Rosanna was known as a very friendly, inquisitive, strong and positive person who was adept at communicating with people of all ages, nations, backgrounds and interests.
As the daughter of a Master Brewer for a large brewery, her childhood years were spent in Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Hampstead Garden Suburb, 3 years in Ontario, Canada as a war-time child evacuee and in Christchurch Hill, Hampstead.
After training as a Teacher and working for 5 years at Francis Holland School, Regents Park, she married a diplomat and embarked on a cosmopolitan global-hopping role as a highly applauded support to her husband and then to being an Ambassador’s wife. Many of their postings were in the Middle East, where she learned Arabic and excelled at integrating into local cultures and socialising with local women and wives of leaders.
On returning to England in her early fifties, she then further trained as a Dyslexic Therapist and embarked on a 30+ year career until she was 87 years old as a competent and sought after Teacher to many children across North London schools.
Rosanna’s interests and skills included sculpture, woodwork, pottery, local and international walking holidays, taking her dog on to the Heath, swimming in the Kenwood Ladies’ Pond and keenly helping and supporting children and their parents.
She was married to a Catholic in St Mary’s, Hampstead, later converted to Catholicism herself and became one of our committed parishioners and readers. She had 3 boys, 2 of whom survive her and will greatly miss her.
Rosanna Mccarthy RIP