A life well lived- Marilyn Reid. 63320

MARILYN May Potter was welcomed into the world in Brunswick on 29 September 1947, the eldest of two children born to parents William and Barbara Potter.
Marilyn grew up in the Brunswick/Pascoe Vale area with her brother Ian and completed her schooling at Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary School.
She first met the love of her life David Reid when she was around 15, through one of David’s mates. Then one day when this mate told David that he had organised to meet Marilyn at the local ice-skating rink in Brunswick but had no intention of showing up, David decided to go along instead.
David escorted Marilyn home at the end of the night, but when they were only about three houses away from where Marilyn lived, her mother Barbara – who was under the impression that Marilyn had gone to her girlfriend’s – appeared and gave Marilyn a whack with her shoe.
David and Marilyn began dating and were married on 18 January 1969 at Overnewton Castle in Keilor.
They lived in a flat at the back of Marilyn’s parents home while saving for their own house, which they built in Yallambie and lived in for the next 32 years.
Marilyn and David became the proud parents of two children – Cameron and Shirelle, known as Shelly.
It wasn’t until Cameron and Shelly finished primary school that Marilyn went back to work part-time as secretary-house manager for a psychiatrist in South Yarra, taking over the position her mother Barbara had held before her.
The years passed and Marilyn welcomed Cameron and Shelly’s respective partners Julie-Anne and Tony into the family and she was thrilled when she became a Nana to Hayden, Bailey, Ruby, Kobe, Zane and Jessie.
It was around seven years ago, when David retired, that Marilyn and David decided on a ‘tree change’ and moved to Warburton.
The first week they were there they joined the local garden club in Warburton, of which David is now vice-president, and through the club they established a large social network of wonderful friends.
A caring, compassionate person, Marilyn was always the first to help anyone in need and together with David she enjoyed being a part of group called ‘Garden Angels’ who helped tend the gardens of people in the club who were unwell.
She had also for some time been caring for her mother Barbara with whom she shared a very close relationship.
Two or three times a week, Marilyn would drive down to her mother’s in The Basin to take her to doctor’s appointments, to go shopping and to do anything necessary to ensure her mother was comfortable. Marilyn was a very caring, loving daughter who was always there for Barbara and all of the family.
Marilyn loved many things, including her family, and her cat Sammy who died just recently at the age of 19. She loved watching UK television – something she had done since the kids were little – and she enjoyed listening to CDs that she would put on if she wanted David to disappear for a while.
The Reid family wanted to thank all of their family and friends for helping during their difficult time, including people they didn’t know, and the media, who helped spread information across Victoria.
They also thanked the police, who drove hundreds of kilometres searching, and staying in touch with the family.