Wonderful Presence "Some people have a wonderful presence which they carry with them wherever they go. Marysia was one of those and it's so typical that she left us as she did - in the kindest way possible. Pete's partner for many years, Helen, was our daughter and she loved Marysia right from the start, She loved her for her tolerance of other people, her musical, literary and arts appreciation, but most of all, I suppose, for their shared love of Pete. We spent a short holiday with them once at Glenthorne, the Quaker retreat in the Lake District. Marysia loved the people there straight away and fell into a quiet Quaker lifestyle so easily, joining in with the communal and literary activities. She told me how much she had enjoyed it every time we met afterwards. We shall miss her clipped English voice on the phone where we had kept in touch ever since"