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Sheila WHITE

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Sheila WHITE + Robert John “Jack” POWELL (1913 - 2015)

m. 1943 Robert John “Jack” POWELL (1913 - 2015) at Dublin, Ireland

Near Relatives of Sheila WHITE
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Robert Henry POWELL	1866	Toomevara, Tipperary, Ireland	1957	Toomervara, Nenagh, Tipperary, Ireland	91
Mother in Law	Ellen POWELL	1870		1972	Toomervara, Nenagh, Tipperary, Ireland	102
Self	Sheila WHITE
Husband	Robert John “Jack” POWELL	1913	Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	2015	Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	102
Sister in Law	Kathleen POWELL	1908	Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	2003	Sandymount, County Dublin, Ireland	95
Brother in Law	William Henry POWELL	1909	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1940	Toomevara, Tipperary, Ireland	31
Brother in Law	Ambrose POWELL	1911	Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	2003	Worthing, Sussex, England	92
Brother in Law	Caleb James POWELL	1912	Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

Events in Sheila WHITE's life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1943		Married Robert John “Jack” POWELL (aged 30)	Dublin, Ireland	See picture of marriage cert
2015		Death of husband Robert John “Jack” POWELL (aged 102)	Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	Note 1

Note 1: Trees https://rip.ie/death-notice/jack-ginger-powell-mrcvs-nenagh-tipperary/247389 The death has occurred of Jack (Ginger) Powell MRCVS Quarry Hill, Ballinaclough, Nenagh, Tipperary Jack (Ginger) Powell MRCVS Powell, Quarry Hill, Ballinaclough, Nenagh, Feb. 6th, 2015, peacefully, at Rivervale Nursing Home. Jack (Ginger) MRCVS in his 102nd year, beloved husband of the late Sheila. Deeply regretted by his loving sons Charles, John and Richard, daughter-in-law Mary, grandchildren Rebecca, Sarah, Richard and Nicole, nephews, nieces, carers Elizabeth, Jean and Liam, a host of family and many friends.The family would like to extend grateful thanks to the staff of Nenagh General Hospital. Reposing at his residence on Wednesday from 2pm to 6pm and again on Thursday from 2pm to 6pm. Reception into St. Mary's Church of Ireland, Nenagh, at 7pm. Funeral Service on Friday at 11am, followed by burial in Toomevara Church of Ireland Graveyard. Family flowers only. Donations, if desired, to Irish Guide Dogs Association. https://www.irishlifeandlore.com/product/jack-powell-age-94-debsborough-nenagh/ JACK POWELL, AGE 94, DEBSBOROUGH, NENAGH Jack Powell still works in his veterinary practice. I was very fortunate to meet this interesting man, whose life story was told to me chronologically from his earliest days. He qualified in 1936 and his first job was in an Equine Centre in Cambridgeshire. Soon afterwards he met his wife-to-be Sheila White, who was in the Forces during the Second World War, and who originally came from Liffeybank. They both left in 1943 on the Queen Elizabeth to go to train with the RAF in Canada. In 1947 he set up his veterinary practice in Nenagh. He spoke about the early days and how difficult the work was and the huge change in labour in the countryside when the grey Ferguson tractor arrived, which led to the demise of horses on farms. He spoke about this own grandfather, who helped the local people in Toomavara during the Famine, recounted his memories of the Troubles in the 1916-1922 period and he recalled the ‘Black’ Flu. All the members of his family contracted the flu except for himself. Jack’s own sense of well-being is very evident in his very alert state of mind. https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/jack-powell-75-years-a-vet-always-with-a-jack-russell-on-his-shoulder-1.2120185 Jack Powell: 75 years a vet, always with a Jack Russell on his shoulder Born: May 29th, 1913, died: February 6th, 2015 Sat, Feb 28, 2015, 01:01 Jack (Ginger) Powell, who has died at 101, was Europe’s longest-serving vet when he retired from practice after 75 years. Set in his ways when it came to cars, for the last 62 years he drove only Volkswagens, including the first Beetle in Nenagh in 1952 and bought a new one last year to celebrate his 100th birthday. When they look back on their childhood days, anyone who grew up on a farm around Nenagh in north Tipperary will remember him as the vet who always had an alert Jack Russell terrier, Trudy or Trixy, perched on his shoulder when he drove into the yard to treat an animal. Known in racing circles as a skilled equine vet, he had a great memory for pedigree and a special gift for dealing with difficult horses. A foal that he had bought for £400 went on to be a winner at the RDS Horse Show. Named Royal Frolic, he sold him to a British trainer and in 1976 he won in the Cheltenham Gold Cup by five lengths at odds of 14/1. Born on the family farm at Blean, not far from the village of Toomevara in the foothills of the Silvermine Mountains, Powell went to the local national school, followed by a year in Ballymackey Church of Ireland Diocesan School. His second-level education was at a boarding school in Sligo and in 1932 he went to veterinary college in Dublin, graduating in 1936. An extraordinary man by any standard, having milked his first cow at the age of five, he loved his job and had a genuine vocation for working with animals. Still practising after 75 years, he finally retired in 2011, a milestone marked by then President Mary McAleese with the presentation of a gold medal award as Europe’s longest-serving vet, a record unlikely to be broken. On qualifying in 1936, he went to England, taking up a post with the British ministry for agriculture. Involved with the first testing of animals for TB in 1938, he was also immersed in the 1937 foot-and-mouth epidemic. Astonishingly, he was also a pilot with the Canadian Air Force, serving as a flying instructor during the second World War. In 1943, he married his wife, Sheila, and in 1947 they returned to set up his practice in Nenagh. Looking back on the changing face of Ireland after a life which spanned the War of Independence, the Civil War and two World Wars, he recalled that land now fetching £20,000 an acre could be bought for as little as £10 an acre. “We had no electric light, no television, no motor car. We walked to school, regardless of weather. We walked the cattle to the fair and so, of course, the standard of living now is vastly superior to what it was 50 or 60 years ago. Everyone has 4x4s, faxes, telephones, all mod cons. Rural Ireland as I knew it has gone. I’m still part of it and I enjoy living in it, but small farmers have gone the same way small shopkeepers will disappear. One has to accept that changes are inevitable.” Predeceased by his wife, Sheila, Powell is survived by his sons Charles, John and Richard.

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