Kathleen GUY Obituary

GUY, Kathleen Winifred
(Kate, Kathy):
November 1941 - April 2022
Beloved and devoted mummy, daughter, sister, aunt, grandmother, and friend, through thick and thin. Kathleen greeted life with a twinkle in her eye, cheeky grin, sharp wit, and a spring in her step. She was a deeply principled, passionate, and determined advocate for social equity, education throughout all stages of life, environmental sustainability, preservation of wildlife; and a kinder, more peaceful, more enlightened world. Highly skilled and absolutely bloody mad-keen alpine skier, racer, coach, and teacher. Lover of the arts; and self-declared Beethoven groupie. Happiest in the mountains, experiencing and sharing the joy of everything they are. Her compassion, enthusiasm, wit, humour, knowledge, and forward-thinking insight will be sorely missed. She often remarked that, given the opportunity, she would like to be reincarnated as a Kea; so we will think of her gleefully flying high above the mountains, bouncing around in the snow amongst the alpine flowers, and occasionally nibbling on our windscreen wipers. A celebration of Kathleen's life will be held in the spring. Please register interest in her memorial, or messages for her Whānau to: [email protected] In lieu of flowers, Kathleen would have appreciated a donation to an organisation she wholeheartedly supported in life, either the Green Party of Aotearoa
www.greens.org.nz/kathleenguy or Forest and Bird
https://www.forestandbird.org.nz/ support-us/donate-forest-bird