After coming home from a football match one day, he uttered, "Veni, vidi, vici". (TV: The Fires of Pompeii) Geoff was walking his daughter down the aisle during her wedding to Lance Bennett when she unexpectedly disappeared in a burst of golden light. As baffled as anyone else, Geoff took charge of seeing to the injured in the wake of the Robot Santas' attack on the wedding reception. (TV: The Runaway Bride) Geoff died on 15 May 2008. Sylvia told her daughter, in May 2009, that she had had a tough year "with your Dad". (PROSE: Beautiful Chaos)