Tributes to Zizi

[admin]

On Monday, 29 July 2019, we woke to the saddest news our community has ever heard. Zizi had passed away suddenly the previous day.

When we lose someone it's a comfort to share memories with mutual friends and reminisce about the dear friend we have lost.

If you would like to record thoughts, and your memories of Zizi please join us here.

[Oma]

Whenever I hear anyone say the word Darling I think of Zizi
We had several things in common and could rib each other without offence ,
Like when I told her my neighbours very UGLY dog was called Tizzy

Her first born and my Father had the same name
We both had a family connected to the Salvation army
At one time we even had the same furniture and tables in our sitting room's

I think of the meet ups and her Fizz and how she took real care of Plant ,
A kind heart a zest for life the love she had for Paul and her love for Barbados

We should focus on these things about her she was one of a kind

[Nanto2girls]

I never met Zizi,but i know she was a wonderful lady.
R I P Zizi.

[Plantaholic]

Our dear Tizzy, funny, often at her own expense, generous and always supporting the underdog in her work and spare time. My trips with her to Birmingham were quite an adventure and we always managed to have an extra glass of wine together after the meals. I will miss her long messages reporting her latest exploits and about her family. My thoughts are with her family at this very sad time. RIP dear Tizzy

[Mimi]

Unfortunately I never met Zizzy but reading her posts, her funny remarks , her friendly banter I got the impression that she was a warm and friendly person.
Always busy but not too busy to offer words of comfort and advice when needed.

[Nannycuddles]

8801E8A9-6C33-4C53-8307-9545CC78BBE4.jpeg I never met Zizi but I know you was a lovely lady. You supported people when they needed it and it was alway great to read your posts and comments on this forum. You will be sadly missed by many people here and will always live on in our memories. Deepest sympathy to your family. Xxx

[Clover]

I feel I didn’t really “know” Tizzy but I did meet her a couple of times. I do know she was very dedicated to whatever she was doing,whether it was work or outside projects. Like all of us she adored her grandchildren and loved being “girly”with her little granddaughter.When she stopped posting here I often wondered how her job search was going and if she and P finally got their home as they wanted. Rest in Peace Tizzy (her real name,btw.)

[Gemini]

Zizi loved life, and the good things in life .
She loved her holidays and a glass of fizz or G&T.
Her beloved Husband Person, and her Little People meant the world to her. We all remember her dedication to Time To Shine.

Life had not always been kind to Zizi, but she had a cheerfulness and determination about her. A positive energy.

I remember her kindness in taking Plant to Birmingham, bringing much fizz, and making little gifts for us all.

Personally, as well as meeting her on our earlier group get togethers, my OH and I met her and her OH when we parked our car at theirs 5 or 6 years ago .
We were flying from Heathrow, driving down. When Z knew she offered to have the car there, saving us parking fees. Even more generously she and her OH both drove us to and from the airport. Both being very early mornings we were happy to get taxis, but Z said they were a rip off and insited they drive us. It was so nice to arrive back from an overnight flight to a friend waiting at the airport for us .
I never forgot that kindness and I never will.

RIP dear Zizi.

[Oma]

Typical Tizzy

[Gemini]

Bubbles and bubbles

[Qwerty]

to Paul and his family and my friends on here

[WeeGranny]

A lady who loved life and lived it to the full. She will be sadly missed by all whose lives she touched.

[Glammanana]

Even though I have never meet Tizzy I feel I know her through all the memorable posts she has written over the years.She was like all of us and adored her family who must be heartbroken at what has happened,such a shock and so young.
The world has lost one of its best and we have lost a loved member of our forum.

[Sum1Ls]

It’s easy to denigrate and mock social media, but if it hadn’t been for GN and its successor, I would never have met Zizi. We tend to meet people in our locality and professional life and rarely encounter those outside our own little bubble.

From the start Zizi was a breath of fresh air - lively, interested, professional, highly intelligent, and committed to her work. It was inspirational how she committed so much to Time to Shine and to the outreach work in the community about the construction industry, its dangers and challenges and how she opened up the possibility of a career in construction to those who were marginalised or otherwise excluded.

Life hadn’t always been kind to Zizi, but, she overcame those difficult times and in Paul she found the love of her life to whom she was totally devoted. Her commitment and love for her grandchildren was inspirational - nothing was too much trouble. And that was demonstrated in the her kindness to so many of us on this forum.

In later years, Zizi embraced the opportunities that came her way. She loved travel and the people she met on her travels, and she loved to socialise; her family and friends mattered.

Because we were both Londoners - albeit from either end of our great city - we met up two or three times a year for lunch to share our views on the world and our delight in our family and grandchildren. These were always joyful meetings and lasted much longer than a business lunch. We made a tradition to order a glass of wine and post a mutual picture on FB. There must be a fair few of these. We last met in June and arranged another meeting for the autumn. That is not to be. And I am greatly grieved.

But, dear Zizi, you were a bubbly, lively, and thoughtful friend, and I am privileged to have known you.

I only wish we could all have told you the way we felt before you were tragically taken from us far too soon. Rest in Peace. Your spirit lives on.

[Plantaholic]

Lovely words Jane.