Public service to remember Helen KellyStuff.co.nz Looking back on the life of trade union leader and medical marijuana campaigner Helen Kelly, who has died of cancer. A civic memorial service to remember Helen Kelly as a "great fighter" will be held in Wellington. Lester says the service will give the community a chance to remember "a great fighter, a great campaigner for workers' rights, a great Wellingtonian. MAARTEN HOLL/FAIRFAX NZ Helen Kelly will be remembered as a "great fighter, a great campaigner for workers' rights". READ MORE:* Obituary: Union leader Helen Kelly* Helen Kelly: A leader who inspired* Helen Kelly: My back is broken and I only have months left to liveThe union stalwart died of lung cancer in Wellington on Friday morning, aged 52.

Source: Stuff October 15, 2016 03:19 UTC