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Wellington Free Ambulance patron Shirley Martin and Alastair Turrell launch a new ambulance in Wellington in 2015. (File Photo) “I wish to pay tribute today to three remarkable Wellingtonians who passed away in the past few days. Shirley Martin, Neil Gray, and my mother, Inge Woolf, were inspirational wonderful Wellingtonians.” All three, were “wise, warm and wonderful people” who generously supported the community, Woolf said. Wellington Free Ambulance acting chief executive Sarah Lewis said Martin had made a significant contribution to the organisation. “From her devotion to fundraising as part of the Ladies Auxiliary since 1955, standing on the streets of Wellington rattling a box for the free ambulance, and all the years she cheered us on as our patron, Shirley has been a fundraising force for us for over six decades.”