LEO: The first 90 years

Leo Christie’s life story brings together insights from his meandering and successful career, Greek heritage, enduring friendships and family life for an inspiring read that is brimming with wisdom. This document was developed with notes and resources provided by Leo, extensive interviews with him, and comprehensive research, before being edited and approved Leo.

Testimonial: "What started as a discussion after dinner one evening has turned into a lovely experience with Caitlin documenting my life story. On that evening my wife’s sister, brother-in-law, and Caitlin asked about my life, to which I spoke for about an hour and a half. To my surprise, my sister-in-law said, ‘You should document this Leo!' Subsequently, Caitlin helped me document my story. Over the years I had started to write notes about my history through various attempts. Caitlin flew from Melbourne to Sydney on several occasions to conduct further interviews and review the structure she had pieced together with my notes. During interviews my recollections were discussed expanded and thoroughly documented. Caitlin’s documentation of my story is very impressive and I have found this process a wonderful experience. I have remembered lots that thought I had forgotten: events worth mentioning that otherwise would have remained forgotten. I have very little knowledge of my father‘s past. I did not ask questions while he was with us. My advice to everyone would be to ask your parents or other living relatives questions about your family's past which will be forgotten unless documented. Without Caitlin‘s drive, patience and intelligent comments my story would never have been told.”

Leo’s life story was developed into a 60-page document detailing the first 90 years of his life, accompanied by relevant photography. If you have a life story you would like told, I have various approaches and can tailor the process to your needs and budget.