Mark Anthony McLaughlan

for you mark with love xxx

By...Isla Paschal Richardson
Read by Gregory Peck at Frank Sinatra's funeral, 1998
To Those I Love If I should ever leave you,
Whom I love To go along the silent way. . . Grieve not.
Nor speak of me with tears.
But laugh and talk of me As if I were beside you there.
(I'd come. . .I'd come, Could I but find a way! But would not tears and And grief be barriers?)
And when you hear a song Or see a bird I loved,
Please do not let the thought of me Be sad. . .
for I am loving you Just as I always have. . . You were so good to me!
There are so many things I wanted still to do. . .
So many things I wanted to say to you. . .
Remember that I did not fear. . .
It was Just leaving you That was so hard to face.
We cannot see beyond. . . But this I know:
I loved you so. . . 'twas heaven here with you

with love theresa xxx

Theresa Waters (Family Friend) October 3, 2009

Forever Young
May the good Lord be with you
Down every road you roam
And may sunshine and happiness
surround you when you're far from home
And may you grow to be proud
Dignified and true
And do unto others
As you'd have done to you
Be courageous and be brave
And in my heart you'll always stay
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young, Forever Young

May good fortune be with you
May your guiding light be strong
Build a stairway to heaven
with a prince or a vagabond

And may you never love in vain
and in my heart you will remain
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young
Forever Young

And when you finally fly away
I'll be hoping that I served you well
For all the wisdom of a lifetime
No one can ever tell

But whatever road you choose
I'm right behind you, win or lose
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young ,Forever Young
Forever Young, Forever Young
For, Forever Young, Forever Young

all my love theresa xxx

Theresa Waters (Family Friend) May 5, 2009

sadly missed

Noodles were do I start, a knew u all ur life and treasure every memory I have of you. A think of u alot m8 u and Wee Andy and all the laughs we all had.

U will never b forgotten m8

Magi Nelson (Connelly)xxxx

Margaret Nelson (Close Friend) January 7, 2009

Good old days

Hi Mark,
hope your ok, langloan isnt the same without you. Mind the good old days standin at the church way our carrouts. Can mind the time aswell we used to all hang about the bumps an me an u were rubber and 2 of us fell asleep on the grass for ages that was the 1st ever time a had drank buckfast an a got caught drinkin that night way ma mum an got grounded.ha!! a blame u. :) then we all used to drink in the school anall but always got chased way the polis. Anyway am goin to go just now sleep tight say hi to ur uncle Jimmy for me an dont u's be drinkin to much up there.
Love vicki.xxx

Vicki Rodgers (Friend) July 4, 2008