Thanks for posting Jenny - he contributed alot and helped me with my Lanark family.. Jenelle. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Myers" <jenm@exemail.com.au> To: <LANARK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 5:34 PM Subject: [Lanark] John Duncan > Today please take time to pause and remember our dear friend and Lanark > List member John Duncan who passed away at 2.30am AEDST Friday 12 March. > > Our condolences go out John's loving wife and carer Mattie and their > Family > who have supported him not only for the past week and a half but since his > untimely stroke where the Doctors gave Mattie no option but to have him > placed in nursing care. > > As Maisie says, "He contributed so much to this list." I am SO glad I > "ordered" > his disc of his life story, for which I sent a donation. He was delighted > that I > asked him for a copy as I think he was down in the dumps that the house > they > were trying to sell was not moving. Mattie said he was lying down when my > letter came with the dollars and it just perked him right up. Of course > this was > a year or so ago. > > This is not for any other reason than to tell you that sometimes small > things can make a huge difference in people's lives, and so my "donation" > meant a lot to John when he felt down, whereas his life story was a > tremendous gift to me as it gave me a template for doing my own...maybe! > > John's contribution on many subjects and more importantly passing on his > own > social experiences of life and times in Scotland touched our lives through > this medium. > > I had a story passed to me that only happened last week, this was from our > list > member John Brake..... > Mattie had taken a box of beautiful chocolates in for the staff, she left > the chocolates within John's reach while she went to find a staff member, > by > the time Mattie returned with the staff a few of the chocolates had > disappeared, they all had a good laugh as John hadn't eaten for a week and > chocolates he hadn't eaten at all over the last couple of years! > > In Remembrance > We little knew that morning that God was going to call your name, > In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same. > It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone. > For part of us went with you, the day God called you home. > You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide, > And though we cannot see you, you are always at our side. > Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same, > But as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again. > --Author Unknown-- > > To John Brake, "Thank You" for being there for Mattie and helping in > passing > on our wishes to John and for keeping us informed. > > Sincerely, > Jenny - NSW Aus > Maisie - CA USA > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > >