems of the world. At least we can start eating eggplant and chilli now!
Noel’s loss is also being felt in Cambodia this week, and Voleak sends her love. She will never forget being able to wave down at the “chief of the village” on her very first trip to another country, while enjoying one of Noel’s roast dinners big enough to feed her entire home town.
Love to you all.
Kylie
Noel touched so many lives and was dearly loved by all.
He will be sadly missed.
He would have been looking over that service today with a smile and would have been very proud.
Sending all of our love during this difficult time.
Ben, Melissa and family.
Well Said Ben & Melissa
RIP Uncle Noel. Great to see a man that made sure his life was for living!
Thoughts are with you Sebastian, Sarah and Emma + Families.
Great service and speeches.
Dear Sebastian, Kylie, Sarah, Cam & Emma,
Our condolences to you all on such a difficult day. Thank-you for allowing us to share in the loving celebration and to pay our respects to Mr Fitz. Our thoughts are with you all even if they are from afar.
Mal & Viv
What a lovely tribute to Noel, and you all did such an amazing job. We’re very sorry we couldn’t be there to support you directly, but we wept alongside you – and we laughed.
I will miss Noel’s cheeky updates from HQ, interrupting my working day with saucy comments and pics of our favourite politicians, chips, beer and Paddy, his partner in crime for this particular activity. Will miss sharing the fruits of his foraging trips to DJs and sunsets on the roof of the world, but at least now we can eat eggplant and chilli.
Noel’s loss is also being felt in Cambodia this week, and Voleak sends her love, too. He made a very special contribution to her very first trip to another country, and being able to look down on “the chief of the village” while enjoying a canape is something she will never forget.
Kylie xxx
To the Fitzpatrick Family,
A heartfelt service for an amazing man, father and grandfather. He will be missed by all at the family functions. Such wonderful speeches, thanks for sharing, I felt I was there with you all. His fight is over but he will never be forgotten.
Love and prayers to all!
Rachel and Grant Wallace
To Mr Fitz’s family
Thank you for a beautiful service to reflect on a beautiful soul. Will be sadly missed. Our thought are with you all.
To John, Maureen, Leanne, Joyce, Joan and all the family,
Such a beautiful service for such a wonderful, caring, engaging man. My thoughts and love are with you all at this difficult time.
Bern Oakman
What a beautiful tribute to a very special man. He will continue to inspire and guide us through our wonderful memories of him.
Thank you so much for sharing and sending love to you all.
Tanya
Mr Fitz,
The Beers at HQ’s won’t ever taste the same without you, but rest assured the laughs we shared over stories, jokes and extravagant tales won’t ever be forgotten. My social calendar now has a gaping hole but the memories will ‘sort of’ fill that.
Thanks for being a great mate Fitz’
Cheers Paddy
A beautiful celebration of Noel’s journey. Noel was truly a gem and always a pleasure to be around. We will remember him for his zest for life, his positive energy and his kindness. Sending our love always
Michael, Carolyn, Olivia and Will
X
To Mr Fitz’s family.
Thank you for a beautiful service to reflect on a beautiful soul. Will be sadly missed.
Our thoughts are with you all. Shane & family
Thank you for sharing with us such a bittersweet day. Noel was a wonderful human being and deserved to have had so many who loved him. He had such a rich life. I will always remember his warmth, sparkle and kindness. Love Rani x
Mr Fitz,
Beers at HQ’s won’t ever be the same but by hell they tasted fantastic when you were in full flight. Like all of us things won’t be the same without you but will treasure the time we had.
Thanks Fitz’
Cheers Paddy
And I will miss your cheeky updates interrupting those of us who were still trying to do a day’s work while you two got up to mischief together! Will miss enjoying the fruits of your foraging trips to DJ’s Food Hall, the naughty pics of Jules and Panto, and all the other high jinx. Voleak sends her love too, your loss is being felt in Cambodia this week as well.
Kylie x
To Leanne and all of Noel’s family, today you gave him the perfect send-off. Thanks for sharing the moment with us.
Dear Leanne and Fitzpatrick Family,
Noel would have appreciated this wonderful tribute to his life. He was a loving, gentle soul whose care and kindness we have all felt, and whose humour we have all shared. He will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with you all at this very sad time.
Love
Colin, Lesley, Sophie, Emma and Lauren
A beautiful service for a much loved man…my thoughts are with you at this very sad time.
Much love,
Martine
That was such a beautiful service. I will miss catching up with Mr Fitz in Melbourne and the Sunshine Coast to have a beer and share the goss. Sending my love to all of you. Jodi
Goodbye Uncle Noel.- we will miss you and our yearly life interviews and words of wisdom.
A beautiful service full of memories and stories of a loved and lovable man. You did him proud Fitzies. Rest in peace Noel.
Much love
The Grays
xx
Great service and brilliant speeches. Well done to everyone involved. Noel will be missed.
Dear Leanne, Sarah, Sebastian, Emma and the whole Fitzpatrick Family
My deepest sympathy on the passing of Noel.
He was without question the Great Man
Drew
What a beautiful tribute to magnificent life – to laugh, cry and remember. My memories will always bring a smile to my face. The world has lost an incredible light. My thoughts are with you all. And I wish so bad that I were there with you.
All my love, Lauren xx
Dear Sebastian, Sarah, Emma and family,
Such a beautiful service and Noel sure was a larger than life character who always lit up the room with laughter, fun and a twinkle in those blue eyes!! He was so well loved by all around him and he will be missed dreadfully. Thank you for sharing the service with us. It was good to be a part of his final journey even from afar. Sending lots of love to you all.
Camilla xoxoxox
Dear Leanne, Sebastian, Sarah, Emma, Joyce, John and the family,
We’ve joined you at least in this way, and wish we could have been there. We were very moved by the service and reminded of so many of Noel’s warm qualities and good times and, yes, the absolute strength of his family commitments and kindness.
Brian: He was such a major part of my life and I can’t quite believe he’s not there at the end of the phone, with a joke, a story, an update on family and Leanne and then the business of our shared sporting interests. Noel was such a great friend. I will remember always .the wonderful times we shared.
To the Fitzpatrick family,
I loved your father/poppa as my own. I feel so lucky to have known him and to have counted him as a friend. He was a truly great friend and a great man and I miss him so much. My thoughts and my heart is with you all. Thank you for sharing your service with us in this way today…it was such a beautiful occasion.
Much love to you all,
Justin
Dear Leanne, Sebastian, Sarah and Emma,
You and your families have been so blessed to have had the guiding love and companionship of Noel in your life. My sincere condolences on your loss.
Rest easy Noel. It’s been one of my greatest privileges to have called you a friend.
Chris Chris
Dear Sebastian, Sarah, and Emma. My heart breaks with yours today as i watch you all say goodbye to your beautiful dad. He was a wonderful man and i wish we could have been there to celebrate his life and support you today. He was a special one and we were blessed to have shared the love, warmth and humour he showed to all. We will never forget you Mr Fitz. Much love to you and your families today and always. Fi & Jase McCrohan XX
What a beautiful celebration of Noel’s life. It was a privilege to know him for the short time I did. On my second day of working at the CAE he took me out for coffee, and did so regularly thereafter.
My thoughts go out to all the Fitzpatrick clan.
Annabel
This was such a beautiful service for such a wonderful man. It was so lovely to hear everyone’s fond memories and funny stories. He will be so sadly missed.
Sending lot’s of love
Emma xx
To dear Joyce, John and families,
Shirley, John and I would like to send our deepest sympathy at this sad time, our thoughts are with you.
Love from Pat
Dear Sarah, Emma and Sebastian – and of course, you all – I am really sorry about Noel, but the service was really lovely. It was great to get that sense of his early years and the abiding sense of family and being engaged constantly. Love to you all, and thinking of you. I’ll sit in a cafe soon and have a chat with someone I never met before – and thank Noel for the prompt! Tim
We are sending love and all our thoughts to the family in this time.
A very loved beard to say the least!
Thinking of you all, stay strong.
The Todd’s
I am so sorry for your loss. Your dad was a great man.
As a teenager, he was a great influence in my life and so incredibly kind to me.
Love to you all at this sad time.
Mel (Hobbs) Maciejewski
Poppa – I will miss out text chats; iced chocolates at Brunetti; your aspirations for my non-existent political career and sage advice on not being bullied by the big boys… i will miss you x Denise
To the Fitzpatrick family, Noel will be sadly missed, he had a full life. Helen
Dear Sebastian and Kylie,
I am so sorry for your loss. Thinking of you all.
Much love,
Jean