Beautiful poem Maisie and a tribute to a wonderful human being John Duncan... Jenelle. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maisie Egger" <campsiehills@sbcglobal.net> To: <LANARK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 7:26 PM Subject: [Lanark] John Duncan: In Sympathy > Sunset and evening star > And one clear call for me! > And may there be no moaning of the bar, > When I put out to sea, > > But such a tide as moving seems asleep, > Too full for sound and foam, > When that which drew from out the boundless deep > Turns again home. > > Twilight and evening bell, > And after that the dark! > And may there be no sadness of farewell, > When I embark; > > For though from out our bourne of Time and Place > The flood may bear me far, > I hope to see my Pilot face to face > When I have crossed the bar. > > (Alfred Lord Tennyson) > > ====== > > Well, we shall try to avoid moaning at the bar over the death of John > Duncan, but instead rejoice in his productive life, and specifically what > he contributed to the Lanark list. > > The many articles he submitted to the list over quite a few years helped > many of us, even those of us born and bred in Glasgow, to become better > acquainted with the city, its history and our roots. John must have spent > a tremendous amount of time in his meticulous research for these articles. > He also helped listers with particular questions to do with their family > research. For those of us who would like to revisit his postings, go to > the Lanark Archives. > > I am gratified that I have a copy of John's autobiography, or life story, > on a disk. He was a few years older than I and I think he had it a little > rougher in his growing up years, and so it was heartening to read of how > he and Mattie finally found a new life in Australia after a false start.. > He overcame his early struggles, learned a trade, and "made good" so that > he and Mattie were able to enjoy a fruitful life in Melbourne. Though I > believe Mattie was the prime gardener, their combined gardening efforts > showed in the photos he sent me that their creativity was equal to any > professional landscaper's. > > John was not just a very capable gardener and scribe, but he had many > other talents, in that he and Mattie were accomplished ice skaters in > their younger years, as another example. > > To use the old-fashioned phrase, John is now in repose. The stroke he > suffered left him unable to speak or care for himself, and so we bid him > farewell in his twilight years... with peace at the last. > > Thanks to Jenny Myers and John Brake for their kind consideration during > John's struggle. > > Our sympathy and condolences to Mattie, their daughter and grandchildren, > as John embarks on this final journey as he puts out to sea. > > Maisie > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > LANARK, SCOTLAND MAILING LIST > > > LIST TOPIC: The discussion and research of genealogy or history > information pertaining to Lanark, Scotland at any point in its history. > > WHEN REPLYING to any list post please remember to snip most of the earlier > message before you post any reply > > LIST INFORMATION PAGE: Contact the List Admin at > lanark-admin@rootsweb.com; or to search the list archives, get information > on subscribing or unsubscribing, or to obtain other useful information to > help you use the list more effectively, please click on the following link > to the list information page online: > > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LANARK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > >