Je nnie wa s born in Nor thwood ne a r London, one of thre e s is te rs .S hor tly a f te r he r bi r th, he r fa the r a c c e pte d a n a c c ountingpos i t ion in M a la ya le a v ing Je nnie in he r g ra ndmothe r ’s c a re .From the a g e of four , s he boa rde d we e kly a t Nor thwood C ol le g e ,a nd for he r s e c onda ry e duc a tion, a s a boa rde r a t S t M a ry ’sC ol le g e , Wa nta g e B e rks hire . A t s e ve nte e n, Je nnie joine d he r pa re nts in Nor the rn Rhode s ia ,now c a l le d Z a mbia . A s a n e mploye e of B a rc la ys B a nk, s hede ve lope d he r a c c ounting a nd bookke e ping s ki l l s . S he ma rr ie d inS a l is bury , S outhe rn Rhode s ia , now Z imba bwe a nd ha d a s on,A ndre w. A fte r he r hus ba nd die d, Je nnie a nd A ndre w joine d he rpa re nts in Joha nne s burg .  

Whi ls t working a s the Pe rs onne l M a na g e r of C oc a C ola E xpor t C orpora tion, s he me t Pe te r .T he y ma rr ie d in 1 9 6 7 a nd s hor tly a f te r move d to Por t E l i z a be th fol lowing Pe te r ’spromotion a s B ra nc h M a na g e r of a n ins ura nc e c ompa ny. In 1 9 6 9 the ir s on S te wa r t wa sborn. D a ug hte r S a ra h wa s born two ye a rs la te r in C a pe T own. In 1 9 7 4 , the fa mi ly re turne dto Joha nne s burg for four ye a rs , the n to a thre e - ye a r pos ting in B ots wa na .   M oving to S ydne y in 1 9 8 2 , Je nnie worke d a s a pa ra profe s s iona l for A r thur A nde rs on,be fore moving into A g e d C a re M a na g e me nt. A s a me mbe r of the G ordon a nd Ros e v i l leG ol f C lubs , s he won ma ny c ompe ti t ive g olfing e ve nts .   In 1 9 9 2 , Je nnie a nd Pe te r c a me tothe S uns hine C oa s t. U s ing he r c ons ide ra ble a dminis tra tive s ki l l s , s he be c a me theM a na g e r of S unc a re , c ompute r is ing the c ompa ny ’s a c c ounts a nd ta king ple a s ure in he rwork wi th the e lde r ly . S he a ls o pla ye d a n a c t ive role in s uppor ting Pe te r ’s c ommunitywork wi th Rota ry .   D e s pi te working ful l t ime , Je nnie wa s a n offic e be a re r for e ig ht ye a rs a t the B ude r imB r idg e C lub. S he wa s a ls o a n e nthus ia s t ic me mbe r of the H e a dla nd G ol f C lub a ndc ontinue d to e xc e l , winning ma ny c ompe ti t ions us ing he r fa vour i te ‘g olde n g oos e ’ putte rPe te r ha d boug ht he r e a r ly in he r g olfing c a re e r . A s we l l a s he r prowe s s a t br idg e a ndg ol f , s he s e we d, kni tte d a nd c roc he te d for he r fa mi ly a nd fr ie nds , he r nine g ra ndc hi ldre n,a nd two g re a t g ra ndc hi ldre n.     Je nnie ha d a de e p a nd s us ta ining fa i th, s uppor ting S t M a rk’s A ng l ic a n C hurc h, B ude r im forove r twe nty ye a rs . A s a c ompa s s iona te , wa rm a nd c a r ing pe rs on a nd one ful ly c ommitte dto he r fa mi ly , Je nnie ’s wi l l ing ne s s to c ontr ibute he r t ime a nd e xpe r tis e a s a n e mploye e , ac lub me mbe r a nd a s a pa r is hione r is te s ta me nt to one who uns tinting ly g a ve to othe rs .

Do no r s : P e te r Bi r t a nd the Hea d la nd Br ea st Ca ncer Co ho r t

1940 - 2016

JENNIFER BIRTGift in Memory