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On Sunday afternoon, South Auckland butcher Roy Green joined his family to enjoy the luck of Mother’s Day at his sister’s house.
He laughed and joked with his family, using his position as “mom’s favorite” as a lever against his brothers.
Those last moments are how Sister Rachel Green will forever remember her younger brother, who died suddenly that night.
Days before Roy’s death, his business, Mad Butcher Pukekohe, was liquidated.
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The number of Mad Butcher stores has dropped dramatically in recent years (file photo).
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It was a cruel blow to the family store that served the Franklin community for more than five years.
The 38-year-old man had recently spoken about the stress caused by being unable to open during the Covid-19 blockade.
Rachel, 40, did not want to speculate on the reasons for her brother’s death, but said the government-imposed closing rules did not help the business.
“It wasn’t part of his business or anything and I can’t comment too much, I just know that Covid-19, and the restrictions placed on his small business didn’t help, and only increased the burden.”
Mad Butcher Pukekohe is one of a series of Mad Butcher stores that have been liquidated over the past year.
It is not yet known if the store closed due to Covid-19 impacts or a separate issue.
In November, Mad Butcher Northcote, on Auckland’s north shore, closed its doors forever when its franchise agreement with Mad Butcher Holdings ended and was not extended.
It followed the closure of Mad Butcher stores in Glen Innes and Albany earlier last year after the companies that ran them were liquidated.
In a video with TVNZ during Alert Level 4, Roy said stores like his were “fighting big.”
The store had been handing out $ 92,000 a week before closing, but was not making money at level 4, TVNZ reported.
Green said he was stressed trying to pay the staff and that he had spent “nights awake in bed” worrying about what to do next.
The store was a big part of Roy’s life, but Rachel said her brother was much more than a store owner.
“He was a great father, uncle, husband, brother, son and friend.
“He was also crazy about sports. He loved all sports, rugby, rugby league, and even cricket, which I can’t understand, but he loved all sports.”
The family awaited details of funeral restrictions during Alert Level 2 before making decisions about what Roy’s funeral would be like.
Roy’s cousin also wrote to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, asking her to loosen the rules to allow family and friends to attend.
Initially, the government said no more than 10 guests would be allowed to attend a funeral or tangi during level 2, but it retracted that rule on Wednesday afternoon.
Starting Thursday, funeral directors can obtain a waiver to allow up to 50 people to attend a funeral, provided the Ministry of Health is satisfied with a series of public health measures, such as physical distancing, hand hygiene, and no food or drink. congregations later.
Roy was the second youngest of five children, leaving his wife Amanda and two young children, Leah and Coby.
Roy and Rachel’s father died when Roy was seven and their mother, Joy Neilson, later married step-father Ian.
They won a half brother and sister, and later a half brother.
He also had 10 nieces and nephews, five from his family and five from Amanda’s wife’s family.
“As you can see, we come from a big family,” said Rachel.
“He was a family man and he was a very dear father. I am his sister and I cannot imagine my world without him.
“My mother is broken and completely beside herself, and Amanda is just a mess.
“He is so loved that he has absolutely destroyed our family.”
“But because we are so big and so close, we have worked together as a family.”
“Like the Mad Butcher, he was as respected as a pillar of the community
“It has left a big void in all of us.”
Rachel said the Franklin community had gathered around the family and were grateful for the support.
In a statement, police said they were called to report a sudden death on a Tuakau property just after 10 p.m. Sunday.
“The police do not treat death as a suspect and will be referred to the coroner,” said a police spokeswoman.
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