Deidre Anne Slater 27 November 1947 – 19 March 2025

Pam

For Aunty Dee – From Claire Making scones and cream in your kitchen bright, Fresh baked bread—oh, what a delight! Mini quiches, sausage rolls galore, At every event, we’d ask for more. Christmas came, and oh, what a feat, Your crispy potatoes just couldn’t be beat! Neil’s yabbies in the bathtub swam, While you just chuckled and didn’t give a damn. Footy stats, the scores you’d track, You’d give us newspaper clippings stacked in a pack. A kind word, a note, a gentle cheer, You lifted us up year after year. You saw the best in those you knew, With kind encouragement that always grew. A cheerful heart, so warm and wide, Lifting us all with love and pride. You loved us more than words can say, Gave so much in your own sweet way. Aunty Dee, we’ll miss you true, But we’ll smile and laugh—just like you.