Simon Crean was a union and political leader, but mourners at his state funeral learnt that, at heart, his family was the fulcrum of his life.
Simon Crean’s mother, Mary, was celebrating her 100th birthday when she gave a little speech that endured in the memory of Crean’s great friend, the compact giant of Australia’s labour movement, Bill Kelty.
Hundreds of mourners came: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and several former premiers, dozens of other senior political figures from federal and state parliaments representing all sides of politics, senior bureaucrats, ambassadors, vice regal representatives and Crean’s family and friends.
Though he had gone too early, Sarah said he had already left something of himself in his baby grandson, her son Cosmo. “Our love for each other and our special bond over 72 years together, with all our treasured memories, was there,” he said.“I was lucky to do that trip, and I’ll cherish it forever.”Rodger Cummins
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