Noelene Hutchinson – Celebrating Her Life
Very sad news…..Our dear colleague Noelene Hutchinson passed away in hospital on 31st December 2010.
Many of you may not have realised that Noelene had been battling cancer for a number of years. During that period she displayed a most positive attitude, courage and determination to beat it. Sadly this was not to be.
The funeral service for Noelene was held on Friday January 7th at Northern Suburbs Crematorium , South Chapel North Ryde.
The chapel was filled to the back with all standing room taken. Present were family, friends,volunteers from the Bushfire Regeneration and Conservation groups and former work mates. There were 5 Gosford High colleagues who attended on the day and represented their year group: Ros. Mort, Pat Meyers, Hugo & Wendy Ferguson and John Floyd.
The Order of Service booklet here had the photo (taken at the Nov 6 reunion) of Noelene displaying her award for “The Most Positive Attitude” on the front.
The service was a very fitting tribute to Noelene. Her passion for the environment, conservation, bush regeneration and gardening pervaded the tributes. Family life was very important to her and she was very proud being a grandmother. Noelene was depicted as a caring, compassionate kind hearted person, a person who showed strength, courage, determination and always carried a smile. She was a special person to many.
There were tributes by family members and then friends. Ros Mort presented a tribute on behalf of the Gosford High colleagues. You can see Ros’ tribute to Noelene here.
A sympathy card from all of us with suitable inscription and photos included, was posted to the family.
Pat Meyers had compiled a photo album with a selection of photos and appropriate quotes and this was handed to Joanne, Noelene’s daughter, at the service. This was a beautiful
