Remembering Sam Neill: A life beyond the screen
Sam Neill leaves behind an extraordinary screen legacy and memories of a thoughtful, humorous man whose life reached far beyond acting.
17°CPRENTICE, Allan Kenneth
15.05.1931 – 09.08.2026
Son of Frank Clifford (Cliff) Prentice & Louise Ann Prentice (nee Pedretti) of Daylesford.
Survived by 1st wife: Joyceleen (nee Greenham) & their children: Pamela (& Gordon); Graham and Yvonne (& Iain). Grandchildren: Sylvie, Esther, Naomi (& Sam), Jessica (& Hamish), Clifford, Daniel and Timothy (& Emily). Great grandchildren: Jonathan, David, Jackson and Lillian.
Predeceased by later wives: Dorothy (née James) and Jennifer (née Homewood).
Played cricket (& coached), football, baseball.
Won numerous trophies, notably Victoria’s 1957 highest baseball batting average.
Treasurer & secretary of sporting clubs and IOR.
Attended & served at Reservoir & Williamstown Presbyterian church.
Retired as SSB bank manager; volunteered as an ACF visitor and played 10-pin bowling.
Passed away peacefully
and will be sadly missed.
Funeral details to follow.
Funeral by : Verey Funeral Directors
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