Lowitja O Donoghue was known as Lois O’Donoghue and Lois Smart. She was an Australian public administrator and Indigenous rights advocate.
From 1990 to 1996, she served as the first chairperson of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC). Additionally, she served as patron of the Lowitja Institute, a research institute dedicated to the health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Who was Dr Lowitja O Donoghue Husband?
Lowitja O Donoghue was a married woman. Lowitja O Donoghue husband was Gordon Smart. He was a medical orderly at the Repatriation Hospital.
Lowitja O Donoghue and Gordon Smart married in 1979 and they first met in 1964. Lowitja O Donoghue and Gordon Smart has no children together.
Gordon Smart has six children from a previous marriage. Gordon died in 1991 or 1992.
When did Lowitja O Donoghue died?
Recently, Lowitja O’Donoghue died on 4 February 2024 in Adelaide, South Australia at the age of 91. News of Lowitja O’Donoghue’s death was announced by her family in a statement.
The Lowitja Institute announced her death on Sunday. A pioneering leader in Aboriginal advancement and recognition campaigns, O’Donoghue was a “formidable leader who was never afraid to listen, speak and act”
“Yankunytjatjara woman, Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue AC CBE DSG, aged 91, died peacefully on Sunday 4 February 2024 on Kaurna Country in Adelaide, South Australia, with her immediate family by her side,” Deb Edwards, O’Donoghue’s niece, said in the statement.
“Our Aunty and Nana was the matriarch of our family, whom we have loved and looked up to our entire lives. We adored and admired her when we were young and have grown up full of never-ending pride as she became one of the most respected and influential Aboriginal leaders this country has ever known.”
My statement on the passing of Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue. pic.twitter.com/YEvO87AuqX
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) February 4, 2024
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