Our thoughts are ever with you Though you have passed away. And those who loved you dearly Are thinking of you today

O-ne year ago you died, and still we mourn, N-or will our mourning end till it be night, E-ven as time turns our tears to light Y-ears hence, when this may be more easily borne. E-ach moment of your passion and delight, A-s clear as sunshine, bountiful and bright, R-emains our fortune now that you are gone.

A year has passed since we said farewell to Philip, and yet it seems like yesterday that he was with us all. Only now are we beginning to realise the suffering he went through and the strength and determination he faced his illness with - remaining as we knew him until he was with us in person no more. His spirit has been with us all over the last year, all at times remembering those special moments, his special ways , how he enriched all our lives and the fun we had sharing time together. Such happy memories blow the clouds away from the dark skies and bring sunshine and warmth into our hearts. How lucky we are to have been able to learn that there is such great merit in being a wonderful, gentle man. The sun may have set on Philip's time with us but every sunrise gives us the opportunity to walk alongside him and share his love.