Royal & Ancient Captain's Daughter Killed In Sydney Siege
/According to Liz Burke and Emma Reynolds reporting from Sydney, one of the two hostages killed in the siege on a cafe where they'd been held hostage was barrister Katrina Dawson, mother of three.
Dawson is the daughter of recently-selected Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews Captain Sandy Dawson. Deepest condolensces to Mr. Dawson and family in this truly horrific time.
According to Sharri Markson in The Australian, "Dawson had been having coffee with a colleague from Eight Selborne, a friend who is understand to be about midway through her pregnancy."
**The Royal and Ancient Golf Club sent this message to his members:
It is with great shock and sadness that the Club has learnt of the news that
Katrina Dawson, daughter of immediate Past Captain Sandy Dawson, was one of
the two hostages who died in the widely reported Sydney cafe siege. Katrina
was 38 years old, married with three young children, and a highly respected
barrister.
At this unimaginably difficult time for Sandy and Jane Dawson, their sons
Sandy and Angus, Katrina’s husband Paul Smith and children Chloe, Oliver
and Sasha, and everyone closely connected with the family, the thoughts and
prayers of the Club are with them all.
In a statement released the family has said “We are shocked and devastated
by the tragic and senseless death of our darling Katrina. She was an amazing
woman and the most loving and loved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt,
in-law and blessed with a wonderful circle of friends and colleagues. We
would like to thank everyone who has provided support and wishes over the
past 48 hours and ask that we be allowed to support each other in private.”
