Tribute: Marlene Firmin Lost to Covid, 27 January 2021
Marlene Ann Lucas was born on 7 December courted for two years and on 5 May 1956, 1936 in Tonbridge in Kent. She had an older the Cup Final Day, the couple were married brother and 3 younger sisters. at Tunbridge Register Office. Marlene left the Army and the new Mr and Mrs Firmin initially Things changed dramatically for the family in lived with family, until they were allocated a 1939, when WWII broke out, living so close Council House in Tring Road, Wendover, where to London. During the Blitz, Marlene was they lived until 2004. evacuated to Surrey for safety. Over the following years, Marlene and John As a child, Marlene always had a keen interest became parents to Michael, Bridgett, Peter, in cooking, and it was no surprise that she Andrew, Jane and Amanda. To coincide with joined the Women’s Royal Army Corps as a the school hours, Marlene began working in cook at the Army Officer’s Training School at the local school kitchens and, as the children Hindhead in Surrey. grew, went on to work as a tea lady on the wards at RAF Halton Hospital. Marlene met her husband John in 1954. He was fulfilling his National Service obligation in In 1975, Marlene started to help at the 2nd the Army, driving Fire Engines in Surrey. They Halton (RAF) Brownie pack and after a short time became Brown Owl. Marlene’s service to 2nd Friendly and professional gardening by Victoria RHS and RBGE qualified Halton Brownies spanned from 1975 to 2001. seasonal pruning, planting and weeding Advice on: vegetable growing pests and diseases Right plant, right place Please call: 07554 544013 victoria@thepruninglady.co.uk www.thepruninglady.co.uk
game, joining the team of ‘tea ladies’ supplying the players with refreshments and dinner. In 2004, Marlene & John decided to retire to Rushden in Northamptonshire, where Marlene joined Higham Trefoil Guild. Marlene had a great love of crafting; she would try her hand at anything. Mostly she made cards which on occasion she would sell to raise funds for cancer charities. Almost everyone she knew would have received one of her cards at some point. Even after losing her left eye to cancer, and with little sight in the right one, she continued with her crafts. She had a ‘shed’ down the garden which had everything crafty you could imagine.
Marlene and John, over the years, became very proud and loving grandparents and great grandparents. In 2016, they received a Marlene was a member of the Royal British card from the Queen, celebrating 60 years of Legion in Wendover and was always a familiar marriage together. This year would have seen face at the jumble sales and cake stalls, etc. 65 years in May. She was also a member of the Bowls club and, although she only played in the very early days, Marlene was much loved by family and many she supported her husband, John, at nearly every friends. She will be greatly missed.
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