She was a champion lawn bowler who had graced the greens at Telarah Bowling Club since 1983.
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So it was fitting that great-grandmother Anne Jamain, who lost her life at Gillieston Heights in the 2015 April super storm, has been honoured with a club green being dedicated to her.
Mayor of Maitland, Cr Peter Blackmore, officially reopened the green, which suffered $200,000 worth of damage in the storm, on April 17 alongside club members and Mrs Jarmain’s family.
Her daughter Jenny Jepson said the dedication was a lovely gesture.
“On behalf of the Jarmain family we would like to thank all who have been involved in the preparations,” she said.
“Mum had a long association with this club and she would be very proud and quite humbled by all that is happening to remember her.”
The bowling green was wiped out on April 22, the same day Mrs Jarmain died.
The 86-year-old had made a quick trip to Maitland for milk and was on her way back to her Davies Street house when her car was swept off Cessnock Road into deep water that covered grazing land.
Telarah Women’s Bowling Club president Debbie Cheetham said the club was still coming to terms with the loss of their friend and the past year had been very tough.
Mrs Jarmain was a former women’s bowling club president and treasurer.
“Losing Anne has been tough on us, she was a long-time member of the club,” she said. “She had great friends at the club and at a lot of surrounding clubs.
“Anne wanted to have friendship in bowls and was always trying to have a day where people came together and played for fun.”
Ms Cheetham thanked Maitland City Bowling Club for the use of its bowling greens last year so the Telarah club could hold its bowls championships.
“The water wiped out the whole middle green,” she said.
“I was astounded. I still wonder how it happened, where did all that water come from?”
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