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Jonesey

Jonesey Report 5 Dec 2013 11:28

On the morning of Christmas Eve 1982 a friend/workmate of mine gave me a piece of paper with a poem written on it. Sadly that same evening my friend, John, who was only 50 years old, suffered his third heart attack and died. I have never forgotten John or the poem which is below:

Christmas is here and times are hard
So I'm sending you this paper instead of a card.
I think that cards are a bit of a farce
At least with some paper you can wipe your ....

MERRY CHRISTMAS

R.I.P John

Researching:
Don't put off until tomorrow doing what you can do today. If you like doing it today you can do it again tomorrow. Be kind to your children for it is they who will decide which care home you end up in.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 5 Dec 2013 12:10

Oh.........I love that Jonesey.

:-D

R.I.P. John.

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 5 Dec 2013 12:32

Sad that your friend died so young - but I did enjoy the poem :-D

Researching:
I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

ButtercupFields

ButtercupFields Report 5 Dec 2013 13:02

Thanks for that Jonesey...great poem and how sad your friend died so young. BC XX