Premier Daniel Andrews made the offer and the family of the late singer, who died of a long-standing lung condition, accepted it late on Sunday. | By Carolyn Webb and Rachel Eddie vale judithdurham CarolynAnneWebb heyracheddie
The family of Judith Durham, legendary singer of the Seekers, have accepted an offer from Premier Daniel Andrews of a state funeral, as fans across the world took to social media to express their sadness and share memories.
An earlier tweet said: “Her memory will not only live on in her numerous hit songs, but in the hearts of generations of Victorians and Australians.” He said when they first met, Durham was “bold as brass”, asking when he would come and hear her sing, but also “very cute, very sweet”.Sheehan remembered Durham “sitting at the piano and singing”. She said Durham was a positive and loving person, who would end conversations by saying “I love you”.“Her beautiful, crystalline voice was the naive but knowing siren song of my childhood.”
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