Dr Penny Flett AO shaped the aged-care and disability sectors with unwavering advocacy, leaving a legacy of dignity, service and profound kindness.
Brightwater Care Group
Basil Rigg was the last surviving member of WA’s winning 1947-48 Sheffield Shield cricket team in its first season in the competition. He was also the most versatile member of a prominent sporting family.
Peter Kennedy
Cornet, trombone, French horn . . . as an army bandsman Gordon Grant was a versatile musician. There was, however, another instrument in his repertoire, figuratively speaking — he was a whistleblower.
Patrick Cornish
Paediatric intensive care could be considered a very new specialty in the 1970s and Geoffrey Mullins can rightly be considered one of its pioneers.
Dr Alan Duncan AM
Jeanann Barbour, known throughout the Albany community for her giving nature and steadfast support of local events and charities, passed away peacefully at her home on March 1, at the age of 82.
Jacki Elezovich
Ted Kilmurray was born on the mud floor of a hessian lean-to on a station outside Wiluna, and was destined to become a WA football legend.
John Elsegood
On her 100th birthday Mollie was honoured to receive a congratulatory certificate from Queen Elizabeth and also one from King Charles on her 105th birthday.
Margaret Browne
Lynette Murphy was chosen from numerous nominees for the inaugural Anglicare Community Angel award for giving her time and energy freely.
Elizabeth Borrello
Alan Robson used to delight in telling colleagues about his time doing national service in the army, where his sergeant described him as both the worst soldier ever and the one most determined to succeed.
Margaret Seares, Lyn Beazley & Robyn Owens
Shalimar is the name of one of Asia’s most famous gardens. It’s also an Arabic word for “beautiful and strong”. Thirdly, it was the name Nasim Bokhari gave the Indian restaurant he opened in Perth in 1978.
Born into a Beacon farming family, as a child Beverley would help out around the farm during the day and do correspondence lessons at night, starting her “proper” schooling at age 11.
Marilyn Helliwell & Kiasten Bailey
Anyone who saw the WA 1960 grand final would not argue with the knowledgeable historian Dave Clement, who was a great admirer of top West Perth centreman Don Marinko, particularly his drop kick and stab pass.
Sweet sounds were delighting a gathering at New Norcia, where monks and students of local colleges enjoyed a concert by the University of Western Australia’s a cappella choir. Suddenly came “near disaster”.
When Merle Bignell boarded the train to Katanning for a teaching appointment, the young history graduate embarked on a lifelong dedication to the Great Southern.
Towards the end of his life Rick Edgecombe was asked what he wanted to be remembered for. His one-word retort was, “kindness”. He fulfilled it in spades.
As a professional farrier it always amazed Laurie the difference corrective shoeing could make with a pacer — “it transformed them”, he once said.
Old wooden sheds had a vintage quality, indeed, but would they do as a prestigious training ground where law students learned to plead and ultimately join their esteemed profession?
Soothing babies is an activity most parents struggle with, but Phyllis Wilkin went further. A music specialist, she researched the beneficial effect of playing music close to the fetus in pregnant women.
Soils before sales — everyone in the vines-to-wine business needs to honour that essential wisdom. Mike Dilworth certainly subscribed.
Brenda Walker not only taught English literature but also contributed to the stock of literature. Much of her output was fiction, but her foray into non-fiction produced a profound memoir.
David Black’s reputation as a leading historian, especially on political issues, was not confined to Australia. It had spread internationally.
At the age of 102, one of WA’s television pioneers slipped away without fanfare, though his technical know-how was integral to audiences receiving clear transmission.
Daryl Binning
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch gave a glowing tribute of Don Smith, who served an 11-year term as managing editor of The Sunday Times, the first acquisition for the Murdoch media stable in 1956.
“Seek Higher Things” was the motto of St Louis School in Claremont. In Peter Thompson, who attended in the 1950s, his teachers had a poster boy for seeking horizons shining bright.
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