Skatey...The life of Les Skate
Biography of Les Skate edited and prepared for publication by volunteer biographer Lorraine Blythe on behalf of Eastern Palliative Care October 2019
Biography of Les Skate edited and prepared for publication by volunteer biographer
Lorraine Blythe on behalf of Eastern Palliative Care October 2019
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<strong><strong>Skate</strong>y</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> Life <strong>of</strong> <strong>Les</strong> <strong>Skate</strong><br />
Lynne’s got a lot <strong>of</strong> things going on that she does for herself … language classes, and<br />
dancing classes. She has a busy <strong>life</strong>. (Looking after me too!) It’s very good for us that Lynne<br />
is still here in Lilydale. At the moment with the condition I’m in, she is here every day to<br />
see me. Being the nurse. She fusses around me, makes sure I take this pill or that pill (or<br />
that I don’t take that pill!). She’s very good.<br />
It’s very good for us that Lynne is still here in<br />
Lilydale.<br />
When Tim met Ros, she had a little place up here in Lilydale. He moved in there for a while<br />
and I helped him put on a little landing, and another bedroom on that too. <strong>The</strong>n they<br />
bought a block in Berkley Place in Chirnside Park. It had quite a view. It was a steep block,<br />
but with Tim’s engineering brain we dug it out, put rooms underneath, put big concrete<br />
walls up, then built the house up on top <strong>of</strong> that. <strong>The</strong>y had a nice home there.<br />
Master at work<br />
<strong>Les</strong> teaching grandson Timothy how to use the<br />
‘whacker packer’<br />
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