Oh, Bernadette! The ugly duckling that turned into a swan. Not long after leaving school, Bernadette went to stay with her aunt in the USA. She returned completely transformed. Contact lenses, styled hair, elegant clothes. Our first sight of her new look was at a party. When she walked in nobody recognised her until she screeched, "It's me! Bernadette!" Sensation! No more Bay City Rollers' tartan for her. I shall always remember her as being full of laughter, accident-prone (with the added misfortune of living through the precariously platform-heeled 1970s), a wonderful hostess, a lover of cats and a kind and dear friend. Now at rest. Happy memories last for ever. My deepest condolences to the whole family. Love, Nicola (Nute)