June Close W.I.S.E.

June Close W.I.S.E.

June Close W.I.S.E. 18th May 1957 – 23rd March 2020 In January 1957 the peace in Northern Ireland was shattered by an IRA attack on The Royal Ulster Constabulary Barracks in County Fermanagh. June was born in Belfast a few months later and her childhood would...
Dr Gladys McGarey

Dr Gladys McGarey

Dr Gladys T McGarey  30th November 1920 -September 28th 2024 Through her long and storied life, Dr. McGarey’s light touched and enlivened so many people in so many places. As a practicing physician, a prime mover in the field of holistic medicine, and the matriarch of...
Marie Burde W.I.S.E. (Hons)

Marie Burde W.I.S.E. (Hons)

Marie Burde was a loner and a vegetarian, Marie Burde lived in a dark cellar in the Wedding neighborhood of Berlin, and made ends meet by selling old newspapers, empty bottles and rags. Despite her difficult situation, during the war years she hid three Jewish men and...
Ivy Close W.I.S.E.

Ivy Close W.I.S.E.

   In honour and in memory of a loving mum.  A mother’s love is plain to see. Although I don’t remember thee. I know you loved us all so true for I can see so much of you. You were taken from us way too soon, but your loving spirit, helped us all to bloom....