Basketball Victoria would like to extend its condolences to the Snell family and all involved at Mirboo North Basketball and the community following the passing of Bernice Snell.
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Bernice, an incredibly active community member who passed away suddenly on Sunday morning.
An integral part of basketball in Mirboo North, Bernice was the associations secretary from 1987 till her retirement in the role in 2006, a 20 year period that saw the association flourish.
Retirement is not quite the right word as she continued to be involved right through scoring, umpiring, coaching, chaired the associations AGM’s and made sure the committee was set up for the next season and worked with Basketball Victoria this year to ensure volunteers in her area were recognised.
Bernice was also the ‘Stadium person’ and was always on hand to ensure that the stadium was ready to go and basketball could happen. The National High Performance program of the day was NITP and for many years, Bernice made sure that it had a home in Gippsland at the Mirboo North Stadium and worked with Country HP Coaches such as Mike McHugh, Peter Lonergan and others to ensure her stadium was open and available for local NITP sessions.
Bernice was all about community, particularly through her dedication and commitment to many sporting organisations and committees in the town. Bernice spent countless hours volunteering on many committees of which the community continue to reap the benefits of. There isn’t a sporting association that Bernice didn’t support and offer guidance, as her years of expertise, wisdom, sense of fairness and wanting kids to succeed was second to none.
Thank you, Bernice, for everything you did for your community and especially basketball, we are indebted to you.
Our condolences to all, particularly Matt, Belinda, Luke, Lauren and families
A Funeral Service (Prayers) for Bernice will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Ridgway Street, Mirboo North on FRIDAY Sept. 9, 2022 commencing 10.00am. The Funeral will leave at the conclusion of the Service for the Mirboo North Cemetery. This Service will be livestreamed, to view please click the link: https://streaming.naoca.com.au/e/d118e9e8-201e-4985-be37-88bf2db2c79a?pin=9933
RIP Bernice.
