▁t ribute ▁to ▁Whit ta ▁during ▁the ▁appeal , ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁were ▁" sh ock ed " ▁by ▁the ▁news ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁Whit ta ' s ▁voice , ▁character ▁and ▁person ality ▁were ▁known ▁and ▁loved . ▁ ▁Whit ta ' s ▁fun eral ▁attract ed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁gather ings ▁Melbourne ▁had ▁seen ▁with ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁watching ▁the ▁fun eral ▁process ion , ▁as ▁they ▁l ined ▁the ▁streets ▁as ▁the ▁process ion ▁made ▁its ▁way ▁from ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁in ▁Ivan ho e ▁to ▁the ▁Spring v ale ▁C rem ator ium . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁death , ▁Harry " ▁Happy " ▁Hamm ond ▁replaced ▁Whit ta ▁at ▁ 3 U Z . ▁ ▁Port ray al ▁In ▁The ▁King , ▁the ▁television ▁movie ▁about ▁Graham ▁Kennedy ' s ▁life , ▁Whit ta ▁was ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Gar ry ▁Mc Donald ▁while ▁Nancy ▁Lee ▁was ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Ro z ▁Hamm ond . ▁ ▁Their ▁two ▁sons ▁Michael ▁and ▁Gary ▁were ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Ch ad ▁Hamilton ▁and ▁R iley ▁Hamilton ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Austral ian ▁radio ▁personal ities ▁Category : 1 9 0 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 6 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁Be van ▁Christopher ▁George ▁ ▁( born ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁in ▁Nar ro gin , ▁Western ▁Australia ) ▁is ▁a ▁field ▁hockey ▁def ender ▁from ▁Australia