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Friday, 06 August 2010 00:00 |
Today marks the sad passing of our Director, Maxine Demaris Shipway. Born on 21st June 1943 in Musoorie India, she came to the Mission as a 4 year old in 1948 with her parents Maxton and Shirley Strong and her brothers; Jackie and Jay. She lived the next 38 years at the Mission, during that time her sisters Carol and Rebecca were born and her two brothers Jackie and Jay passed away. In the early 1970’s Maxine started fostering some orphan and abandoned children as her own, and when she and her husband Rick were married on the 15th of March 1980 they already had 7 children in their family. Later to be added to their family were their daughters Tamara and Beverly and their son Clifton.
In 1986 Maxine, Rick and the three kids left India and spent the next 18 years working in Tasmania before coming back in April 2004 to the mission following the death of her father. Since that time Maxine has worked, loved and served the children here more than anyone. She will be remembered as a loving, caring, selfless lady of God who loved and served faithfully to the fullest of her abilities. She will be sadly missed by us all.
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