Lynn, ('beautiful') died 3rd January 2013

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Lynn Marie O' Donoghue, the woman who was the light of my life for so many years, left this world this morning. Words can't express...

IN MEMORIAM..........

Lynn used to have this poem by Ann Gray in a frame on our bedroom mantelpiece. She kept it with her and I found it in her possessions at the end:

“Let’s love, listen, take time when time is all we have.
Let’s be unafraid to be kind, learn to disregard the bad if the good outweighs it daily.

Let’s make a gift of silence, the day’s hushing into dark, and when we hold each other let’s always be astonished we are where we want to be”

I don’t know when Lynn did it, but she had highlighted the final paragraph, which says;

“Let’s hope to age together, but if we can’t, let’s promise now to remember how we shone when we were at our best, when we were most ourselves”

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T7144. Lynn on the trek. Gorkha district. Nepal. April.1998.

T7143. Lynn on the trek. Gorkha district. Nepal. April.1998.

T7078. Evening meal. Chorkot. Gorkha district. Nepal. April.1998.

T7058. Lynn eating. Gorkha. Nepal. April.1998.

T7071. Lynn. No shortage of steps on the trek. Gorkha. Nepal. April.1998.

T7075. Lynn on a suspension bridge Nth of Gorkha. Gorkha. Nepal. April.1998.

T6642. Lynn eating a Thali. Mahabalipuram. Tamil Nadu. India. February 1998

T5923. Lynn playing in the waves. Arambol. Goa. India. January 1996.

T5907. Lynn and Johhny on the sleeper to Goa. Karnataka. India. January 1997

T5874. Lynn and John descending Indragiri hill. Sravanabelagola. Karnataka. India. January 1996

T5877. Lynn and Johnny. Sravanabelagola. Karnataka. India. January 1996

T5812. Lynn buying bangles in the market. Mysore. Karnataka. India. January 1996

T5975. Lynn going seal spotting. Blakeney. Norfolk. England. 24th August 1997

DG04772. Lynn walking with friends. 16.10.2005.

T5548. Lynn. John. Heather and the gang. Arambol. Goa. India. 24th December 1995

T5673. Lynn and Suhas at the Prakash Bar. Arambol. Goa. India. December 1995

T5690. Gathering on the balcony. Arambol. Goa. India. December 1995

T5686. Lynn. Arambol. Goa. India. December 1995

Guestbook for Lynn, ('beautiful') died 3rd January 2013

Peter Bottomley(non-registered)

Thank you for making the lines available:

IN MEMORIAM..........

Lynn used to have this poem by Ann Gray in a frame on our bedroom mantelpiece. She kept it with her and I found it in her possessions at the end:

“Let’s love, listen, take time when time is all we have.
Let’s be unafraid to be kind, learn to disregard the bad if the good outweighs it daily.

Let’s make a gift of silence, the day’s hushing into dark, and when we hold each other let’s always be astonished we are where we want to be”

I don’t know when Lynn did it, but she had highlighted the final paragraph, which says;

“Let’s hope to age together, but if we can’t, let’s promise now to remember how we shone when we were at our best, when we were most ourselves”
© Paul Bigland Photography

Alice Mary Ames Deformes

My mother met Lynn's step mother the other day who mentioned something
that made my mother say to me that she thought Lynn had died. This is why I looked her up on the internet.
I am sat here feeling shocked and very saddened. Lynn and I went to primary school together and together with a few others, we played after school, weekends and school holidays in Allesley Park. We had great fun and got up to so much mischief!! Very happy memories. I remember her pet lamb and dog Sandy. I know there were hard times back then for Lynn and her brother Michael. I really admire the life she made for herself and the effort and love she obviously showed for others.
Just looking at these photos Pau,l I can feel your loss.
Good night dear Lynn.

Anne Gray(non-registered)

I cannot express how completely shocked and I feel so at a loss to describe my sadness to have suddenly discovered that Lynn died. I am just so upset. I found out this morning by accident and it felt like not even a slap in the face.

I have now been able to look at all the beautiful photos.

We lost contact but for a few years of my life we were such close workmates and friends.

I am in shock and disbelief, I dont know what to think.

I am so sad. It feels so wrong.

She was a great person. We shared a love of books, we had some great silly times -wine and fags, when none of us smoked regularly.

I was stunned about the poem You mentioned, Paul, by Anne Gray - as that's my name.
I wish I could claim to have written it, but I believe it was Ann Gray, not me.

I kinda wish that my name meant something to Lynn.

Such a special person- we had only good time together.

If you read this, Paul, I would love if there was a photo of us together - only possible from your house-warming or Seans 40th.

Is there something Meena and I can do ?

And I'm sorry if this is wrong. I just am so really upset and sad.

Mike Vincent(non-registered)

Paul

I am so, so sorry for your loss. I have only recently re-visited your website and have just seen your overwhelmingly sad news.

Warmest wishes

Mike

Pamela Rodrigues(non-registered)

Thank you Lynn for being YOU - thank you for caring...

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