By Melton Times | Posted 19 February, 2013
Loraine Ann Measures died aged 63 on February 9 in LOROS Hospice after battling with cancer since last July. Loraine, of Woodland Avenue, was well known in Melton for over 28 years service as a receptionist at Latham House Medical Practice.
“There was just such a lovely atmosphere there and she loved that she got to meet new people every day and got to know a lot of people as well. Husband Graham said: “Loraine loved her job, she had so many good friends at the practice and that meant that work was never a chore. “She was very good at making them feel welcome, she was really approachable, very sociable and also an amazing organiser. “She would be the one who organised all the practice’s charity events and parties and was the founding member of the practice’s St Mary’s Christmas Tree Festival committee.”
Alison Hipkin, Latham House practice manager, said: “Loraine was a very popular member of staff, most recently working within the prescription department. She lovingly supported all her work colleagues, patients often praised her for her kindness and she treated everyone as she would wish to be treated herself. “It was the practice’s pleasure to have employed her and she will be much missed by us all.”
Loraine was born in Bridgwater in Somerset. Her father Frank ‘Dixie’ Lee was in the Royal Air Force so the family travelled a great deal and growing up Loraine went onto live in Gloucester then moved to Kuala Lumpa in Malaysia, before travelling to London and then onto RAF Whittering in Peterborough where she met her husband.
The couple, who have two children called Ruth (34) and Lee (39), married in August 1970 in Wittering and went onto to live in Cottesmore before moving to Melton in 1975 where they have lived ever since. Loraine worked as a waitress at the Anne of Cleaves in Burton Street, when it functioned as a restaurant only, before taking a job as a receptionist at Latham House.
Her son Lee, who lives in Sydney, Australia, said: “Mum was very fun loving and also thoughtful with people, she had a way of making all her friends feel like they were her best-friend.” Her daughter Ruth, who lives in Amsterdam, said: “She was just wonderful. She lit up every room she entered and always made people laugh and smile.”
Loraine was known for being very house and garden proud and put a lot of effort into both and her family described her as having an ‘amazing eye for making things look pretty,’ she also loved to surprise people and would organise lots of days out and trips away for her family and friends.
A service to celebrate Loraine’s life will be held at St Mary’s Church on Friday at 1.30pm, followed by a cremation at Loughborough. Donations to LOROS may be left on the collection plate or given to the family.
