Lyn Bye
Lyn Bye
Board member
Lyn Bye is a dedicated leader who truly understands the needs of war widows and veterans’ families. As the Coordinator for the Laurieton War Widows Social Club, she handles everything from secretarial duties to organising social outings.
Lyn’s husband of 35 years was a Vietnam veteran and served the Australian Army for six years in the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. The enjoyed a wonderful life together raising three children prior to his sudden passing. This personal journey has instilled in Lyn a deep understanding of the unique emotional and practical needs that war widows and veterans’ families face.
After relocating to the NSW mid north coast in 2014, Lyn was approached by Legacy to become a Torchbearer. Torchbearers fundraise for war widows in the Port Macquarie Hastings area and Lyn has since gained valuable experience with responsibilities as Vice President. Through this experience, Lyn has made many new friends and was invited to join the Laurieton War Widows Social Club.
This group of ladies range from World War I through to Vietnam war widows supporting each other through companionship and community. As Coordinator, Lyn enjoys her responsibilities which span secretarial, treasury, welfare and social outing arrangements.
Since joining these organisations almost 5 years ago, Lyn has been committed to supporting war widows through advocacy, fundraising and community building.
Lyn-Anne has experience with future planning, fundraising and as a Social Club Coordinator.