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Stephen Roy TEMPERTON

Male 1987 - 2005  (18 years)    Has 18 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Stephen Roy TEMPERTON 
    Birth 26 May 1987  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 17 Jul 2005  [2
    Apprentice Mechanic, Hatings, Hawkes Bay 
    Death 17 Jul 2005  Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Cause: Motor Vechicle Crash on Hawke's Bay Hastings Expressway near the Ngaruroro River bridge 
    Burial 21 Jul 2005  Longlands, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I23034  NZ Genealogy Project
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2024 

    Father Living 
    Mother Living 
    Family ID F8109  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Motor Vechicle Crash on Hawke's Bay Hastings Expressway near the Ngaruroro River bridge - 17 Jul 2005 - Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 21 Jul 2005 - Longlands, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Headstone - Stephen Roy TEMPERTON
    Headstone - Stephen Roy TEMPERTON
    Stephen Roy TEMPERTON, 26.5.1987 - 17.7.2005, A precious life taken, cherished son of Warren and Christine, adored brother of Amy. A loved, vibrant, talented young man admired by family and friends. Sadly missed by all. Your smile always remembered. Forever in our hearts.
    Plot: Block B Plot 74

  • Notes 
    • Head-on crash kills two

      An horrific head-on crash on the Hawke's Bay Expressway early yesterday morning claimed the lives of an 18-year-old Hastings youth and a 43-year-old Napier woman returning home from a holiday in Australia.

      Both Stephen Roy Temperton and the woman, Cheryl Vivian Edwards, 43, of Napier, died at the scene. They were both front-seat passengers in the vehicles, which were both carrying four people.

      Police are concerned at the condition of one of two young women in the back of the vehicle Mr Temperton had also been a passenger in. The 18-year-old had been taken to Hawke's Bay Hospital in a critical condition and had undergone several hours of surgery for internal and head injuries. Police are concerned at the condition of one of two young women in the back of the vehicle Mr Temperton had also been a passenger in. The 18-year-old had been taken to Hawke's Bay Hospital in a critical condition and had undergone several hours of surgery for internal and head injuries.

      The young man's family were today grieving the loss of a son who his father Warren described as being "full of life". "He just come right. He'd gone through that terrible 16-year-old stage. Life was good for Stephen and he was growing up." The former Karamu High and Hastings Intermediate student loved trout fishing and grew up on an orchard. He was one of two children. He has an older sister, Amy. His family is now remembering a "fun-loving kid with a cheeky outlook on life". Mr Temperton believes his son was on his way to stay at a friend's place when the crash happened.

      Stephen was a second-year mechanical apprentice and he loved his work. "His passion was cars - he was a natural mechanic. If he wasn't working he was playing on cars." said his boss David Jones. "He had a good future in this trade." He was "a bright young spark who enjoyed everything about life". Stephen's funeral is at 1pm on Thursday at St Matthews in Hastings.

      While police had been able to release Mr Temperton's name later yesterday there were delays in contacting relatives of the Ms Edwards, who were overseas. The family is understood to have settled in Hawke's Bay from South Africa. They were only a matter of minutes from home when the crash happened about 3.15am on the Hawke's Bay Hastings Expressway near the Ngaruroro River bridge. The family had been holidaying in Australia and had been returning home after flying into Palmerston North a couple of hours earlier.

      The crash happened on a straight stretch of road and police crash investigators were at the scene again this morning completing final examinations. Mrs Edwards' 50-year-old husband received leg and arm injuries, while their six and 11-year-old daughters received moderate injuries. The youngsters were told this morning that they had lost their mother.

      Emergency service arriving at the scene found a landscape of destruction. Both cars were extensively damaged from the impact and people trapped in the wreckage. While speed did not appear to be a factor in what happened, both vehicles had struck with considerable force. The roadway closed for several hours and early morning traffic diverted so that investigations could be carried out.

      Source: Hawkes Bay Today, 18 Jul 2005.

  • Sources 
    1. [S840] Headstone inscription.

    2. [S2173] Hawkes Bay Today, (www.legacy.com).
      Head-on crash kills two, 18 Jul 2005

    3. [S147] Hastings District Council's Cemetery Records, (Hastings District Council), none.