{"id":13405,"date":"2026-04-04T17:19:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T06:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/?p=13405"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T01:34:22","slug":"alan-hennessy-passed-away-3-04-2026-aged-92-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.otva.com\/blog\/alan-hennessy-passed-away-3-04-2026-aged-92-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Hennessy – Passed Away 3\/04\/2026 – Aged 92 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ian MacDonald has advised that Alan\u2019s wife, Yvonne, has passed on the sad news of Alan\u2019s passing yesterday (3\/4\/26) afternoon in Prince of Wales Hospital where he had been receiving treatment for respiratory problems<\/p>\n

Yvonne and Alan\u2019s family will be making funeral arrangements for later in the week at the earliest. The OTVA will be advised of the details of funeral arrangements as soon as practicable under the circumstances.<\/p>\n

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Please advise if you would be attending a funeral in Sydney for Alan so that Yvonne can make the necessary arrangements to accommodate numbers.<\/p>\n

Alan was a staunch supporter of OTC, its staff and the OTVA where served on the committee for more than 20 years.<\/p>\n

Alan spent 20 years working in Engineering Branch (1962-1982) working in Lae (PNG), Spring Street, Martin Place and Paddington.<\/p>\n

Alan then transitioned into a role in Sales & Marketing from 1982 to 1992 working primarily in Martin Place and then Elizabeth Street until his retirement.<\/p>\n

Alan was selfless in his devotion to those with whom he worked. He was an excellent mentor to many young techs over the years helping them to establish career pathways that helped them to achieve excellent job opportunities both here in Australia and overseas.<\/p>\n

Alan oversaw many successful Engineering Projects that delivered positive benefits to OTC\u2019s revenue and reputation within the international communications community of people and companies.<\/p>\n

Alan would have celebrated his 93rd<\/sup> birthday within the next 2 to 3 weeks.<\/p>\n

May He Rest In Peace.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately the OTVA received late notice of the Service for Alan so the attendees from the OTVA of which I am aware were:<\/p>\n