THE late Rita Hamilton (96), a former Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) driver, was an inspiration to many and will be remembered as a "very independent" and "respectable lady". Anna Margarite Coote Hamilton, affectionately known as 'Rita', late of Maguiresbridge, passed away peacefully in the South West Acute Hospital on Friday, January 29, 2021 following a short battle with Covid-19. "Rita was a very independent, polite, trustworthy and respectable lady. She was so caring and so loving but she could also be feisty," said Edith Dillon, a cousin of Rita's through marriage, who she became very close with over the past 15 years.