Fulfilled Her

Dead Lae Girl

Dreams

Michelle Nizette, a Lae girl, whose two burning ambitions In life were to become a teenager and to go to boarding school, died in the Chapel of St. Anne's School, Townsville, on January 31, shortly after her two ambitions had been fulfilled.

Michelle, who was born in Lautoka, Fiji, was burdened with a serious heart complaint all her life, but her parents' policy was to let her lead as normal a life as possible. Accordingly she was sent from Lae to Townsville to enrol at St. Anne's. She died there 32 hours later.

Michelle had had her 13th birth day three weeks earlier.

Michelle's parents have lived in Lae for the past 10 years. Previously, they were in Fiji. Her father is a life assurance consultant.

She is survived by a sister, Deborah, and three brothers, Peter, Mark and Philip.

Her funeral was held at Lae on

February 3.