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01/07/25

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Dear Tahir and family, please accept my sincere apologies for the sad loss of your beloved mother Brenda. I hope today’s funeral service for Brenda is a special celebration of her life that shone so brightly. I met Brenda about 30 years ago, when she was staying, nearby my house, with Tahir in Perth. Later Brenda lived in her own house in Perth and I visited her many times. Brenda enjoyed spending time with my family and often came on weekend outings with us around Perth. Brenda was full of joy and great company on all these outings and loved soaking up the day to day events that unfolded. Brenda was an excellent counsellor and enjoyed sharing her wisdom with me and willingly provided valuable advice. When Brenda moved back to Geelong, I also visited her at her house and we had many years of lengthy phone calls on a weekly basis. I felt I knew such a great deal about Brenda’s life and was inspired by her resilience especially considering the many personal challenges she faced over the years. I was full of admiration for Brenda and the hardships she endured especially as a young person growing up in the second world war in Europe and later with her personal and health circumstances in Geelong. I recall Brenda commenting on a sore leg one day and she mentioned that she still had a bullet in her leg from the war, and another one elsewhere in her body! Brenda was an exceptionally hard working lady including up to her later years. She was very fair in her evaluation of life and people. I enjoyed Brenda’s candidness in handling life. Her love for her children was very strong. In summary Brenda’s life encompassed loss, happiness, tragedy, seemingly impossible events and excitement. Despite all however, Brenda always came out on top. Larger than life, Brenda’s memory will inspire us all to live fully and love deeply! We will miss you Brenda, love from Cathy, Richard, James and Amy xxxx Read more