Wanda MATHIAS Obituary

Lee was a force of nature and a true inspiration. Twenty years ago, she opened her heart and her home to me when I arrived from Sweden as a young exchange student. She welcomed me into her family with a level of kindness and inclusion that shaped the person I am today.

Beyond her many professional achievements as an entrepreneur and leader, she was a remarkable mother and matriarch whose heart was big enough to include me as well. I will always carry her warmth with me. Rest in peace, Lee.

E te Mareikura tena hoki koe. Moe mai ra i tou moengaroa. Hoki atu ki o Whanau o Iwi ki to tatou Matua I Te Rangi.

From The Whanau Ora Community Clinic, we remember Dr Lee Mathias for her support of Maori providers and her belief in community-led solutions. Her encouragement helped open doors and strengthen pathways for whanau.

Her legacy lives on in the many lives she touched.

Moe mai ra.

My sincere condolences to Lee´s family. I considered you a friend throughout my whole school life in Rotorua. I enjoyed years of playing netball with you at Glenholme primary school and then of course your Eagles Saturday team. We both went nursing at the same time but I went to Waikato while you went to Auckland. Years later we met up again at what was then Auckland Birth Centre. I have continued to watch your career since then and admired your innovation and resilience. My thoughts are with you all. I am grateful to have known Lee.

Dear Mathias family
I grew up with you all in Rotorua.Lee you were an amazing person and did so much for the health of women in NZ.
Remember fondly our childhood in Sophia Street.
God Bless
Jenny Barlow. (Nee Stafford)

Dear Lee, not only did we grow up together I also had the privilege of being a good friend during your days of Middlemore, Greenlane,Newmarket, Remuera . You never stopped striving to better the health system for the good of especially women. A very sad day for us all as we have lost a star that will always shine bright over Auckland. RIP.

Irene Lyon.

First Lee was my teacher at greenlane school of nursing . Later at north shore hospital she was my manager, when I was nurse manager at occupational health. Later a fellow board member . God bless you all.

A wonderful work colleague and friend. Will be sadly missed. RIP