| Location | Dudley |
| Age | 69 years |
| Date of Birth | 10/1933 |
| Date of Death | 3/2003 |
| Visitors | 481 since 25/03/2007 |
| Creator |
IRIS ARMSTRONG (NEE BUCKINGHAM)
PASSED AWAY MON 24TH MARCH 2003.
DOMESTIC HELP/HARD WORKING MOTHER.
BORN IN NEWCASTLE.
DAUGHTER TO THE LATE ELIZABETH AND JOHNNY BUCKINGHAM.
SISTER TO JEAN AND THE LATE LILY.
WIFE TO THE LATE LESLIE ARMSTRONG.
MOTHER TO LESLIE,DAVID,MAUREEN,
MICHAEL,BOBBY AND MOIRA.
NANA TO LINDSAY,LEE,CLARE,JOANNE
,MARK,ASHLEY,KATE,
EMMA,STEVEN N CHERYL.
GREAT GRANDMA TO JOSH.
A WONDERFUL WOMAN, WHO GAVE UP HER LIFE FOR HER FAMILY, AND OTHER PEOPLES FAMILIES.
R.I.P XXX
THE LAST TIME I SAW YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE WAS FRIDAY 20TH MAY. WE STROLLED IN THE BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE, LAUGHING AND GIGGLING.
I DROPPED YOU HOME WE AGREED TO MEET ON THE SATURDAY, TO DO SOME SHOPPING.
SATURDAY NEVER HAPPENED, NO ANSWER TO MY PHONE CALLS, I LEFT YOU AS I NEW WHEN YOU WERE DOWN, YOU LIKED TIME TO YOUR SELF.
AFTER MY SATURDAY NIGHT OUT WITH THE GIRLS I RETURNED HOME,YOU LEFT NO MESSAGE BUT I CHECKED THE PHONE 10.10PM YOU HAD PHONED, I THEN NEW YOU WERE OK.
SUNDAY MORNING I WENT TO THE SHOP, YOUR CURTAINS WERE DRAWN, STILL IN HER BED I THOUGHT, I CHECKED THE BUNGALOW, I THOUGHT YEP SHE,S FINE.
STILL NO ANSWER TO MY PHONE CALLS.
SUNDAY PASSED, THEN MONDAY MADE ME THINK, THIS AINT MY MAM, SHE WOULD OF CONTACTED BY NOW.
10 AM I CAME DOWN TO SEE YOU, NO ENTRY BACK OR FRONT DOORS.BOLTS STILL IN THE DOORS. I COULDN,T GET TO YOU.
THEN I SAW THROUGH THE LIVING ROOM WINDOW, YOUR BODY SLUMPED ON ALL FOURS, YOUR HEAD FACING ME , LIPS SO BLUE, I NEW YOU HAD GONE, YOU HAD LEFT ME.
RACING TO NEIGHBOURS FOR HELP, THEN CARE CALL CAME, BREAKING WINDOWS TO GAIN ENTRY.
MY BEAUTIFUL MOTHER GONE, GONE FOREVER, NO GOODBYES. HOW LONG YOU LAY THERE TO THIS DAY IS STILL A MYSTERY.
THE MYSTERY WAS YOU TOLD THE SHOPKEEPER ON THE SATURDAY NIGHT, TELL MY DAUGHTER MOIRA, IM DYING.
TO THIS DAY I CAN NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF THAT YOU DIED ALONE.
PLEASE FORGIVE ME, I LOVE YOU ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LOVING DAUGHTER MOIRA XXXXXXXXX
till we meet,till we meet again, till we meet our loved ones sweet, till we meet, till we meet again, god be with us till we meet again xxx
Moira has just realised she is the daughter of the brightest star in the sky - love you always mam xxx
Your Best Friend xx
Hi mam happy birthday my darling, i had some sad news today, i heard your best friend Winny past away 29/9/09, please look after her another angel in gods garden xxx love you xxx
iris
I think of you often....I am trying to support your Moira, it seems people easily forget...but, I never will. Love always, Ann & family. X
Special love & thoughts to you & your Moira.......X
THE ROSE BEYOND THE WALL
A ROSE ONCE GREW, WHERE ALL COULD SEE, SHELTERED BESIDE A GARDEN WALL, AND AS THE DAYS PASSED SLOWLY BY, IT SPREAD IT,S BRANCHES, STRAIGHT 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 THIS LOSS, BE COMFORTED - THE ROSE BLOOMS THERE - ITS BEAUTY EVEN GREATER NOW, NURTURED BY GODS OWN LOVING CARE.
Moira and family.just to let you all know that your mam is still thought of.by myself and family.We had some great times and i will always fondly remember our times together.love ann,geordie and family. x
MY BEAUTIFUL MOTHER
YOUR HEART WAS BIG, YOUR LOVE WAS PURE, I WANTED THE BEST FOR YOU AND CARED ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT YOU WENT THROUGH, I LOVED YOU WITHOUT CONDITION. IF I HAD TO CHOOSE ANYONE TO BE MY MOTHER,I,D ALWAYS HAVE CHOSEN YOU, YOU WERE MY PERFECT MOTHER, I LOVE YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU MORE AND MORE EACH DAY MORE THAN WORDS CAN EVER EXPRESS, THANKYOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU EVER DID FOR ME, SLEEP WELL MOTHER DEAREST, FOREVER IN MY HEART YOUR LOVING DAUGHTER MOIRA XXX
a letter from heaven
TO my dearest family,
some things I'd like to say...
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.
Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, "I welcome you."
It's good to have you back again; you were missed while you were gone.
As for your dearest family, they'll be here later on.
I need you here badly; you're part of my plan.
There's so much that we have to do, to help our mortal man."
God gave me a list of things, that he wished for me to do.
And foremost on the list, was to watch and care for you.
And when you lie in bed at night, the day's chores put to flight.
God and I are closest to you....in the middle of the night.
When you think of my life on earth, and all those loving years
because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears.
But do not be afraid to cry; it does relieve the pain.
Remember there would be no flowers, unless there was some rain.
I wish that I could tell you all that God has planned.
But if I were to tell you, you wouldn't understand.
But one thing is for certain, though my life on earth is o'er.
I'm closer to you now, than I ever was before.
There are many rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb;
but together we can do it by taking one day at a time.
It was always my philosophy and I'd like it for you too...
that as you give unto the world, the world will give to you.
If you can help somebody who's in sorrow and pain,
then you can say to God at night......"My day was not in vain."
And now I am contented....that my life has been worthwhile,
knowing as I passed along the way, I made somebody smile.
So if you meet somebody who is sad and feeling low,
just lend a hand to pick him up, as on your way you go.
When you're walking down the street, and you've got me on your mind;
I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind.
And when it's time for you to go.... from that body to be free,
remember you're not going.....you're coming here to me.
~Author~
Ruth Ann Mahaffey
©Copyright 1998
Written in memory of my late husband, Richard Mahaffey
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