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7 BELLA VISTA NEWS, WINTER 2019

Happy Birthday

June

1 June Phyllis L. & Regina

15 June Peter R.

16 June Maryanne
22 June Marie S.
July
Meet Allison Woodward
1 July Ruth E. & Harold G.
8 July Brian D.
9 July Marcia Allison joined us at Bella Vista Allison and Clem were blessed
Gardens in October 2017. Prior to with four sons – Maxwell, Owen,
16 July Fay
that, she had been living in Jonathan and Stuart. Allison also
18 July Gladys A.
Thornleigh, the home she had returned to work at TNG
19 July Hilda shared with her husband and insurance company for a short
20 July Frances family for over 30 years. Allison time in between children.
22 July Cyril was born at Emlyn Private Hospital However, Allison then stayed at
24 July Eric in Summer Hill, the youngest of home to care for her 4 boys and
seven children. Allison’s mother Clem continued with the
26 July Yvonne
was a stay at home mum whilst her Railways, a job he would hold for
29 July Christa
father worked at the Herald as a over 40 years. In the 1960s the
31 July Pauline linotype operator. She attended family moved to Thornleigh. All
August Summer Hill Public School and then four of the boys attended
Ashfield Girls High School. University and gained degrees.
1 August Kenneth However, school did not hold any Clem retired at aged 60 and
3 August John L. attraction for Allison and she left in Allison and he spent a large
7 August Ian her 5th year at high school after amount of time travelling
gaining an office job with MLC. She throughout Europe, Japan,
9 August Tommy
was only 15 years old. Alaska, the USA and Canada.
14 August Samira & Domenica

20 August Venery Not long after commencing with Clem passed away in 2013 after a
23 August June MLC, Allison attend a get together battle with cancer. Allison
25 August Lilian L. with friends and friends of friends. continued to live in the family
28 August Cecily It was there she met Clem home in Thornleigh and had a
Woodward who was working with large network of friends. Allison
29 August Elaine
the Railways and also waiting to go and her family made the decision
31 August Enid
into the Airforce to serve in WWII. for Allison to move from the
A romance soon blossomed and family home. She had a period of
after Clem was discharged from the respite care at ARV which she
Airforce in 1946, the couple says she hated! She enjoys the
married in 1949 at Summer Hill friends she has made at BVG and
Methodist Church. They made their says the staff are excellent and

home, sharing half a house in she is very well cared for. Allison

Summer Hill and shortly after says if she had to be anywhere
purchased a home in other than home, then Bella Vista
Wentworthville. At that time, that Gardens is the next best option.
area was occupied by farms and
opposite their home was a racing
horse stud.