Words are "utterly inadequate" to describe the shock and devastation of the family of Redland Bay grandmother Rhonda Lofting who died in a recent car crash on Finucane Road, Alexandra Hills.
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Son Jordan said his mother would be remembered as a kind and compassionate woman who always put the happiness and well-being of her family ahead of her own.
"We live in a cruel universe," Jordan said.
"The randomness of the split-second that the collision occurred is maddening. Words are utterly inadequate."
Mrs Lofting, who worked part-time as a receptionist for a Victoria Point doctor, was on her way to join friends for a weekly craft gathering when she was killed just after 1.30pm on Thursday.
Paramedics gave her CPR at the scene but she was unable to be resuscitated.
The second car's occupants were taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital and were later charged over the crash.
Troy Anthony Weston, 40, appeared briefly in court last week charged with manslaughter, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and failing to stop for police.
A 27-year-old Alexandra Hills woman was charged with one count of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on September 22.
Her son Jordan, who lives at Victoria Point and works for Energex, was attending a job in Alexandra Hills when his mother was killed.
Her daughter, Stephanie Lofting, was still in shock after having flown back to the Redlands from her home in London on Friday night to be alongside her three brothers.
Mrs Lofting's ex-husband, Erik Lofting, flew back to Redlands from his home in Bali on Friday.
Family and friends said Mrs Lofting was a doting grandmother, mother and sister who was always willing to step in to care for her five grandchildren.
She would regularly drive them to and from school at Faith kindy at Victoria Point on Thursdays and sometimes the kids would go with her to craft meetings.
She was a long-time resident and active community member of the Redlands after moving to the area 45 years ago from Innisfail in Far North Queensland.
