Remembering Eileen
One of our nonagenarians , Eileen Rope completed her life journey on 17 February 2017 . The daughter of a brass founder and his homemaker wife , Eileen Davey was born in London , England on 10 February 1920 . Together with her husband , Jim , and two sons , Brian and Alan , Eileen migrated to Australia as a £ 10 pom in 1950 . Their daughter , Jill , was born the following year . The family moved to Canberra in 1960 and Eileen became a part of our lives at St Margaret ’ s following the closure of Reid Methodist church in 2006 . In recent years , Eileen was unable to attend services , but continued her connection with us by attending some special events and also the monthly Holy Communion offered at Goodwin Ainslie chapel by our Minister Chris . A service to celebrate Eileen ’ s life on 23 February was attended by 44 members of her extended family and many others . We give thanks for Eileen ’ s life .
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