Shirley Lowy, the wife of billionaire Westfield founder Sir Frank Lowy, has died in Israel after a long battle with illness.
Shirley Lowy, the wife of billionaire Westfield founder Sir Frank Lowy, has died in Israel after a long battle with illness.
The family revealed her passing, which occurred on December 9, in a statement released on Saturday night.
“It is with deepest sorrow that we confirm the passing of Shirley Lowy, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother-in-law and great grandmother,” the family said.
“She passed away peacefully at the age of 86, in Tel Aviv, comforted in her last days by her husband, Frank, and her closest family including sons David, Peter and Steven.”
Lady Lowy, who married Sir Frank in 1954, was there at the foundations of Westfield, which transformed shopping in Australia with its American-style malls.
“Her loss to us is immense and will be deeply felt forever. While she never sought a role in our family’s involvement in corporate life, she provided the secure base on which it was built. She kept us conscious of the most important things in life,” the family added.
“We will always honour her memory and take some small comfort in the fact that the good she did touched thousands of lives.”
The Lowys had moved to Tel Aviv, Israel, in their twilight years, with Sir Frank selling Westfield for $33 billion in 2017.
Read the article by Stephen Drill in The Daily Telegraph.