Bereavement

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  1. lollipop

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    I am terribly sorry for your loss Mike,

    All mine and my familys sincere condolences at this time.
     
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    I am so sorry to hear that Mike .

    Heartfelt condolances to you and your family
    - you are all in my prayers.

    Do keep coming back to GC as we are all here for you Mike



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    I am fairly new on GC but would like to add my condolences
    Mike to you and your family.

    Alison
     
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    Dear Mike,
    All my thoughs are with you for the loss of your dear wife, and the part of you which goes with her.
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    Sorry to hear your bad news Mike. Take care.
     
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    So sorry to hear of your loss Mike ,please accept my sincere condolances & may memories of your time together help you through this sad time. xx
     
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    Mike I'm so sorry. I can't even begin to imagine the loss you are feeling.
    I found this poem several years ago and it has stuck with me ever since. My own words would be an inadequate source of comfort.


    Death is nothing at all,
    I have only slipped away
    into the next room.

    I am I,
    and you are you;
    whatever we were to each other,
    that, we still are.

    Call me by my old familiar name,
    speak to me in the easy way
    which you always used,
    put no difference in your tone,
    wear no forced air
    of solemnity or sorrow.

    Laugh as we always laughed
    at the little jokes we shared together.
    Let my name ever be
    the household word that it always was.
    Let it be spoken without effect,
    without the trace of a shadow on it.

    Life means all
    that it ever meant.
    It is the same as it ever was.
    There is unbroken continuity.

    Why should I be out of mind
    because I am out of sight?

    I am waiting for you,
    for an interval,
    somewhere very near,
    just around the corner.

    All is well.

    Henry Scott Holland
    1847 -1918
     
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  8. walnut

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    Please accept my deepest sympathy Mike on the loss of Joyce your dear wife,we will say a prayer for you and your family at this difficult time.
     
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    Sorry to hear of your loss Mike.

    Condolences from myself and Mrs Pip.
     
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  10. shiney

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    Mike, Mrs shiney and myself send you our heartfelt condolences. You are in all our thoughts and and all your friends here on GC are always around for you.

    With love from both of us.
     
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  11. coucou

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    Mike I am also so very sorry to hear of your sad news.

    Take care

    Jane x
     
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  12. shiney

    shiney President, Grumpy Old Men's Club Staff Member

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    As with Dave, these words say it so much better.


    The Rose Beyond The Wall
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    A rose once grew where all could see
    Sheltered beside a garden wall
    And, as the days passed swiftly by
    It spread its branches, strapping and tall.

    One day a beam of light shone through
    A crevice that had opened wide
    The rose bent gently towards its warmth
    Then passed beyond to the other side.

    Now you who deeply feel its loss
    Be comforted, - the rose blooms there â??
    Its beauty ever greater now
    Nurtured by Godâ??s own loving care.
     
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    When she's gone.............

    You can shed a tear that she is gone
    or you can smile because she has lived
    You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back
    or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.
    Your heart can be empty because you can't see her
    or you can be full of the love 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's 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'd want:
    smile, open your eyes, love and go on.
     
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  14. Lyn

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    O dear.
    I am so very sorry for your loss.
    My deepest condolences.
    Keep in touch.
     
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  15. takemore02withit

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    Mike my heart and prayers go out to you at this terrible time. You are in our thoughts. Dont forget we are always here for you. 02

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