The Tribune

CLOSE friends and family of Trixie Hanna – mother of Mrs Bernadette Christie, wife of Prime Minister Perry Christie – are in mourning over her death.

Mrs Hanna, nee Burrows of Deadman’s Cay, Long Island, died yesterday at 6.50am at Princess Margaret Hospital.

According to an official statement released by the Progressive Liberal Party, Mrs Hanna was “surrounded by the love and warmth of her family and close friends.”

She was “well loved by all” for her open heart, warm hospitality, no-nonsense candour, and one-of-a-kind personality.

Mrs Hanna leaves behind two daughters, Mrs Paula Hanna-Miller and Mrs Bernadette Christie; four grandchildren, Shane Russell, Steffan, Alexandria, and Adam Christie; and four great grandchildren, Ashleigh, Savannah, Amber and Saij Russell.

She is also survived by three sisters, Virgie Carroll of Deadman’s Cay, Long Island, Carnetta Burrows and Dillis Storr, one brother, Hinton Burrows of Hallandale, Florida, and a number of other relatives and friends.

“The family wishes to thank all the many well wishers for their prayers and acts of kindness during the time of her brief hospitalization, and are also grateful for your expressions of condolences at this time,” the statement read.

Mrs Hanna will be laid to rest on Saturday, July 7, at 11am at Blue Hill Road’s St Agnes Church. Interment will be held at St Agnes Cemetery on Nassau Street.