(Retired Jockey) Passed away peacefully at Christchurch Hospital surrounded by immediate family in the early hours of Monday morning. Loved son of the late Janet & John (Jack) Dempsey, beloved brother of the late John Dempsey, and Don Campbell, and survived sister Lesley. Much loved husband of Sylvia May Dempsey (nee Clayton), and cherished father of Jeanette, Donna, Raewyn, Kim, Philippe, Amanda, and Tanya, beloved grandfather to all his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.