31-12-1969 14:30=====13-02-2025 08:29
31-12-1969 14:30=====13-02-2025 08:29

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Deepest sympathies and condolances to Cliff, Darrell, Kevin and familes, and to close friends. Christine's wondeful influence on you all is clearly evident and will be such a loss as a force and example in your lives.  I always appreciated her friendliness, encouraging comments, and smile. She will be missed, and very deeply, by many. A very touching service today. Love and healing to you in the days ahead. 

Posted by Allister 04/02/2025

Tribute to Lian Since 1985. Three qualities: The Welcome and acceptance I received into the family. It has been smooth and amicable ever since. It's not something I have taken for granted. 2. Hospitality. Christine is one of the most hospitable persons I hv come across. Due to my work I had often visited Melbourne and each time I was extended exceptional hospitality. If not a bed to sleep in, it would be a sumptuous meal to catch up on each other's lives. 3. Generosity. I think this perhaps is the virtue least noticed. Christine had been a benefactor to gospel causes I have been involved in in recent years. Her sponsorship had effected the alleviation of the livelihood of the poor and disadvantaged in several countries in Asia.@. For her generosity and stewardship I am sure she is now receiving her well deserved, heavenly reward. Our prayers go with Cliff, darrel esther, little alice, Kevin and Emily. May you be comforted in your grief and may you treasure the fond memories your wife/mother/m-i-l/grandmother has left with you.

Posted by Rodney Hui 04/02/2025

Psalm 23

The LORD Is My Shepherd

A Psalm of David.

    [1] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 

    [2]     He makes me lie down in green pastures.

    He leads me beside still waters. 

    [3]     He restores my soul.

    He leads me in paths of righteousness

        for his name’s sake.

    [4] Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

        I will fear no evil,

    for you are with me;

        your rod and your staff,

        they comfort me.

    [5] You prepare a table before me

        in the presence of my enemies;

    you anoint my head with oil;

        my cup overflows. 

    [6] Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

        all the days of my life,

    and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD  forever.

The love , Joy and Peace of the Lord be with Christine

Posted by Katong Presbyterian church (SG) 04/02/2025

When I was 18, I snuck out of Singapore and took a trip to Perth while my family was away. I didn’t get caught—until my family later planned a trip to Australia and discovered I already had a visa in place.

My dad probably didn’t know what to do with me, so he called my eldest aunt to give me a “dressing down.”

Instead, she listened first and foremost. Shared her own experiences—the time she packed up and went to Australia, the people she met, the lessons she learnt. My grandfather and mother weren’t keen on it, but she insisted on finding her own way, driven by the independent streak that wouldn’t let her back down.

 

She reminded me that it’s okay to seek new adventures—as long as you stay safe, take calculated risks, and, of course, make sure your family is aware.

 

And yes, I did get a scolding in the end. 

But she was the rebel heroine I needed on my side when I got into trouble.

Posted by Su Lin Tan 04/02/2025

I will always remember Tua Ee for her warmth and love. My earliest memory with/of Tua Ee was when my family visited her in Melbourne when I was 9. It was my first time down under! Tua Ee welcomed us into her home warmly and with a loving smile told me, "Come here and give me a cuddle!"

"What's a cuddle?" I asked. I got enveloped in a warm hug and learnt that that was a cuddle :) I'm grateful to have had many opportunities thereafter to be cuddled by Tua Ee, being wrapped in safe and loving arms even when I'd become an adult.

Now that I'm a mother and aunt myself, I love giving cuddles too. And I'm so grateful that I will always be able to remember Tua Ee when I give someone I love a cuddle.

Thank you for being a joy and blessing to me, Tua Ee. I'll miss you, but I know I'll cuddle you again one day <3

Posted by Marianne Hui 04/02/2025

Dear family and friends of Christine,

I knew Christine through her time working for the publishing company Longmans. She worked with my husband - Neil. I met Christine through various social work functions over the years at Longmans. Christine was always generous with her time, kind and greeted you with a welcoming and infectious smile that made you feel at ease. Neil mentioned to me that Christine was one of his best secretaries, sad to see her leave but equally glad to hear her start her family. I know that Christine will be remembered and missed by her family very much as a devoted wife and mother , grandmother and friend to all that knew her. She was always a friend to me and my own family. We will always remember and miss you Christine.

With much love and condolences to your family.

Josephine Ryan

Posted by Josephine Ryan 03/02/2025

Dear Christine was the friendliest, wisest, kindest person. She welcomed me into her home snd heart. Although she would never presume to be a leader she had a way of getting people involved and checking they were going well. She was a beacon of love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity, meekness and self-control. Enter into your rest, good and faithful one 😊.

Posted by Mary Grace 03/02/2025

Christine, even tho we only met a couple of times, there was always such Brightness shining from within you...even in the last time last November when I am so very thankful to have been able to travel with Shirley to visit southern Cousins. 

And meet with Cliff for grand tours of Parliament House, the Treasury Museum, a special time with St Mark's folks worshipping, and such a pleasure to visit Christine with Cliff and Shirley over lunch in the Rehab Centre. What a galant lady that has now entered Heaven, her eternal rest.

Posted by Helen Schache, Queensland 03/02/2025

Tribute to Christine

I first met Christine and Vera in the 1975 when Molly and I went on holiday to the Philippines and ever since we have remained good friends and we will meet as often as we can and whenever Christine returns to Singapore from Australia after she migrated and got married to Cliff.  All the gatherings over the years will be our fond memories of her. 

Christine and I were the only two in our group of 4 who got married and had our children who were about the same age. I remembered she visited my house in the 1980s with her 2 children, Daryl and Kevin when they were toddlers and our 4 children played together. My family also visited Christine in Melbourne in 2004 and we stayed in the Hawkins' house. I recalled Kevin had to give up his bunk bed for the 4 of us. 

The last I saw Christine and Cliff was in January 2020 in Melbourne and Christine hosted a lunch for me. She was as cheerful as ever and full or energy. 

Christine had always been a strong and decisive person and it's a testimony of her strength that her 2 children have grown up to be successful in their own fields.

It's sad to know that she will no longer be with us physically, but rest assured she will be in our hearts forever. 

Love to Christine and may she rest in eternal peace. 

Emily

3 Feb 2025

 

Posted by Emily Lai 03/02/2025

Christine, you are the angel in my life.

We first met on Christmas Eve, 2015, at St. Martin’s Church. I was a new face in a new city, holding my son’s hand, unsure of what lay ahead. And then there was you—warm, smiling, welcoming. You saw me, truly saw me, and without hesitation, you opened your heart. The next day, you invited us to Christmas lunch, where my husband and I met the kindest souls, people who would become part of our journey. That was the first time Melbourne felt like home. It was because of you that we decided to move here the following year. And when we did, in June 2016, you made sure we had a home to step into—helping us secure a rental house, making sure we landed softly in this new place. I will never forget the warmth of the heating in that home on that cold winter night—it was more than warmth; it was love, the kind you so effortlessly gave.

Christine, you loved life and lived it so freely. Even after that first Christmas, our friendship continued to blossom. I remember how excited you were when you and Cliff visited China, my home city of Shanghai. You explored every corner like a child on an adventure, eager to absorb every story, every flavor, every piece of culture. You marveled at the wonders of Chinese medicine, indulged in massages, and bought gifts for everyone you loved. You were the one who taught me that Chinese art chopsticks make the best souvenirs—since then, I have carried that wisdom with me, just as I carry so many pieces of you. You knew China better than I did in some ways, because you saw it with fresh, curious eyes.

You were a fighter, Christine. I never once heard you complain about your health. Instead, your home was always full of friends, your arms always open to those in need. You guided Pakistani students, helped new immigrant families from China settle in, and gave them the same warmth you gave me. You showed me where to find the taste of home when I was homesick. You taught me how to hunt for a good second-hand car, how to breathe new life into old furniture, how to love orchids for their elegance and resilience. That was you—strong, graceful, full of quiet wisdom.

The last time I saw you, on Monday in the hospital, you told me you believed you had another year. “One week is nonsense,” you said, smiling. We flipped through your photo album, reliving moments of joy, of adventure, of love. You were always radiant, always elegant, just like the orchids you adored. Before I left, you gave me a bunch of orchids—your blessing and reminder to us: to live fully and find beauty even in the toughest times. 

 

Christine, you taught me how to be a good mother. How to be a kind person. How to embrace life with an open heart.  

We wrote this song Orchid Angel to hornor your strength, love and grace. You are, and always will be, the Orchid Angel in our family life. 

With love and gratitude,

Jennifer with Adam & Bruce

 

Posted by Jennifer, Adam and Bruce 02/02/2025

Do not stand at my grave and weep

I am not there. I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circled flight.

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry;

I am not there. I did not die.

- Mary Elizabeth Frye

Posted by Anonymous 02/02/2025

Celebrating the life of Christine Hawkins. A memorial service will be held at St Mark's Forest Hill at 10am Tuesday 4 February.
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Posted by Hawkins Family 02/02/2025