Honour for car victim

PAM Larkins has been hailed as a powerhouse with a wicked sense of humour.

The South Arm woman died in a car crash at Sandford last week.

The 83- year- old’s service to the Liberal Party was recognised at the weekend when Prime Minister Scott Morrison presented her a posthumous meritorious award at the party’s Tasmanian State Council.

A POWERHOUSE with a wicked sense of humour is how Pam Larkins is being remembered as the South Arm community comes to terms with losing an active and respected member of the district.

Mrs Larkins, 83, lost her life in a road crash at Sandford last month.

Her funeral is being held in North Hobart on Tuesday.

She was a member of the South Arm Community Centre and ran the community market for a number of years.

She was also a member of the South Arm RSL sub- branch along with her late husband Morris, and Pam could be found every November selling poppies.

Mrs Larkins and her service to the Liberal Party was recognised at the weekend when Prime Minister Scott Morrison gave her a posthumous meritorious award at the party’s Tasmanian State Council.

It was the second award the Lindisfarne branch member had received. She was also recognised by former PM John Howard.

Brigette Metzler, the youngest of Mrs Larkins’s seven daughters, said she had spent the day with her mother before learning of the road tragedy on South Arm Road.

“We had a nice time together and a hug goodbye and then she had dinner with her friends at the RSL before she headed home,” Ms Metzler said.

She described her mother as a vibrant person who affected many lives.

“She had lots of ‘ adopted’ children and a policy that if anyone needed a bed or a meal they were always welcome at our place,” she said.

“Mum was one of those who supported the idea that if you believe in something you do something about it not just talk. She and Dad had so much energy.

“She had some recent heartache with my sister dying of breast cancer and Dad’s long illness and death but she kept on keeping on.”

President of the South Arm Residents Association Kerry Scambler said Pam was “a real doer, someone who just got things done”.

“We are struggling with the fact she has gone so suddenly,” she said.