A lollipop lady who spent 20 years working for one Merseyside school had a secret that no one knew.
Faye Healey spent a large part of her life working for St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School in Litherland where she watched two generations of children grow up. From making sure they crossed the road safely to handing out lollipops on children's birthdays, she was adored by those that saw her twice a day.
Despite hundreds of people coming to know Faye over the years, there was one thing that the majority of people never knew - she had fled her home country of Poland when she was just 11. Faye had been put on a train headed for England when World War II began, with her Jewish family thinking it was best she was nowhere to be seen when Nazi Germany invaded the neighbouring country.
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Faye died in April 2020 at the age of 90, but now St Elizabeth's has remembered her with a portrait on Holocaust Memorial Day. As children gathered in the assembly hall, the beautifully painted portrait was unveiled as the school came together to remember those who died.
Speaking before the ceremony, Yvonne Callaghan, Faye's daughter, told the ECHO: "It's nice and there's the importance of educating children about what happened but to have the personal involvement of it all is amazing. It's such a shame that my mum's not here today to see it all.
"She used to love going round to schools and speaking to children about the history of it all."
Ken Bulger, the organiser of the service, said: "It seems to have grown out of all proportion. It started with one good idea and I'm so grateful. I'm just thrilled that it's taken off like this and we can engage with the community.
"Teachers here knew Faye and some of them remember her from when they were younger. They had no idea that she was a holocaust survivor."
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