But instead of introducing the two, Mrs Gurr's niece Carolyn Evans, of Banks, and her daughter Crystal Tunningley – along with baby Austin Tunningley – are now preparing to make the trip to Queensland for her funeral.
A day after receiving the news of Austin's arrival, Mrs Gurr was caught in the horror floods that tore through the small Queensland community.
Ms Evans said her elderly aunt had been the last living member of her mother's generation of five sisters. While her name has not yet been officially released by authorities as a casualty of the floods, her son has identified her body.
"I was the last person who spoke to her," Ms Evans said. "She was so thrilled. We were planning to go and see her in July when it wouldn't be too hot with the new baby."
During that phone call, Mrs Gurr who lived on her own, disclosed that she was worried about the height of nearby Sandy Creek.
She was worried about the creek after a bus she was on with other senior citizens became stuck there earlier in the week, but did not imagine for one moment that a tidal wave would come through about 24 hours later, Ms Evans said.
She urged Mrs Gurr to call her son, Andrew, and ask to be picked up. ''She said she didn't want to bother anyone.''
Mrs Gurr's body was discovered by SES workers on Monday night.
''Andrew was at the evacuation centre all day Tuesday . . . he was asking 'Has anyone seen my Mum?' and they finally informed him they had found her.
For more on this story, see the print edition of today's Sunday Canberra Times
Source: The Canberra Times
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