By SHHAG
Members of SHHAG (Services for Healesville Hospital Action Group) have bid farewell to a loved, inaugural and ongoing committee member, Sheryl Treen.
Sheryl passed away suddenly on Wednesday 24 February and were shocked and saddened greatly like her family – Roger, Matt, Meegan, – and her large network of friends.
We would like to pause to celebrate our friend and fellow advocate who we know so many in Healesville will miss.
Sheryl arrived in Healesville with her husband Roger in 1974 and so began a 35year career as a nurse at Healesville Hospital culminating in over a decade as Nurse Unit Manager of the Operating Theatre. Her passion for high quality patient care, delivered locally, was always part of her career. In 2012, as a retired nurse, she joined SHHAG. Sheryl was an active member of many community groups including CWA and HICCI, as well as active in Scouts, Girl Guides and the Healesville Community Market Committee. Sherly and her family were responsible for establishing blood donations in Healesville. Sheryl was instrumental in all our successes advocating for health services in Healesville, in particular the retention of operating services on site at Healesville Hospital. She was passionate, persistent, and willing to actively push for better health services for our community and for this we are forever grateful. We will miss her greatly and will continue to build on her legacy.
SHHAG members – Jane Judd, Fiona McAllister, Gayle Slater, Lindsay Frost, Margaret Bennett, Bev Smolling
Past members – Peter Carruthers, Bruce Argyle, Angela McSweeney, Kersten Gentle
