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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Rhonda McCoy

The moment I knew: he took me to the crematorium to ‘meet his mum’. It was so personal and loving

Rhonda McCoy and Keith at home in their kitchen.
‘He was always laughing and making me laugh’: Rhonda McCoy and Keith at home in their kitchen. Photograph: Rhonda McCoy

I met Keith at the first dance I ever went to at Pioneer Hall in Wollongong, when I was 14.

A blond-haired boy in jeans and a bright white penguin T-shirt sauntered over to me and asked me to dance. We danced together for the rest of the night,then he walked me into town and bought me a milkshake.

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