The Hoppers Crossing community has paid tribute to dedicated volunteer, sportsman and teacher Leigh Hanneysee, who passed away this month after a long battle with illness.
Mr Hanneysee is survived by his wife Cath, children Tristane, Lisa and Slade and grandchildren.
A founding member of the Hoppers Crossing Football Club, he was the club’s first senior/reserves coach in 1976; a life member and was inducted into the club’s Team of the Decade in the 1970s and 1980s. Mr Hanneysee was also the Hoppers Crossing Cricket Club’s club champion twice in the 1970s.
Tristane said her father worked as a woodwork teacher at Werribee Tech, Galvin Park Secondary College and Hoppers Crossing Secondary College.
Tristane said her family wanted to thank Werribee Mercy Hospital’s ICU and emergency department for the care Mr Hanneysee received.
