Hazel Susan (Masterson) Hawke AO (1929 - 2013)

Born 20 Jul 1929 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Robert James Lee Hawke AC — married 3 Mar 1956 (to 1995) in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Died 23 May 2013 at age 83 in Hammondville, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Hazel (Masterson) Hawke AO is Notable.

Hazel Masterson was born in Perth in 1929^[1], the younger daughter of James and Edith Masterson^[2].

She was the first wife of the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia,^[3] marrying on the 3rd March 1956, and subsequently having four children.
After years together, the marriage began to fall apart, exacerbated by Bob's highly publicised affair during the 1970s. Remaining together until Hawke was out of office, the couple finally officially separated, and then divorced.

Hazel authored several books, and was also a noted pianist, performing at the Sydney Opera House with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under John Hopkins. She was also the inaugural Patron of the Kendall National Violin Competition, and later the Patron Emeritus.

In recognition of the achievements of her public life, Hazel Hawke was awarded the Order of Australia on 11 June 2001. ^[4]

Hazel Hawke née Masterson passed away on the 23rd May 2013, from complications related to the Alzheimer's disease from which she had been suffering for some time. She was 83 years of age.^[5]
Almost a decade before her death, the book : Hazel's Journey: A personal experience of Alzheimer's, was published, describing the previous decade of Hawke's life and the onset of the Alzheimer's. A few years after the book's launch, Hazel had been placed into high level care, where she remained.

Sources

1. ↑ WA BDM, Birth record, https://www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/: Reg: 2406
2. ↑ FATWIRE (n.d.) Life and times of Hazel Hawke. Perth Now. Retrieved from https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/australia/life-and-times-of-hazel-hawke-ng-a5b52566cc122a87de5deee180b1ca3d
3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2019, May 17). Bob Hawke. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09:57, May 17, 2019, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob_Hawke&oldid=897478344
4. ↑ NAA
5. ↑ Leech, G., (2013, April 23) Hazel Hawke, former wife of Bob Hawke, dies at 83. The Australian. Retrieved from https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/hazel-hawke-former-wife-of-bob-hawke-dies-at-83/news-story/08da17cd0a303338938dec7bff0e53b1

See also:

• Wikipedia : Hazel Hawke
• Wikidata: Item Q5687926, en:Wikipedia