GEOFFREY STRICKLAND & TAPITA, PIRA STRICKLAND

From England’s Shores, A Journey Began Geoffrey, George Strickland, Seeking A New Plan AI-TU-TA-KI’S Beauty Captured his Heart With TA-PI-TA and PEE-RA, A Family to Start Five Children with TA-PI-TA, Love did Abound Annie, Charles, Edward, John and Lily Roots In the Ground— PEE-RA’S Love , Brought more Blessings on Time ME-NO-RA, TE-AU-PO-TO, TE-A-RI-KI, HO-SE-A NGA-TA-MA-INE— A Family Rhyme Ten Plus Generations, Strong and True Strickland Roots, Run Deep, In Cook Islands, too From RA-RO-TONGA to Melbourne’s Shore Family Ties, Forever, More We Gather here, In unity and Pride Celebrating Our Past, Our Future Inside Honoring Elders, Guiding our Youth Strickland Family, Let’s Celebrate! Let’s Heal- Welcome to Melbourne, 2027 The Place to Be! A Re—Union to Remember, Just Begun! Just Begun—