On 14th January club members, family and friends celebrated Stella’s 90th birthday.
Stella was born in the Victoria Park area of Manchester. She was 11 years old when war broke out and went to live in the Vale Royal area of Cheshire where she went to grammar school in Winsford.
After the war the family returned to Manchester. Stella didn’t have the chance of further education and took a temporary job with the Ministry of Health. This led to a career in the civil service working in many different departments, eventually becoming Principal Manager for the DHSS and running an office of over a hundred staff.
After retirement Stella gave over 20 years’ service as a National Trust volunteer at Dunham Massey. She is widely read about the history of our nation and very knowledgeable about the arts, especially opera.
Stella became a Soroptimist in 1981 and has always taken an active part in club projects. She became President in 2014 and took on the role with great enthusiasm.
I have only known Stella for 20 years – I wish I had known her sooner.
Val Moss