Rosemary Palmer was a driving force in continuing the expertise for dyslexia teaching children and adults. She was an exceptional woman.

Her passion for improving the lives of those she met was really powerful. Rosemary had a long association with Ealing Dyslexia Association, she knew the founding committee members, and was active promoting our work right up to the last week of her life. Through her work at Ealing we saw how unrelenting Rosemary could be in finding ways to reach out and try to make things better.

Rosemary had a group of pupils (yes at 89!) who were benefitting from her tutoring, and a long line of them. Not only was she active in teaching but she was still liaising with agencies to help parents looking for social and legal support. Rosemary founded a course for adults in Ealing, an extremely challenging task, where needs are so various yet urgent.

An excellent networker Rosemary maintained strong relationships with funders, local organisations and anyone who could help the cause! She was also very good at encouraging us with her praise and enthusiasm. Rosemary was the power behind the regeneration of our website and supported our efforts on Facebook, having no fear of new technology. We don’t think she had fear of anything!

Rosemary, thank you for all you have achieved, you are sadly missed. We will continue to provide services to support those affected by dyslexia in Ealing, and your drive and energy will be in our minds as we do it.