Sunday, February 12, 2006

Forever in memory and heart

Today is a rather poignant day for me as, four years ago, on this date, I lost someone very close to me and it triggered the demise of another relative some weeks later.
I was shocked to receive a phone call telling me that my aunt had been found dead, hanging from the tree in her usually tranquil back garden in Surrey.
Having just seen her at Christmas time in high spirit, I was numb with the shock of this. She was someone I had always been able to talk to,and have a laugh with. She would treat me as an equal, even though I was physically considered a child and this day never fails to make me miss her with a dreadful ferocity.
It had been presumed at the time, that she had killed herself as a result of a blazing row with my uncle. But, there came a point during the inquest where everyone started to suspect more horrendous deeds had been done and my uncle soon found himself in the frame. While this was soon dismissed during the investigation, it didn't stop my late aunty's family plaguing him.
One day just a few weeks later, they were following him on the road and next thing we heard was he had been killed in a 'road rage incident'
I had gotten on well with my uncle as well and this only led to further anguish for my family.

I'm not religious, nor do I have a fixed theory on what comes after death, but all I hope is that they are together where they belong, where nobody can harm them.
Having died in their twenties it was a cruel twist of fate to have been torn apart in such a way.

They will remain in my heart and many others forever.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey, dont worry, death aint a sad thing, I know i cant prove that everyone lives on but i just have this feeling, they are togetner, along with my great uncle who lives up to his name and was truly GREAT and my greant granny Mclewd and great granny Margeret, when someone dies everyone acts depressed and sad and I ask WHY? death is merely the begining my freinds, this life is merely a warm up, the real life begins when we die :D

Wallo said...

chaz: nice thing to believe...hope it doesnt let you down