Fiona was born in in Sheffield, England and migrated to Australia with her
family as a 7 year old child. Her father, a chemist and later Anglican minister,
first settled in Adelaide and after a few years went to Hobart Tasmania where
the family still lives, although Fiona, her husband David, and their daughter
Amy, lived the last 10 years of Fiona's life in Canberra, the nation's capital.
Always a lover of nature, with her compassionate nature Fiona soon
drifted into nursing. Unfortunately a tragic accident meant she was forced to
leave her profession and she remained in severe pain for the rest of her life.
She was drawn to metaphysics including astrology. and through her astrology
studies she met the love of her life, David Targett. The two of them very
quickly became astrological forces to be reckoned with. Fiona's compassionate
approach made her a popular counsellor, and the combined prodigious knowledge of
she and David meant they quickly became the only teachers of astrology in
Tasmania to go to if you wished to learn astrology.
Also community
minded, it wasn't long before Fiona began to work tirelessly for the Australian
astrological community serving for several years on both the local association
committee and the National committee of the Federation of Australian
Astrologers. For many years she served as an Examiner on the National Exam
Board, the qualifying body of the FAA and was a lecturer at FAA conferences.
She was co-convenor of a very successful FAA conference in Hobart, a major
contributing factor in helping the FAA back onto its financial feet after a
significant financial problem.
In 2000 Fiona was struck down by a very
aggressive breast cancer. She undertook radical treatment and unfortunately,
between the cancer treatment and her ever present severe back pain, she had to
virtually retire from much of her active astrology work. After five years it
appeared she had beaten the breast cancer, and had begun to work and live and
enjoy her life all over again, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer
metastases in the liver. Sadly, her body already severely weakened by all she
had endured, from this one, she could not recover.
The Australian
astrology community mourns one of its most popular and finest
astrologers.
On a personal note, Fiona was a dear and close friend of
mine as well as a colleague. Although several years younger, and with far more
problems than I ever had, she unfailingly gave of her love and support, not only
to me but to anyone who needed it, all without complaint. She will always have a
special place in my heart.
BIRTH AND DEATH DATA:
Source: Husband, Dave Targett and Birth records
BIRTH: 3 July 1957
Fiona was born at 5.10 am - hospital clock birth time recorded in her birth
record
DEATH: 15 February 2007
Time of death was 8.50am - according to the clock on my phone.