Update from Robin Whittle 8th February 2024: Jeffrey Whittle AO passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, in Melbourne, on 5th February 2024. He was 93.
Jeff was born on 24th March 1930 in Aspull, Lancashire, England. In 1961 our family moved to Melbourne, Australia, where Ruth and Jeff and most of the six children have lived in or near since. Much loved, husband of Ruth, father of Robin, Gerald, Paul, David, Judy and Matthew, Papa Jeff to twelve grandchildren. Forever in our hearts. Here is Jeff's obituary, written by John Barrett, and published in the July - August 2024 edition of TableAus - the magazine of Australian Mensa, which Jeff helped establish in 1964 The Funeral Service for the Late Jeff Whittle was held at 2pm, Friday 16th February 2024, at White Lady Funerals, 741 High Street, Kew East. In lieu of flowers you are invited to donate to Jeff’s favourite charity, The Smith Family, via: https://shorturl.at/lCDPX. Jeff maintained this site and I will continue to do so. For more information on Jeff's work and on Whittle Consulting - the company he, Ruth and Gerald founded to provide enterprise optimisation services to the mining industry - please see: The pages below for Jeff, Ruth and the family photo from 2004 are as Jeff created them in 2007. Robin
Whittle
rw@firstpr.com.au
Daylesford, Victoria, Australia 21 October 2024 |
We married on the 9th of October 1954 in Wantage, England.
We have five sons and a daughter:
Robin Whittle,
Gerald Whittle,
Paul Whittle,
David Whittle,
Judith Whittle (Kane)
and
Matthew Whittle.
The first four were born in Wantage and the last two in Melbourne, Australia, where we now live.
All six have now married and we have twelve grandchildren.