Belagavi :

Yvonne Lomax (65) known as Mother Teresa of Belagavi was died at the private hospital here on Tuesday. She was running ashram ‘Jesus Cares’ , a home for homeless and destitute at Ganeshpur here.

State government respected considering her outstanding social work just on Sunday at Bengaluru, on the eve of International Women’s Day. Because of she was admitted in hospital, her aides had received the award. She breathed her last due to severe asthmatic attack at noon.

Yvonne who completed her SSLC from ST Joseph Convent here in 1966 worked as an airhostess for some time. She had got married to an Australian who was an army officer and settled at Goa.

After death of her husband, Yvonne shifted back to Belagavi and started an ashram about 30 years ago. She had given shelter for about 5000 destitute, nursed the patients and even buried the dead inmates. She used to spend almost all the money for the ashram which she used to get from the pension of the late husband.

At present about 50 inmates are taking shelter at her two ashrams at Ganeshpur and Saraswati Nagar on Ganeshpur road. Yvonne is survived by a daughter and brother.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Hubballi / by Ravindra Uppar, TNN / March 10th, 2015