At this time of celebration, I ask everyone to spare a thought for Marianne and her father and brothers. Last week, Rae Kennedy or otherwise known as grandma, passed away in the night. For her it was a long battle with cancer but she did not give up a fight. She was a great grandmother to all of us and she loved to cook the biggest meals you have ever seen when ever we went to visit her or, if she came visit us.
Grandma was the kind of lady who loved a few glasses of wine and a good gossip about all affairs, she was kind hearted and loved to take care of all sorts of animals, big and small including the lizards that lived under her outdoor fridge and the birds and geese that lived around her home.
I was hoping to post a photo of her but I do not have one. Her funeral service was last week, and although none of us Roff kids could attend, Mum and Dad said it was a lovely ceremony filled with about 200 of her friends and family.
Vicky and I believe that she paid a visit to us in Taiwan on Friday as we had an engagement party photo shoot. This is a Taiwanese tradition where the couple get dressed up and taken to various locations to have a professional photo shoot to show the guests of the engagement party. It was the only day of sunshine and warmth we have had in a while, and it happened to be the day after Grandmas funeral. Although we don't have the actual photos yet, I did manage to take a few photos of Vicky getting ready for them, or check out her facebook.
The photographer, and the helpers faced two challenges all day, the first one was making me look semi ok and no double chin in all the photos and the other was keeping all the kids out of the way, at one point there was about 10 kids under the age of 5 all trying to get a real close look at Vicky, it was quiet entertaining.
Harry
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Yes, very sad news indeed. Julia and I were in the area around the time of the funeral and could probably have attended buy we couldn't make contact. Glenn and Sue were also around at the time and represented the rest of the family.
My most recent experience of Rae was when she came to Melbourne as Milly's guest when Milly won the magazine competition. She loved the whole event and that was reflected in her bright eyes and willingness to chatter. I'm sure she will be remembered at a mass in Lismore next time we get together. The Kennedy clan is in our thoughts.
Very sorry to hear of Rae's passing.It is always a sad event and lots of sympathy to the Newcastle Roffs and the entire Kennedy clan.We didn't have much to do with Rae but on the occasions we did she was always very nice and great fun.
Love
John, Jan and Family
Condolences to Marianne and all her family. Rae was always really nice to everyone. Rest in Peace.
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