Just a few catch-up posts....in no particular order.
A small group of us had Christmas lunch ….we hope to make this an annual event.
Christine White had a catch up with Annette Pownall who was disappointed she couldn't make our reunion.
‘We drove up to Caloundra and enjoyed a lovely catch-up with Annette recently. We have followed each other’s caravan travels on fb for a long time and even though we have come close, our paths have never crossed. It was nice to meet her husband David and for Bevan to meet them both. We had a great day.’ (Christine)
Glenys Stephens caught up with Anne Gerken recently as well.
Christine White is our unofficial IGGS archivist.....she has thrown nothing away.
She's done the album....still think that we got the perfect cover girl!
Here's an amazing photo Christine has unearthed.
This is so fantastic!
How many do you recognise?
Plus this story on Miss Roach
by ANDREW KORNER
20th Jun 2017
BRIDIE Roche's decision to become a nun early in life meant she would never have a child of her own.
But the retired Ipswich Girls' Grammar School teacher was never short of family, and that showed on the weekend, when Bridie celebrated her 100th birthday.
20th Jun 2017
BRIDIE Roche's decision to become a nun early in life meant she would never have a child of her own.
But the retired Ipswich Girls' Grammar School teacher was never short of family, and that showed on the weekend, when Bridie celebrated her 100th birthday.
Appropriately, about 100 members of Mrs Roche's huge extended family helped her mark the special occasion at United Services Bowls Club on Saturday.
Showing there must be some longevity in the Roche genes, Bridie's younger brother Mick, aged 95, was there with his wife to congratulate her.
One of eight children, Bridie grew up in the small town of Danderoo, east of Warwick.
A devout Catholic, she went away to become a nun, a commitment she maintained until she was well into her 40s.
She then turned her talents to teaching, becoming a mentor in French and maths at Ipswich Girls' Grammar School, where she remained until her retirement about 35 years ago.
Mrs Roche travelled extensively following her retirement from school teaching, visiting South Africa and much of Europe. She enjoyed a regular walk up until moving into aged care recently, something which family members believe has contributed to Bridie notching up triple figures.
The husband of Mrs Roche's nephew, John Booth, said Bridie was still in good health, despite her age.
Although she lived alone and never had children, Mr Booth said Bridie loved being around her big, extended family.
Now a resident of the Villa Maria aged care home in the Ipswich CBD, Mrs Roche was also joined at the weekend by some more recent arrivals, including her great-great-grand-nephew, Julian Ward-Booth, aged one.
Plus this recent article on Jane Wood.
THERE’S an old saying that goes “if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life”. Jane White has been working at Ipswich Meals on Wheels for the past 30 years, and she still loves what she does because she knows that every day she’s making a difference in the lives of those who rely on the service. Married to a man in the RAAF, Jane was used to moving around, and it was back in 1985 that she returned to the town where she went to school, then realised she wanted to stay.
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