Lilie’s closing goodbye: Non-public service to rejoice the lifetime of water polo coach – that was tragically ended by fellow employees member

College students and employees will collect to farewell slain water polo coach Lilie James at a non-public memorial in Sydney on Friday

The 21-year-old’s former faculty, Danebank Anglican Faculty for Women in Hurstville, the place she graduated in 2020 will host the memorial.

It can even be livestreamed into St Andrew’s Cathedral Faculty for college kids and lecturers to view collectively.

Based on the desires of Ms James’ household the memorial service can be held in personal, with simply her pals and the varsity group invited.

Ms James was working as an assistant water polo teacher for the elite inner-city faculty and was discovered useless with horrific head accidents contained in the campus gymnasium bathrooms on October 25.

The physique of 24-year-old Paul Thijssen, who additionally labored on the faculty, was recovered a day later.

The pair had reportedly been in a relationship for numerous weeks within the lead-up to Ms James’ loss of life.

Head of Faculty at St Andrew’s, Julie McGonigle stated on the time the occasions had left the varsity group in utter confusion as a result of they knew each Ms James and Mr Thijssen.

‘Our stunning Ms James, a ray of sunshine, and Mr Thijssen, whose actions are utterly incongruent with who we knew,’ she stated.

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