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7 LANSDOWNE NEWS, WINTER 2018
Happy Birthday
We wish the following residents
a very Happy Birthday:
June
6 June Lady Patricia B.
7 June Lady Marea W.
9 June Lorita R.
10 June John K.
13 June Elizabeth W.
28 June Beverley G.
July
5 July Joan A.
8 July Bobby R. Monica (Joy) Lear is pictured above on the left with her family
12 July Jaqueline D.
15 July Susan H.
17 July Chui Ha K. Meet Monica (Joy) Lear
18 July Mary S.
28 July Eileen M. Monica (Joy) Lear was born in Wollongong in 1929. Her father was a
30 July Philip H. barber as well as an SP bookie —also training Greyhounds. Monica
(who prefers Joy), went to St Mary’s College in Wollongong until the
August
age of 15. She then went to work at Lancers — a retail department
4 August Ken W. store, and became a buyer for fashion.
4 August Peggy R.
Joy then met James Francis Lear and they married in 1954. James
9 August Joan G. worked for CSR for many years, and after they married they both
9 August Peter R. moved to the Fiji Islands. They lived in Fiji for eight years and had two
18 August Joy L. children — Vanessa in 1955 and then Gregory, in 1959. In 1962 they
moved back to Australia and Monica then went back to work for
28 August Adele A.
Macdowells in stock control. In the late 1960’s, their son Gregory
discovered he had bone cancer and had to have his left leg amputated.
Sadly, after a very brave battle, Gregory died in 1969. Joy continued
working until 1984 and then took up her new “role” as a devoted
Grandma!
Joy absolutely loves her grandchildren and has developed a very close
relationship with all three of them, Eliza, Christopher and Alistair. Jim
and Joy enjoyed travelling and loved going to the races at Randwick
and Melbourne. In 1995 Jim died, leaving Joy alone at the age of 65.
She soldiered on and sold their house in Mosman and Joy then bought
a unit in Cremorne. Now Joy has three great grandchildren, Gregory
(six years), James (14 months) and William (five months) who light up
her life when she sees them!