Giorgi, Ronald Victor Biography 1991

GIORGI, Ron(ald) Victor Ron
CBE 1980 (OBE 1970) Coronation Medal 1953, Justice of the Peace 1952
Former Mayor of Hastings
Born Palmerston North, 24 April 1907, son of Arthur Giorgi and Beatrice Cecilia (née Humphreys); married Millicent Isobel Borrie, daughter of Peter William Borrie, 1934; two sons two daughters.
Education: Mahora Primary School; Waitaki Boys’ High School.
HB Regiment, 1926-1929 (Sergeant); 2 NZEF, 25th Battalion (Corporal).  Retired men’s wear retailer (former Managing Director, Giorgi’s Apparel Limited), Hastings; President, Hawkes Bay Retailers Association, 1947-1948; Mayor of Hastings, 1959-1974; Foundation Member, HB Airport Authority, 1960-1974; Member: Heretaunga Plains Underground Water Authority 1960-1975, No 4 District Roads Board 1960-1975, Hastings and District Fire Board 1960-1975; Chairman, Hawkes Bay Crematorium Board, 1960-1975.  Member, Hastings Orphans Club, 1928 -, Chief Orphan, 1948-1949, now Patron; Member, Hastings Rotary Club, 1933 -, President 1948-1949; President, Hastings RSA, 1951-1976, now Patrol (holder, NZRSA Gold Star Badge, Certificate of Merit); Member, Hastings Patriotic Welfare Committee, 1947-1989, Member, NZ Patriotic Fund Board; Member, Chairman, Hawkes Bay Patriotic Welfare Club; Member, Hawkes Bay University Trust Board (now Tech Institute).
Sports: Cricket, Hawkes Bay, 1939-1940; Rugby, Hawkes Bay Junior Rep, 1926.
Address: 200 Southland Road, Hastings.