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Sylvia Mary Ellen Fausett (4 April 1933 – 4 July 2024) was a New Zealand community worker. She was awarded a New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal, and in 1999 was appointed as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the community.
Career
Fausett was born in 1933. Fausett had two children, and became involved as a volunteer in a number of organisations through her children's activities. She was involved in Panmure Citizen's Advice Bureau, Plunket, Girl Guides, the creche at Howick Recreation Centre, and was both a committee member and chair of the Howick Road Activity Centre. The centre hosted after school activities, although it began as a drop-in centre formed by Fausett. Fausett chaired the Mt Wellington Senior Citizen's Trust for ten years. Fausett also volunteered in educational activities such as Ministry of Education-funded programmes to improve numeracy and literacy, and was Tamaki Intermediate Music School supervisor for twenty years. Fausett was the chair of the board of trustees for Tamaki Intermediate School and Tamaki College.
Personal life
Fausett was married to her husband Robin for 68 years. She died in Auckland on 4 July 2024, aged 91.
Honours and awards
Fausett was awarded a New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal in 1993. The medals were awarded to people who had made a significant contribution to women's rights or women's issues in New Zealand. In the 2000 New Year Honours Fausett was appointed as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the community. In 2005 she was one of six people to be awarded a Mayor's Living Legend Award by Dick Hubbard.