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McDONALD,
Dr Geraldine: CNZM
On 26 November 2018. Loved mother and mother-in-law of Caroline McDonald and Simon Mark, Mandy McDonald and Jonathan Kings, and Andrew McDonald, grandmother of Holly Mansfield and great- grandmother of Harvey Warner. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Wellington Free Ambulance (PO Box 601, Wellington 6140) would be appreciated. A memorial ceremony will be held at 2.00pm on Thursday 6 December 2018 at the Main Chapel, Karori Cemetery, 76 Old Karori Road, Karori. Messages to the family can be sent to the McDonald family, c/- 306 Willis Street, Wellington 6011.
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Ia orana Dear Caroline and family
Please accept my deepest sympathy on the passing of your mother Geraldine. I had lost contact the last few years but I believe I was her last Ph D student and if it wasn't for her I don't think I would have completed. We had a long six years up until 2007. At the time I had my young son Henry who has autism and I sometimes brought him to our meetings. We shared some nerve-wracking incidents when we thought Henry was in the room and we saw him racing past the window at your Mum's Karori home. Then another time he ran across the road at Kelburn Shopping Centre when we went out for coffee. Your mother took all this in her stride! I was always full of respect for Geraldine and the way in which she supported me consistently and so professionally. I credit her with much of the critical thinking I continue to engage in now in my professional and community involvements.
I send the love and prayers from Henry (now 27) and myself to help sustain you all into the future but please know how much admiration and aroha we felt for Geraldine and how important she was to me and my academic development and my own life achievements. Arohanui Dr Diane Mara, Napier.
Diane Mara
December 15, 2018
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