Gwen has been a wonderful friend since we met as colleagues in 1975 working in the Home Help Service at Beeches Green. I was her clerk for two years until I left work to have my family. We continued to keep in touch and Gwen took a keen interest in my girls and always asked after them when I visited her. I loved Gwen for her kindness, her cheeky sense of humour and her laugh! I feel privileged to have known this very special lady for 49 years and I will miss her x