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Margaret Forsyth, a former Mystics assistant coach who died in May, was at the front of captain Sulu Fitzpatrick's thoughts after they beat the Tactix.
Former Silver Fern and Hamilton City councillor Margaret Forsyth died on May 4. She had been on sick leave from council duties since April following a cancer diagnosis and she died on May 4, 2021. On Saturday, May 8, friends, family, former teammates and political colleagues gathered at St Paul’s Collegiate’s Chapel of Christ the King, for a service to commend Forsyth’s contribution to her community and her country. She leaves behind three sons, Thomas, Jonathan and Lucien and a granddaughter, Rosie-Rae. It has not been an easy 18 months for the family. In early 2020, the boys’ father and Forsyth’s husband, Brian Nabbs, died. Forsyth took time off to look after him during an illness.
The councillors soldiered on through most of the day without saying a word about Forsyth’s death until 2.30pm, when a minute’s silence was held. In a statement, Hamilton mayor Paula Southgate said Forsyth was a “stoic and principled” councillor who was forthright and considered in her views. “Margaret was not afraid to speak her mind and to take a firm position on issues that were important to her and to our community. She delivered exceptional service to our city in many ways, over many, many years,” she said. “She was an outstanding role model for young women in particular. She was well loved and respected and her passing will be a huge shock to many. I and her many friends and colleagues at work are deeply saddened and send the family our love at this time.”