Jocelyn Parry

I was born in Sydney and travelled to Perth with my mum and dad and two sisters in 1937. We lived in Peppermint Grove and I remember all we girls riding our bikes to attend St Hilda’s Girls’ School. I enjoyed my school years, especially my sport and at age 13 joined the Peppermint Grove tennis club. My career was in nursing with the first three years at Royal Perth Hospital and a year in the operating theatre. Following this, I went to Sydney to study midwifery at Crown Street Women’s’ Hospital – all boobs and bottoms but a very happy side of nursing. I spent a year as a midwife at St Luke’s Hospital then to Sydney Hospital as a theatre sister.

I returned home to visit mum and dad and I was invited to a party where I met Mervyn. We later married and had 48 fabulous years together. Mervyn had a daughter in Perth. Our son Andrew was born in 1963 and was a Christ Church boy. Mervyn and I travelled a lot, and we had a friend who had a chateau in France. During my travels I fell in love with Hong Kong. Mervyn was president of the Architects’ society and I recall one-year meeting the Duke of Edinburgh who presented Mervyn with an award in Perth. The Duke was a gorgeous man. Andrew travelled to Sydney after leaving school so my life became busy with golf at Lake Karrinyup Country Club and tennis at the local club. Mervyn also had a boat, so we spent many weekends at Rottnest Island at Marjorie Bay.

Bridge took over my life when I reached 80.. No more sport. I have enjoyed 30 years of bridge, meeting many great people. The move of WABC to Swanbourne has been fabulous...I just love this club.

May 2022 edition of Trumps Plus