Glenda Fitz-Payne Jeannette and her siblings were born in the United Kingdom, she was the eldest child of Robert and Maureen Payne. Left: Matthew, Jeannette, Stephen and Sarah.

Lesley Llewellyn We first knew Jeannette & Sarah when Hillsong Church opened in the Hills District of Sydney in 1984. Sarah took us along ...we loved it...and started going to a Bible Study group in the Payne’s home. We were guests at Jeannette & Sarah’s double wedding. Us, along with friends Geoff & Linda Orr, we’re friends with the girls and their parents. Glyn & I even spent a night at the Payne’s Gatton home (pictured above) on our honeymoon. Fantastic family. Lovely friends.

Glenda Fitz-Payne How could we ever forget Jeannette's smile. This is her 50th Birthday celebration.

Glenda Fitz-Payne Compassion children were her love and up until recently, Jeannette was supporting 16 Compassion children monthly. She made it her mission to write to each of them and visited some of them in their villages. In loving memory of Jeannette, her friends Cathy and Stan are continuing to sponsor one of her children. If you would also like to help support one of her children like a young lady named Ange who is due to finish in the program March 2022 please email me direct on thefitz5@iinet.net.au. Alternatively make a direct donation to her favorite charity 'Compassion' visit compassion.com.au/donate. Jeannette has sponsored an outstanding 42 children in the 20 years she has been a supporter of Compassion. The ripple effect across the world has been immense. This is Jeannette in Haiti

Glenda Fitz-Payne 1st Photo: Jeannette with Bob (Father) and her siblings L to R. Steve, Matthew and Sarah. Jeannette loved getting together with her family. 2nd Photo: Jeannette with her brother Steve and Glenda's family -nieces Emma and husband Luke, Bek and husband Cam, nephew Michael, great nieces and nephew Estelle, Alice, Poppy and Kennedy (baby), Bob her father and brother Matthew.

Catherine Liška-Fox Jeannette at the pink lake in Port Dennison. WA. Jeannette visited me after my son passed. She traveled all the way to bring me her hug in person. She was always thoughtful like that. A gentle yet strong woman who deeply cared for those she loved and who held onto the promises of God. She never wavered in her hope of better days for those who struggled. She was quite something wonderful.

Glenda Fitz-Payne Jeannette's family lunch on her 60th Birthday.

Glenda Fitz-Payne Jeannette with her sister Sarah

Glenda Fitz-Payne Jeannette with her long time friend Cathy

Catherine Liška-Fox We always enjoyed getting a coffee together. This one was in Geraldton WA.

Michael Fitz-Payne Aunty Jeannette at the wedding of Michael and Amber Fitz-Payne, pictured with the whole family. Throughout our whole lives Aunty J displayed thoughtfulness, love and care to us three Fitz-Payne siblings, and for our kids once they came along. She never once forgot to wish us happy birthday and to be there with a Christmas gift. Her generosity and interest in our lives was a constant. She was always a source of laughter and conversation in a family setting. I remember celebrating her remission at Rebekah's birthday last year (2019) with a nice dinner and bottle of wine. We spoke then and on several other occasions about her new property and plans for her garden (and the pesky hares that kept visiting!). It's these happy memories we'll hold on to.

John Haigh Jeannette and Erma enjoying parks in Brisbane.

Glenda Fitz-Payne Jeannette worked so hard to beat her cancer working with a personal trainer to build up her fitness whilst going through chemotherapy. She completed the 8 week challenge - well done Jeannette. Here she is with Wayne her personal trainer.

Wayne Fahy This image is of Jeannette with the Thursday meltdown class at Goodlife Health Club Edward Street Brisbane 2019. Jeannette first approached me in 2017 to help get her health and fitness back on track. As a PT it was an honour to work with her for several years “she really did love to exercise”. Amazingly when Jeannette was first diagnosed she became even more determined to train hard, eat healthy and beat the disease “we were so excited when she went into remission”. It saddens me that Jeannette is gone but I will always cherish and remember her as a warm, determined strong willed friend.

Sarah Macraild Jeannette loved cuddling her grand nieces and nephews. Here she is with Audrey and Indy.

Peter MacRaild This little monkey was given to a very young Oliver (pictured here). It was handmade by someone in Africa and purchased with the purpose to help support the maker but also excite a young boy. She was always a generous Aunt with both her time and energy. I remember how much work and effort she put into her work in Hillsong kids, the excitement the kids had to join in with all the joy she had brought that day.

Glenda Fitz-Payne on behalf of Rosemary Bunker Lewis... Jeannette was my friend, more daughter than daughter in law. We shared a love of fine food and the best champagne, exchanging exotic recipes and sharing the kitchen easily. We loved to see films and plays together, including the Metropolitan Opera films, and she would drive from Sydney to Newcastle late on a Sunday for dinner and a film at the film club, returning early Monday for work. Jeannette had a good eye for value and design, particularly in jewellery and antique furniture about which she was knowledgeable. She has several pieces we bought together at Morpeth as we explored the country around Newcastle. I sometimes wondered if Jeannette ever slept. Her energy was boundless. After a day’s sight-seeing in Tasmania or a long walk on the beach, I would collapse and she would read, study or explore the surroundings, finding wood for the barbecue or a cache of shells to take home. Generous, thoughtful, kind and intelligent are big words that barely do justice to Jeannette. When I downsized and found organising kitchen cupboard space difficult, without saying a word she disappeared and returned with an armful of wire shelving to solve the problem. When I cursed my inability to master the computer she would sit down and work patiently with me. She installed a device to save my work automatically to end my constant frustration at unwanted deletions. We spent a week together in the new house she built – an achievement for an independent woman working full time. Feeding the birds that gathered by the windows, looking out on an idyllic pastoral scene, visiting a nursery and planting trees and shrubs in the new garden, exploring Ipswich and visiting the Art Gallery in Brisbane – these are memories of Jeannette’s life I treasure. Other memories are of holidays at Hat Head with my children and grandchildren, and with Sarah and her husband in a holiday house Jeannette organised. What a thoughtful, forward-looking person she was to give so much pleasure then to build memories now that will keep her close to me always. Rosemary Bunker Lewis

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Glenda Fitz-Payne This is Jeannette's property at Hatton Vale Qld where a memorial service will be held on Saturday 18 April at 11.00am EST for immediate family only, due to the restrictions at present. You will be sent a link via email to view the memorial service online via Zoom and it will be recorded. We would love for you to join us if you can. Please email Glenda thefitz5@iinet.net.au if you have not received the link by Friday 17th April.

Glenda Fitz-Payne Over her career Jeannette worked with many teams on IT projects. We would love for you to share your time or team here if you worked together. Jeannette on a Stanwell project at Mt Isa.

Nicky Fraser Jeannette was my neighbour in our teenage years and we went to the same school in Reigate, Surrey, England. She was like a sister and we always maintained contact despite the global distance between us. Around the year 2000, she came to visit me in Monaco where the above photo was taken. I will miss the cards from Australia but I will never forget Jeannette, my beautiful friend who left us far too early. Nicky Fraser

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Emma Hanson 'Great aunt' Jeanette made an effort to be part of the girls lives. When asked what their favourite memory is they said sitting on the couch doing find a word puzzles! Thankyou Jeanette for the many beautiful words and cards you have sent over the years with thoughful gifts. We will remember you with love in our hearts xx

Glenda Fitz-Payne Jeannette at an early IBM computer, hopefully someone can identify when and where this may have been taken.

Glenda Fitz-Payne Memorial Service - Saturday 18 April 2020

Godfrey Fane All her friends from Kingston Polytechnic (1975-79) are terribly saddened to hear of her passing. After hearing of her eulogy, we are proud of her commitments to help people and especially all the children she sponsored. Most of all for us, we remember her smile and laughter for the 4 years of our course and many years after....at the time as a callow youth, Jeannette seemed to out drink me and always beat me at pool in the Union Bar! At least my humour made her laugh and everyone else, as we all had such happy times at the start of our adult lives (I'm not in the picture shown). Thank You Jeannette, Rest In Peace