'An amazing woman with a 静かに remarkable life': 夜明け French 支払う／賃金s 尊敬の印 to her mother Roma

By Emily Sheridan

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Comedienne 夜明け French has paid 尊敬の印 to her 'most amazing' mother に引き続いて her death last month.

The Vicar Of Dibley 星／主役にする, 54, was heartbroken when Felicity 'Roma' French died in Devon 老年の 77.

夜明け had put her career on 持つ／拘留する in 最近の months to care for the charity boss.

'Amazing': Dawn French's mother Roma, pictured at her charity Hamoaze House in 2010, died in March aged 77

'Amazing': 夜明け French's mother Roma, pictured at her charity Hamoaze House in 2010, died in March 老年の 77

Roma 設立するd several 麻薬 and alcohol rehab centres, 含むing Trevi House in Plymouth and was considered an important 人物／姿／数字 in 麻薬 eduction.

Speaking for the first time since her death a few weeks ago, 夜明け told the Daily Mirror: 'My mum was the most amazing woman, who had a 静かに remarkable life but helped many, many people.

'If I had even a ４半期/4分の1 of my mother’s strength I’d be 極端に 感謝する. That would get me through, most certainly.'

While 夜明け 収容する／認めるs she was 類似の in facial features to her mother, they had very different personalities.

Mother's pride: Dawn remained close to her mother throughout her successful, busy career

Mother's pride: 夜明け remained の近くに to her mother throughout her successful, busy career

述べるing Roma as 'very gentle', 夜明け 譲歩するs she has a 'shorter temper'.

夜明け paid 尊敬の印 to her mother as she 開始する，打ち上げるd a 一連の short films featuring Olympians and their mothers.

London 2012 sponsors Procter & 賭事 have created 50 文書のs with mothers of famous 競技者s telling their stories of raising Olympians.

夜明け, who has a daughter Billie, 20, with ex-husband Lenny Henry, 反映するd: 'It is 特に poignant to be talking about mothering 権利 now.

'Everything in my life has been 延期するd by my mum's illness so I 港／避難所’t been able to concentrate on anything at all. But this felt 権利.'

Roma spent １０年間s of her life helping （麻薬）常用者s find sobriety, in particular young mothers struggling with 麻薬 乱用.

She opened Trevi House in Plymouth in 1993 after realising there was a gap in services for 扱う／治療するing mothers with 実体 問題／発行するs.

Have a heart: Dawn with some of the Olympian mothers launching the 'Thank you, mum' campaign last week

Have a heart: 夜明け with some of the Olympian mothers 開始する，打ち上げるing the 'Thank you, mum' （選挙などの）運動をする last week

She went on to co-設立する Hamoaze House with （頭が）ひょいと動く Underwood in 1998.

夜明け is 現在／一般に dating 示す Bignell - who is 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある of Hamoaze House.

Roma was also a 顧問 to the 労働 政府 when Mo Mowlam was the 麻薬 tsar.

夜明け said: 'She raised money and opened lots of centres and rehabs, 容易にするing help for people with 麻薬 and alcohol problems, 特に young women.

'She just did it very, very 静かに and helped a lot of people.'

Roma is also 生き残るd by her son, 夜明け's older brother Gary.

夜明け's father 否定するs committed 自殺 in 1976 when the actress was 19.

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