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Desmond Joseph Ferrow passed away in early December 2020, aged 87 years of age, after a life well lived. While Des Ferrow was a very well known Western Bay of Plenty community figure and benefactor, what was not so well known in the wider community was his outstanding success on the cricket field. Born in Australia, Des arrived in Tauranga via Auckland, with a meeting with well known cricket identity Noel Copestake seeing him join the Albion Cricket From club cricket the promising opening bowler progressed to the Tauranga Attrill Cup side and then selection for Bay of Plenty and then Northe...

Des Ferrow remembered as Tauranga's 'Godfather of giving' 17 Dec, 2020 05:00 PM 8 minutes to read Des Ferrow left an indelible legacy in the city. Photo / Supplied Des Ferrow - a man described as "probably Tauranga's greatest ever philanthropist" - has died. Called the "godfather of giving', Desmond "Des" Joseph Ferrow was one of the city's foremost property developers, who quietly ploughed millions of dollars into local causes. His death notice states he died peacefully at home on December 5 "after 87 years of uneventful living". The tongue-in-cheek description was in k...