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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1528/
- Published: 2026-07-09T18:30:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-09T18:30:53.000Z
- Description: The veteran celebrated his 101st birthday on Thursday, carrying the same humour and positivity that his family says defined a life spanning the Great Depression, war service and more than a century of change.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day

> At 101, Te Puke’s Ronald “Ron” Abey still enjoys a whisky, a laugh and winding up his daughter whenever he gets the chance.  
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> The veteran celebrated his 101st birthday on Thursday, carrying the same humour and positivity that his family says defined a life spanning the Great Depression, war service and more than a century of change.  
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> His daughter Cheryl Abey told the *Bay of Plenty Times* her father remained the same man he had always been: quick with a joke, positive by nature and determined not to let age define him.  
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> “He’s got a wicked sense of humour and loves to have me on, until I realise that he’s having me on,” Cheryl said.  
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> Born in Gore in 1925, Abey spent his childhood on a small farm during the Depression before leaving school at 14 to work on farms.  
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> NZ Herald

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