Dear Julie, Lyn and Greg, I am greatly saddened to hear about your mother. She was a wonderful friend to Joyce, and despite the circumstances it was really good to have seen Shirley at mum's funeral in February. At this point I have no other way of letting you know of our condolences, but all of us are sad at the changing of the guard. As I am now in Brisbane, I cannot get to the funeral but please know I will be thinking of you. In both sadness and respect, William Owens.