June Wright died from complications arising from surgery in John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle on Friday 3rd July 2020 at approximately 6.50 pm. She had just recently turned 92 and had been, apart from some frailty, otherwise in good health. The funeral service was held on Thursday 16th July at 11 am at Pampoolah Crematorium on Old Bar Road with Covid 19 protocols in place. June leaves a significant legacy that will remain with the family for many years to come. There is no doubt of her place in history. She was the most significant family matriarch the Wright family has ever known, even going back through the generations to Catherine and Ina Inez who both raised 10 children. June's legacy will be that she was a facilitator of family in a way no others had done before her. She brought family together at every opportunity and was physically able to contact any member of the family within a few minutes should such a request be made of her. June's enduring legacy will be that she wrote things down. She had meticulous records of the entire family ancestry from her own Fisher family line to the entire Wright family line. Throughout her life, apart from being a very hands on mother, wife and co-worker in the family beekeeping business, June was very active in executive positions on school P&C's, and various sporting clubs. June and husband of 73 years Max were life members of the Great Lakes Historical and Maritime Museum and had main rooms in the museum named after them as a tribute to their long service to the museum. June was the author of a number of books and numerous publications which told the story of the areas history. Her major book was the History of Forster, a large bound volume which is available from the museum. June was also recognised in 2000 with a one off Commonweath of Australia Medal for services to the Great Lakes Community. She had also been nominated as Great Lakes Citizen of the year on a number of occasions although she was not awarded that honour despite being on the shortlist. June and Max married at the Latter Day Saints Church in Wingham on June 7th 1947. They lived in Nabiac and Taree as well as a 20 year stint in Mt Druitt in Sydney where Max managed an Acrylic Perspex refining factory until his retirement in 1986 after which they moved to an acreage property at Failford where Max resumed semi commercial beekeeping. It was at this point they both became very active members of the Great Lakes Historical Society. (June was secretary for more than 30 years) In 2007 they sold their property in Failford to the Main Roads Department and moved to 2 Eden Close Tuncurry until in March 2020 they sold up and moved into Estia Nursing Home in Forster. June and Max are survived by 5 children, 13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren with 2 great grandchildren in utero at the time of her death. June 92 predeceased husband Max, 97 who currently remains a resident of Estia Nursing Home in Forster.
