{"id":2268,"date":"2013-05-16T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T05:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2013-05-16T16:08:16","modified_gmt":"2013-05-16T05:08:16","slug":"vale-betty-lawley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/?p=2268","title":{"rendered":"Vale: Betty Lawley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With great sadness, we advise that\u00a0Betty Lawley passed away on the morning of\u00a014 May 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Betty, 79, was awarded a Life Membership of the AKR, in appreciation of her support and contribution toward building kendo in Australia since the 1960&#8217;s. \u00a0Betty was the wife of the late Rex Lawley, one of the founders of Australian Kendo and the mother of former Australian Kendo Champion, Steve Lawley.<\/p>\n<p>Betty was a stalwart supporter of Australian Kendo. \u00a0Her generosity and support was unrivalled and she will be sadly missed.<\/p>\n<p>The AKR extends our sympathy and condolences to Steve, the Lawley family, relations and friends.<\/p>\n<p>In the history of Australian Kendo, referring to Betty, another founding member and former President, the late Ron Bennett, wrote the following paragraph.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em> Betty may never have won a trophy, but she was without a doubt THE driving force in Australian\u00a0Kendo right up until just before Rex passed away. Betty\u2019s decades of selfless service were recognised\u00a0with a special Life Membership award.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Betty Lawley<br \/>\nBorn in Australia on 25 July 1933<br \/>\nPassed away on 14 May 2013<br \/>\nAged 79 years<\/p>\n<p>A Committal service for Betty will be held at Palmdale Crematorium, Hilllside Chapel, Palmdale Rd, Palmdale, NSW, Australia, on Tuesday, 21st May 2013 at 10:30am.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2272\" style=\"width: 645px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2272\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/betty_lawley_2-1024x705.jpg\" width=\"645\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/betty_lawley_2-1024x705.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/betty_lawley_2-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/betty_lawley_2-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/betty_lawley_2.jpg 1164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Lawley with her son Steve and other kendo friends after the Founders Cup 2007 in Sydney.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With great sadness, we advise that\u00a0Betty Lawley passed away on the morning of\u00a014 May 2013. 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