GOD LOOKED AROUND HIS GARDEN AND HE FOUND AN EMPTY SPACE HE THEN LOOKED DOWN UPON THE EARTH AND SAW YOUR TIRED FACE HE PUT HIS ARMS AROUND YOU AND LIFTED YOU TO REST GODS GARDEN MUST BE BEAUTIFUL HE ONLY TAKES THE BEST HE KNEW THAT YOU WERE SUFFERING HE KNEW YOU WERE IN PAIN HE KNEW THAT YOU WOULD NEVER BE WELL ON THIS EARTH AGAIN HE SAW THE ROAD WAS GETTING ROUGH THAT THE HILLS WERE HARD TO CLIMB SO HE CLOSED YOUR WEARY EYELIDS AND WHISPERED "PEACE BE THINE" IT BROKE OUR HEARTS TO LOSE YOU BUT YOU DIDNT GO ALONE FOR PART OF ME WENT WITH YOU THE DAY GOD CALLED YOU HOME ALL MY LOVE RAEGAN XOXOXOXOXOX

Nan was always the one who made everyone smile if they were down and even if she doesnt make us happy she always says somthing outrageous that made us giggle...Nan was always happy even when she was in hospital...Nan loved us gran-children with her own heart and i am sure that each and everyone of us has a special memory, and my memory of nan will always be of our talks about her dolls and nan teaching me how to knit. My bedroom is filled with items i have gotten from nan such as dolls, watches, the crystal set that nan had given my mother, and many other things that have there own little story. I will miss her very much and nan will always have a special place in my heart. I would really love to thank everyone for doing there own little part at the funeral, it was something I will remember about forever, every second and every face. I love you papa and i love all my family, and special thanks to all my cousins for helping each family member through this hard time. Love you all

For those of you who weren't aware.. this poem was read at the Queen Mums Funeral. She is Gone You can shed tears that she is gone Or you can smile because she has lived. You can close your eyes and pray that she will come back Or you can open your eyes and see all that she has left. Your heart can be empty because you can't see her Or you can be full of the love that you shared. You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday. You can remember her and only that she is gone Or you can cherish her memory and let it live on. You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back, Or you can do what she would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on. David Harkins

I was overwhelmed with the love and support shown by the hundreds of people who attended mum's funeral, as I am sure the family was. People who love/d and cherished mum in their own way. It was hard to see everyone or talk to all who were there, but I remember looking up from the pulpit when Frank and I were delivering the eulogy to see a sea of people looking back. When i got home i was able to reflect on the day and actually started remembering some of the faces, people i remember from when i was just a little girl, neighbours, parents of school friends, people mum knew from housie/bingo, people who used to go to the club with mum and dad, people who i didnt know, but i could see from the tears in their eyes that they knew mum. I will forever hold in my heart the kind words that were whispered to me on the day, from people i barely knew, or couldnt see because my eyes were filled with tears. Our children did a wonderful job delivering different parts of the mass, something i know they will remember for a long time. I thank each and every one of them for their bravery and I am sure mum was looking down on them giving them strength. I would personally like to thank Pete, my fiancee, my daughter, Kristen-Keira and my best friend Pamela, without them i would not have been able to get through the hardest week of my life. Finally i would like to thank my father JOE, his love, his strength and his bravery helped me get through the day. I Love U DAD