Farewell to a "game old bird"

At last night's Full Council meeting we were informed of the death of former Councillor and ex-Mayor, Mary Neuner.

Mary had served on the Council in the old Crouch End ward from 1986-90 and then in Alexandra ward from 1990-2002. She was Mayor during 1990-91 and again in 2001-02. It was during this time that I had the pleasure of being the Mayor's Escort to Mary in my time off the Council.

Mary worked hard with the Koblenz Friendship Association, one of the Towns that Haringey is twinned with, the Junior Citizenships, mainly based at St. Thomas Moore School, and of course the Renate Campbell Trust helping deaf people and people with hearing difficulties.

As I mentioned in my tribue to Mary at Council, Mary had a wicked and rude sense of humour and her jokes about her time at the BBC could turn the air blue. She was a game old bird.

Mary, thank you for enriching our lives.