Diana LENNON Obituary

Of the few times we have dialogued, she never failed to inspire. Condolences to her family.

To John and the family
My heart goes out to you all.
Please accept my deepest sympathy for this sudden and tragic loss.

Dinny was such a wonderful, caring person and it was fun and a privilege to assist with her travel
planning for so many years.

My thoughts are with you
Anne Upperton

Professor Lennon has worked closely with ESR staff on a number of research projects over several decades. We will remember her as a researcher passionate about improving health outcomes, particularly for rheumatic fever and meningococcal disease. Her death is a huge loss for the scientific community. Our thoughts are with Dinny's family at this sad time.

Dr Keith McLea
Chief Executive, ESR

John and Family
Our deepest sympathy and condolences on your tragic loss .Dinny will be hugely missed in our North Piha community.
Thinking of you all
Michael and Margaret Stanley
North Piha.

Nga mihi arohanui John and Whanau.
Thank you all so much for sharing Dinny with us a forthright yet compassionate wahine toa with amazing skills energetic and tenacious with inclusive support of whanau at risk of Rheumatic fever nationally. In particular Maori and Pacific Island tamariki and their whanau who benefited greatly from Dinny's Rheumatic fever prevention initiatives in South Auckland encouraging their mama's and nana's to be involved together in these projects.
We still hold fond memories of that Christmas hangi at your whare many moons ago now it seems. Really sad for your loss and grateful for having known her. Haere atu ra Dinny.

May love light and pleasant memories help bond your whanau together in comfort at this time

Sincere sympathy to you John and family.
From Rosalie Trolove ( nee Phillips )

Dinny - I can't believe it .You have gone ... leaving behind you a huge body of work that will go on forever.
On behalf of every nurse who has ever had the pleasure of working with.
Enormous respect and aroha.
We will never forget you.
On the note of enormous. condolences to all family, Drs and friends.
Gone suddenly - but will live on in our memories.
Thank you Dinny. Not fair for you to go when you still had so much to do.

I will miss you dinny down by the sea,another beautiful star in the night sky the'll be.love maggiex

Dear Professor Lennon's family. Really sad that Dinny left us so suddenly. Our prayers are with you at this time. I did my first ever research with Professor Lennon as a trainee intern many years ago. I appreciated and admired her amazing work and tenacity. Especially her passion to carry out research to try and improve outcomes and reduce inequity in health for Pacific. Kia monuina and may God comfort you all at this time.

My sincere thoughts and sympathy to Dinny's family at this sad time. Our friendship started at school all those years ago. I have many memories of a special person. Larry Hooper Smith (Groves)

Donny Lennon was a very helpful colleague when i was still working ar Starship as the occasional Infectious Diseases Consultant on call .We commenced working at Starship at about the same time. I wa shocked to hear of her sudden death and I wish to express my condolences to John and other members of her family.

Dinny was an inspired colleague and friend in our efforts with the World Health Organization to fight meningitis and rheumatic fever. Her death is such a loss for her family and friends, and for the global community. My thoughts and prayers to John and the family.
Claire Broome Professor of Public Health Emory University; US CDC (retired)

To John, Will and Harry, and your families, I send my love, sympathy and support.
To my wonderful friend, Dinny : I am devastated by your death and I will miss you so much. Your kindness, affection, thoughtfulness, consideration, hospitality and love, were given so freely to so many, especially to me, to Andy, and to all of our children. Your intense interest in everything, and your concern and support for what other people around you were doing, were unique, and have helped so many of your friends, students and colleagues. Thankyou.
I will always treasure our more than half century of friendship.