Lucie’s life. A brief resume . The narrative below may contain errors; we would be very grateful for any corrections, please e mail us. Additional information or stories about any part of Lucie's'life would be most welcome; again please e-mail or write. Lucie was born in Warwick on the 19th January 1928, in the depression era. Her father, Guy Champ, owned and ran the first radio shop in Warwick, while her mother Trixie was a teacher. She had two elder sisters, Joan, now living in Australia, and Ruth, killed aged 16, by a falling tree. Lucie attended Leamington High School for Girls, winning prizes in domestic science and creative writing, skills which she made full use all her life, whether writing humorous poetry and plays, or baking for the WI. She trained as a primary school teacher at Maria Grey College in London, music being a special interest. She loved to sail and row on the river Avon near to her home. She married Ted Wright on 28th August 1948; Ted’s brother James married her sister Joan shortly afterwards, further uniting the Champ and Wright families. Peter and Liza, her children, were born while they lived in Leamington Spa. In 1955, the family moved to Cranham House in the small Cotswold village of Cranham. Her mother -in- law Dorothy, and brother- in- law, Strethill Wright moved with them Here, in what was a happy time, Lucie worked as the infant teacher at Cranham school and was very active in village life. She was a Tawny Owl in the Brownies. She sang in the choir and starred in amateur dramatic productions of “Murder in The Cathedral”, “ The Long Sunset”, and “The First Born “. For a short time she ran a cafe and guest house in Cranham House. In 1960, Trixie came to live with the family for a short time before she died. Ted’s brother Strethill was sexton at Cranham church. Ted’s sister Joyce and her five children came to live with Lucie and Ted, when their family in Chester-Le-Street broke up; Lucie, Ted, and Strethill, provided them with a home for a while. The family moved to Whitminster in 1962, and lived at Acacia in School Lane. Lucie was Primary teacher at Coaley school and then at Saul school, until she retired in 1982. Ted was an electrician at the Cadbury factory in Frampton and then at Berkley Power Station until his tragic death in 1972. After retirement she had some happy times, travelling to Australia to see her sister and to USA to see Ted's cousin Peter and friends . She wrote poems and short stories featuring the “ Cranham Five “ one of these was broadcast on radio. Lucie was very active in the Whitminster community, particularly, St Andrew’s church, the PCC, WI, Mother’s Union and the Parish Council. She sang in several choirs, latterly the Eastington Choir, and was occasional organist. She was a great support for many neighbours and friends, and was greatly loved by many people. She had a special gift for communicating with small children. On October 16th 2009, she suffered a very severe stroke which left her almost completely paralysed on one side and unable to move. She was resident at Moreton Hill Care Centre from February 2010 until her death on December 2nd 2011. It was not surprising that Lucie, having always led a very active life, found her situation very difficult, she was unable to return home and lost all control of her life. What was extraordinary was the way she made the very best she could of these very limited horizons , making friends with staff and other residents and participating where she could with activities. She was always keenly interested in any news of friends, relatives and events. Her death after a further stroke and pneumonia released her from considerable suffering which, as the loving, caring person she was, she should never have had to experience. She is survived by her children Peter and Liz, and four grandchildren, Steven, Daniel, Ben and Eleanor, she was immensely proud of them all. All those who knew her will have their own memories of her, her life was of course, much much more than is described briefly here, some of it problematic , most of it very good. Lucie was a Christian brought up with a rather Victorian view of God sitting on a cloud in heaven and sinners being sent to hell and damnation. During her life she took on board ideas and debates such as Honest to God and developed a much deeper religious view; she told us that her aim was to try to create the kingdom of heaven on earth. This she did to the very best of her ability. EDW Dec 2011