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She attended the Sacred Heart Convent with her brother Maurice and sister Patricia and following the completion of her education there, spent a year studying at the St Josephs Foundling Hospital in Broadmeadows. The hospital was run by Mary MacKillop’s Sisters of St Joseph and was where young babies and expectant mothers were cared for. Young women such as Marie were trained at the hospital as Mothercraft nurses and many of her lifelong friendships began there. Marie, during these years, was said to have been an extremely attractive young woman and I’m told was noted for – and I quote - “looking quite regal and having a beautiful straight posture”. She won Belle of the Ball several times in the local area at the Catholic and Anglican Balls and attracted quite a deal of attention from prospective suitors. While Marie had boyfriends and was seriously courted as a young woman, she chose never to marry and spent many years of her life living and working away from Yarrawonga, mainly in Sydney, Melbourne and overseas. She was gener-
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Obituary – Marie Therese Gorman 1920 - 2010 derful experiences in those years, even working for an English TV star and stage actor called Derek Nimmo and his family during the 1970s. To us, as children in Australia, she always seemed to be an exotic, fairytale aunt who we heard much about, rarely saw but looked forward to getting to know better. When she finally ceased her serious travel, she continued to live with and care for family members, generally in Melbourne. It has really only been in the last few years, since her sister Pat’s ill health and then passing, that she began to seriously wind down. Marie was a deeply religious woman and was very much an old style Catholic – she often talked about her devotion to Mary the mother of Jesus and she was always offering up prayers, novenas or a mass for anyone who was ill or needy. I don’t doubt for a second, that as far as prayers go, Marie’s prayers would have carried enormous power in their sincerity and conviction. She never missed Sunday mass and had a regular arrangement with the local taxi service to ferry her to and from the church, if a family ride wasn’t available. It was, in fact, that she wasn’t at Mass on that Sunday, that fears were raised for her well being and later, then that she was found deceased.
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Part of the eulogy given by Tom Gorman. ally employed as a live-in Nanny, looking after young children and was eagerly sought and recommended for the great care, integrity and friendship she brought to each new host family. Some families employed her successively over decades as each new child was born. Having read some of the references that were written for Marie to by a range of wealthy and influential people, I was left in no doubt as to the high esteem in which she was held. I stayed with a former client family of Marie’s when in England in 1985.The Marshall family lived in a very well to do part of London and when they spoke of Marie, it was like they were talking in hallowed whispers about a rock star – or at least Mary Poppins! They told me they wanted her to stay with them on a semi-permanent basis, but Marie didn’t like to be too tied down. Rather, she enjoyed travelling broadly and visited all the great Christian cities and sites in Europe, Britain and the Middle East. She also travelled through India and the sub-continent and through parts of Africa, as well. Marie also renewed and formed strong relationships with our Kennedy family connections in Ireland and paved the way for many of us to get to know these kinfolk as well. Marie had many won-
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Marie also had an amazing knowledge of which saint to pray to in case of a particular need. I remember always marvelling at the incredible array of saints names and their respective virtues and blessings that she could call on and throw into a conversation at will! She was always able to make their lives sound so interesting and attractive, even if they had suffered a gory martyrdom, which she was happy to describe in detail, as well. Similarly, Marie also had a great working knowledge of vitamins and minerals and from which fruit, vegetable or food each nutrient could be obtained. When I wasn’t feeling well for any particular reason, Marie was always keen to recommend some food or supplement that was sure to assist my recovery. I believed they would and they often did. Marie was also a great advocate for drinking lots of water – 10 glasses a day -and looking as spry and youthful as she always did with ageless skin, it was hard to argue against her health tips. Marie never forgot a birthday. She must have had a sensational memory or was extremely organised but whenever a birthday came around, there was always a card from Marie with a crisp monetary gift inside, generally delivered on or before the day. She
Our friends at Lodge night held on October 13 could be classed as being reasonably successful.
was an immensely generous person who cared greatly about her nieces and nephews and come Christmas time, they would also receive gifts and cards from her as well. So while Marie was a caring, selfless and extremely generous person – if anyone did even the smallest thing for her, she would thank them again and again – often for years! She was the most grateful person I have ever met and she cherished those who cared for her. She was also a genuinely humble person who valued her friends dearly and who had many loyal, life-long friends who I have had the great pleasure of speaking to lately, about Marie and her life. Marie was a beautiful, gentle, considerate aunt and a very patient and understanding greataunt. She was loved by all for her goodness, her wit and her genuine warmth. Intellectually, Marie was as sharp as a tack and she was never one to underestimate. She will be sadly missed by all – her family and her many life-long friends with whom she still wrote to and had regular phone conversations.
45 People heard guest speaker David George speak on Freemasonry and its open secrets and the buzz of conversation in the supper room clearly indicated that those present had plenty to talk about. The fund-raising side of the exercise was certainly successful and raised $400 which will be used to assist Karana, our high care facility in Yarrawonga. The raffle raised $182 and donations of $200 and $18 built the total up to $400. What happens now is that the Lodge will submit an application to the Board of Benevolence of the United Grand Lodge of Victoria for a dollar-for dollar grant. Should our application be successful, and we are quietly confident that such will be the case, then our target of $800 for Karana will be achieved. This course of action takes a little time but enables us to assist the community to a worthwhile extent. Our sincere thanks are extended to all those
who assisted in this exercise. The billycart was won by a grumpy lefthanded golfer. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday November 3. We will hold a brief meeting and then invite ladies and guests into the lodge to witness the ceremony, or tableau, of the Unknown Soldier which will be performed by the Wodonga Masonic ReEnactment Group. This event will be exceeding popular but our first preference is to invite all those who attended the Friends at Lodge evening to attend this Re-Enactment night should they so desire. We had considered holding a hobbyists display plus a trash and treasure stall on October 30, Melbourne Cup long weekend, but have put that exercise on hold as there is a lot involved in setting up and running such an exercise at a time when we are preparing for the Unknown Soldier tableau. In any case my vibes are telling me to ease up a little, and I’m the boss at the moment. So mote it be.