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The Funeral & Memorial Service was held at
Karrakatta on Tuesday 3 June starting at 1.30pm Download Readings from the Funeral Service Sarah tribute from John and Sarah Tribute and Poem from Steve's Dad Heather MacKinnon
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from Steve Sarah's funeral was a marvellous, moving and very personal event - and a tour de force by you and both families. A fitting tribute David Burgner I have just got home from picking the kids up after Sarah’s wonderful service today. I wish I could have come back to your home for a drink but unfortunately my motherly duties didn’t allow it. But I just wanted to let you know what an amazing service it was today and how very pleased I think Sarah would have been with it. You really did her proud - well done. Thank you for allowing us to part of it, I truly feel privileged to have been there today. We’ll see you soon Suzanne & Neil McGrechan Thanks for a lovely afternoon in such sad circumstances yesterday. I am sure that the afternoon's events made everyone who was present appreciate Sarah in memoriam even more. Jonathan Foster It was a beautiful service Cartledge, you and your family must be commended for honoring her in that manner. She is an amazing women. I mentioned to your dad that people like me spend a lot of my time searching for people like her as that is the sort of person I want to associate with – in my experience, people like her are far and few between …….she sure was stoked on her wedding day, jumping out of her skin happy (alas, little did she know at the time, that your promises of a life of leisure resulting from your earnings as a professional golfer, would not eventuate J), loved her wedding dress and that shot of her stepping out of the car is a beautiful shot indeed – quite inspiring really. Ramesh Anbanantham Tuesday was a tremendous and beautiful celebration of Sarah and her life and your lives together, everyone did a fantastic job, a truly fitting service. We both really appreciated being there. Philip and Helen Hi Steve, thank you for welcoming us all in your home last Tuesday. Sarah's funeral was a very important event for us and you organised a beautiful tribute for a beautiful person. Karen Simmer Dear Steve, thank you for allowing me to be part of the most memorable ‘Levee de Deuil’ celebration of a life. You and your family did a wonderful job and I have no doubt that Sarah smiled broadly all day. Let us carry on with the burdening privilege of our fortunate lives, stronger for having crossed or shared paths with supremely decent people. I look forward to our future outings. All the best, Martin Dear Steve, last Tuesday was the most memorable day I have had ever had and will remain with me forever. It was a wonderful tribute to Sarah’s life and I thought that your speech was excellent. How you got through that, I don’t know; you amazed me and you certainly did Sarah proud. I am sure she would have approved of everything you did. I wish you all the very best and good luck for the future. Take care Love Aunt Doreen Dear Steve, I was awake at exactly 6.30am here last Tuesday, and spent the day clock watching, imaging how your day was going. I’ve read all the Readings made during the service – brilliant every last one. Sarah would have been so proud of you, and Livi. The website is also a wonderful tribute to Sarah – I’ve looked at it every single day since she left and read the condolences over and over. I assume you’ll stay in Perth – it’s yours and Sarah’s home. I wish you well Steve, they say that with time…. All good wishes, Erica, Pete & Maddie Dear Steve, just to let you know that Ryan and I watched Sarah's DVD last night and we both thought that it was absolutely beautiful. I can not even put into words how incredible it was and I have no idea how you found the courage and time to plan and prepare such an amazing service. It certainly did Sarah's life justice - your speech, the music, photos, guitar playing....everything was perfect. You did Sarah proud and she will know it and be smiling! I aways knew that Sarah was a very popular, caring person with so many qualities but the numerous tributes she received still overwhelmed me, as did the amount of people who came (proof also of how many people genuinely care about you). I wish of course that I could've been there to support you but to be able to be part of the service and to now see it meant so much to me so thanks for doing that. I'm sure everyone else who see it and couldn't be there will feel the same. I know you have wonderful friends over there, helping you through this hugely difficult period in your life but if there is anything I can do to help you in any way just let me know. We really hope to be able to visit you again soon. Look after yourself and again, an amazing service! Lots of love and speak soon. Sarah xxx Dear Stephen, I was thrilled to receive the DVD of Sarah's funeral service. You did such a fabulous job and what a beautiful memory. I know things will be a lot different for you without Sarah but life goes on and your Dad tells me you have some wonderful friends to help you through. Sarah's life was cut short far too early but she managed to accomplish so much in the years she had. I know you are very proud of her as we all are. Thanks again Stephen for thinking of us over here so we could share in Sarah's memories. Love Sheilah & Paul Dear Steve, we were devastated to hear that Sarah had lost her brave fight against cancer. Of course we knew when we last saw you that it was going to be too much for her, but it was still a shock. Thank you so much for sending us the DVD of her Memorial Service. What an amazing send-off. Sally and I sat down and watched it together. What an amazing send-off! It was a beautiful occasion and the photographs, music and spoken memories painted a true picture of a fantastic life full of experiences. We were taken back to happy memories of Sydney, your wedding, Perth and the 40th Birthday Celebrations. Hopefully our paths will cross again soon in Sheffield or Perth. You are always welcome. Love Steve, Sally, Tom and Meg Iris has her new glasses, so she can see again! We watched the DVD of the funeral over Friday and Saturday evenings. It was everything you said it would be. Although it was a dreadfully sad occasion, we found the whole event inspirational and uplifting and a magnificent tribute to our dear Sarah. Our thanks to so many people and above all to yourself for giving Sarah such a fitting secular but spiritual send-off. With our love Iris and DenysXXX Hi Steve...and of course Sarah! We finally watched the dvd last night. I'm sorry
it took so long but I think we were waiting for the Hi Steve, just wanted to drop you a line to see how you are getting on. We have been thinking about you a lot. How are things? Knowing you I expect you have been keeping busy, but it must still be really hard for you. I am ashamed to confess that it took us quite a while before we felt able to watch Sarah's memorial DVD. It was a wonderful tribute to a wonderful lady, and a fantastic way to celebrate her life and say goodbye. We especially enjoyed the video of her wedding speech. It was a great reminder of her terrific sense of humour and how mercilessly she used to tease you. How you found the strength to organise it, and how you got through the service with such dignity, I will never know. You should be really proud. We will speak to you soon. All our love Diane, Richard, Alex and Lucy |
