Page 7 - Bella Vista Gardens Newsletter Winter 2017 Final

7 BELLA VISTA NEWS, WINTER 2017
Meet a Resident and Birthdays

Happy Birthday

We wish the following residents
a very Happy Birthday:

June

5 June Marion S
12 June Dorothy T

18 June Pauline K

Meet Elaine 'Pat' Sexton

July
Pat was born in Casino NSW and Darcy’s health began to fail and
2 July Harold G lived the early part of her life in they sold the property in 2003.
the country side outside of
16 July Pat S Casino. She was educated at a In 1969 Pat took a job as a “Post
small primary school and Lady”, delivering mail between
18 July Denys C
completed her secondary Windsor and Cattai. She did this
20 July Frances G schooling at St Anne’s in Casino. for about four years. During this
time, the Hawkesbury flooded
26 July Joyce D Pat has always been an animal regularly. As with anything Pat
lover. In her younger days she undertook, it had to be done
29 July Christa B
was a fine equestrian, and bred “properly”. “The mail must get
and broke in her own horses, through”, and during floods the
29 July Joan C
favouring Arabian for riding and local SES collected her from
31 July Pauline W stock work and rode well into Wilberforce and she would be
her 60’s. Her wish had been to taken by flood boat to Windsor
become a Veterinarian; to pick up her car and deliver
however distance from the mail and urgent supplies.
August
University made this impossible. Pat was never a strong swimmer
and the flood boat rides were
1 August Ken B
When Pat and Darcy married risky. The craft navigated the
3 August John L they move to Castle Hill, swollen river, avoiding
together with their children and obstacles; many of which could
25 August Lilian L two horses. The horse paddock have sunk or overturned the
is now home to McDonald’s and craft in the raging torrents.

a Medical Practice. A few years Were lifejackets compulsory
later they purchased 100 acres back then? I don’t think so! This

on the Hawkesbury River at would be unheard of today,
Ebenezer. Soon after, cattle, however back then; it was
dogs, poultry and cats took up simply the means of transport
residence. Darcy’s job in the city when the river was in flood and
entailed much travel; both “you did what you had to do”.

interstate and overseas and Pat
managed the farm and family in Pat is a staunch, caring and
his absence. They bred Poll generous friend. She is a dearly
Hereford, Murray Grey and loved mother and grandmother.
Limousin cattle. Later they bred
and raced Thoroughbreds until