MEMORIAL TRIBUTES 

“I met ivana once and she was so lovely and caring of others, even though she didn't know me personally she offered and drove me home after work one day because it was 'too hot to walk'. “

“She was such a caring person I remember when I was pregnant with my son every time she would see me she would stop just to feel my belly and say hi to him” 

“I hope it helps in any way to know that there are surely others like me who will always remember Ivana as a huge ball of joy and a very loyal friend.”

“Ivana was such a wonderful person. I worked with her and she was such a good friend and made work fun. When they moved her, I almost didnt feel like coming to work because it was no longer fun. She's made such a positive impact in my life and I will always remember her spirit.”

“I went to school with Ivana, she was such a bright, talented, lovely and beautiful girl, she used to be the light of our year level.”

“I met Ivana last year at uni, and I'm absolutely dreading starting back this year and not having the one person in the classroom that made everyone laugh and feel welcome. Uni was hard for most of us last year, but she always made it better. Our class will never be the same without her.“

“We will all miss ivana and her crazy dancing self. She was a massive part of our little work family. She will forever be loved and missed.” 

“She was my first and only UNI friend for the first couple of weeks, she was the only person who bought me a birthday present and I'm not sure if you remember, but Ivana gave me her log book. Literally without her I wouldn't have my red P's”

“The teachers were so sad to hear about Ivana. We all had a soft spot for her and were so proud of her when she graduated high school. A student who had a big heart and matured into a beautiful young women in front of our eyes.”

“She was truly loved by everyone she met and came in contact with and i feel blessed to have known her for only a few months. She always seemed to put a smile on everyone's face when you seen her.”

“I wasn't the happiest kid in my primary school years and I didn't have a whole bunch of friends so I used to look forward every week to tennis lessons when I could spend an hour with Ivana and have fun with her. She really was so special in that she had this kind of humour where anything and everything could be funny and she used to make us both laugh non-stop. I remember her telling me about her tap-dancing lessons and showing me one of her routines, smiling the whole way through. She used to make those tennis lessons the highlight of my week and I loved laughing and joking with her.”

“I've had too many countless laughs with her, she was always the person to make a whole crowd laugh even if they were down. The thing I loved upon many reasons about Ivana was she never let anyone stand all over her, she would outspeak the loudest and fight the toughest. She held herself with such pride and a heart of gold”