It has been a couple of months since our event A Sunset Soiree. The event was a great success and we’d like to thank everyone for turning up.
The success of the event – in fact, the very decision to stage the event – was in large part due to the work of a very special person named Zoe Belle. Sadly, Zoe passed away suddenly on the 14th of January before she could attend the soiree or any of the other Midsumma Festival events that she played such a vital role on.
After Zoe passed away, we sent out a notice to members of our e-mailing list. We have also decided to publish this notice on our website as an ongoing tribute to Zoe.
In Memory of Zoe Belle: A Notice from Friday 18 January 2008
Dear ButchFemmeTrans Melbourne mailing members
We are writing to inform you of some very sad news. Zoe Belle, a regular attendee of our events, passed away suddenly on Monday night.
As well as attending almost all of our events, Zoe was a great supporter of ButchFemmeTrans Melbourne in other respects. In fact, it is due to her initiative that ButchFemmeTrans Melbourne is staging its biggest event yet – the forthcoming Sunset Soiree cocktail party for Midsumma. As a Midsumma committee member, it was Zoe who approached our group to ask if we would be interested in staging an event for the festival.
More recently, Zoe had already committed to attend the Soiree. On Sunday the 27th of January, we will miss her presence very much and we will also raise a glass to toast in her honour.
While the news of Zoe’s passing is very sad indeed, one of our final memories of Zoe is something that makes us smile. In December, Zoe attended the ButchFemmeTrans Melbourne End of Year Picnic. A highlight of the picnic was the appearance of a sleazy butch Santa. A range of picnickers were taking turns to sit on Santa’s lap. After some friendly cajoling to warm Santa’s lap, Zoe decided to be a good sport and to have a turn. She pulled some funny faces as she sat on Santa’s lap and we all applauded her.
May you rest in peace, Zoe.
Love
ButchFemmeTrans Melbourne
