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Susan Calamassi (Stewart, 1964)
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
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Although it is many years since Susan left Lauriston and Australia, she remains very attached and extremely proud of her roots. She has also been lucky enough to maintain contact with many of her friends from the Class of 1964, though she says that it is becoming more difficult, the older they all get. She has tried to keep track of most of them during these awful times of the Pandemic, but, understandably she is finding this increasingly difficult. Susan has asked that It would be wonderful, from time to time, to receive news about how the ‘girls’ in her year are getting on. Susan now lives permanently in the UK, because her two daughters and their families are there. Susan was recently on the local Parish Council (Town Council), as well as the Church Council, which has kept her busy. She says that this is probably a good thing because COVID has made it impossible to go up to London to visit connections there. Susan and her husband Mario are lucky that they have a home with a nice garden so they have not actually been confined indoors all these months. She understands that this has been a big challenge for millions of city-dwellers. Susan LOVES reading 'Beyond the Fig Tree' - and being able to keep in wider-touch through this publication. She sends her love to all Lauristonians, present and past, and wants to send a message to keep encouraging young, Australian women to strive to be the best at whatever they chose to do. Susan recollects that women have the opportunities today, while in her generation, they were more limited. She has always urged her daughters to reach for the sky and will do so with her small granddaughter. In the photo, Susan is pictured standing centre in the trio on the right of the picture. To Susan's left, with her head turned away from the camera she recognised her best friend Jenny Stewardson (Walpole, 1964). Susan seems to recognise Paula McKenzie (Johnson, 1964), sitting down second from the right. On the left, the blonde girl on the end is Cynthia Rosen (1964) and next to her, Susan believes it is Ann Chisholm (O'Connor, 1964). Susan suspects that the girl who appears to be talking to Paula (who is second from the right sitting down) is Susan Speirs (Rodd, 1964). Susan is amazed to see the image that was taken in 1959. Susan sends her deep love and affection to her friends from 1964 and feels that when the world starts to return to normal, that she hopes to see her old gang who used to come to the UK in the Summer months. She hopes they are all well and that they remember 'Stewpot'! NB: If you recognise any of the other girls in the photo, please email ola@lauriston.vic.edu.au. |