'Joyful, trail-blazer' Norma Roach dies aged 90
Obituary / Norma Roach, OAM CM, September 25, 1930 – February 1, 2021. By Bill Stephens. WITH the death of Norma Roach in the Queanbeyan District Hospital on February 1 at age 90, the Queanbeyan and Canberra theatre community lost one of the region’s most energetic, passionate and dynamic theatre pioneers. Possessing an enormous capacity for friendship, Norma has been described as a matriarch, trail-blazer, joyful, creative, kind, capable, a caring spirit with a great sense of humour. Born in the industrial city of Sunderland, England, Norma and her two sisters enjoyed an idyllic childh...