A Mother, A Sister
Obituary written by a distant sister
Nadine Holloway-Green, 32, passed away Monday, September 27, 2004 at her home in Newcastle, NSW. She was born on September 27, 1972 in Sydney, NSW to Neil and Margaret Holloway. Nadine is survived by her daughter Charlotte Green and was unfortunately not predeceased by her husband, Jonothan Green, who lived long enough to extinguish her life.
Nadine’s childhood dream was to be a singer.
Donations may be made to White Ribbon Australia.
The newspaper clipping of her sister’s obituary shook in her delicate fingers. She’d wanted to write something positive, but …
Forever estranged and misunderstood, Nadine will be missed.
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Eloise Robertson
I pull my ideas randomly out of thin air and they materialise on a page. Some may call me a magician.
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