In Memory of Dionne
It's my sad duty to have to write
this post, but Dionne passed away on 21st July 2008 at 3am. The cancer that she had battled so hard to fight finally won out,
but she was strong right until the very end. Her family were with her as she passed from this world into the next.
Dionne's funeral will be held on
Tuesday 29th July at 3pm. The location is: Newton Community Centre, Main Street, Newton, Alfreton, Derbyshire DE55 5TE
Dionne made so many friends on
the internet that you are all invited to attend and celebrate her life as she would have wanted.
If you wish to send flowers to
the funeral then please send them to the undertaker: Wilkinson Brothers, 10 Church Hill, Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5HN
Donations can be made to Weston
Park Hospital in Sheffield via her father, who will be taking all the donations collected and presenting them to her oncologist
there, who she held in very high esteem. (Should you wish to make a donation please e-mail: ookster@hotmail.com so that I
can supply you with her family address (obviously not putting that on the internet)
Finally, this website will remain
online as long as possible as a testament to the strength, courage and determination of Dionne. She was loved by so many and
is very sadly missed.
Sleep well Dionne xxxx (Written
by her friend, Lisa)
.
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Dionne's Favourite Poem
No Matter What
Small was feeling grim and dark.
Playing toss and fling and squash, yell and scream and bang and crash.
Break
and snap and bash and batter.
"Good grief," said Large. "What is the matter?"
Small said, "I'm a grim and grumpy little
Small and nobody loves me at all."
"Oh Small," said Large. "Grumpy or not, I'll always love you no matter what."
Small
said, "If I was a grizzly bear, would you still love me, would you care?"
"Of course," said Large, "bear or not, I'll always
love you no matter what."
Small said, "But if I turned into a bug, would you still love me and give me a hug?"
"Of course,"
said Large, "bug or not, I'll always love you no matter what."
"No matter what?" said Small and smiled. "What if I was
a crocodile?"
"I'll hug you close and tight and tuck you up in bed at night."
"Does love wear out," said Small, "does
it break or bend? Can you fix it, stick it, does it mend?"
"Oh help," said Large, "I'm not that clever. I just know I will
love you forever."
Small said, "But what about when you're dead and gone, would you love me then, does love go on?"
Large
held Small as they looked out at the night, at the moon in the dark and the stars shining bright.
"Small, look at the stars-
how they shine and glow, but some of those stars died a long time ago.
Still they shine in the evening skies
Love, like
starlight never dies."
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