| Location | Perth, Western Australia |
| Age | 67 years |
| Cause of Death | Heart Attack |
| Date of Birth | 27/04/1936 |
| Date of Death | 28/01/2004 |
| Visitors | 804 since 14/02/2008 |
| Creator |
Jean Greenwood (My Mum)
Died 28th January 2004
Age 67
Lived in Perth, Western Australia.
She was one of the best mothers in the whole world to myself, Carol, Susan,Tina and to the late
Shelley and Debbie. (Debbie and Shelley Greenwood)
Very precious Nanna to many many Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren including my angel baby
Christopher James Archer.
This lady was not physically in my life when I was growing up. She was forced to give me up for
adoption when I was six weeks old, but she was in my thoughts all the time I was growing up, not a
day went by where I didnt wonder about her. In my childs mind she would be a princess, pretty and
magic, then as I grew she would be a film star, rich and successful.
When I found her in 1990, she was none of the above, but she was the most wonderful, kindest, gentle
mother and nanna you could ever wish to meet.
The bond had never been broken, it was wonderful.Australian TV Company Chanel 7 took up our story
and filmed our reunion. I met her and my father Tom, and my five sisters in Perth, Western
Australia.
From that day on we were very close, we shared such a lot and were so eternally grateful for the
time we had together, fourteen wonderful years.
She was my MUM and I love her very very much.
When she went my heart broke and a part of me has not been the same since then. But I know she is
around me and I smell her and talk to her all the time.
She was a wonderful lady to everyone, her smile radiated happiness, she called everybody "lovey" and
always had a big hug for anyone, even if they were strangers!
She died of a broken heart after losing her youngest daughter, Debbie followed by daughter Shelley a
year later, then her beloved husband Tom a year later. She could not carry all that grief around any
longer. She was found dead at home after a heart attack.
Her funeral was the saddest day of my life, so far. I miss her very much, but I know that she is
happy up in heaven with my Dad and Debbie and Shelley and my baby son Christopher James Archer.
Its not goodbye..............just see ya soon xxxxxxxx
Five Years ago
Five years ago today was my birthday, I was in England and you were in Australia, I waited for my birthday call from you and it didnt come, I never heard those words "Happy Birthday Baby" ever again. Because as I was celebrating my birthday you were flying off to the angels.
You went to join Debbie, Shelley and Poppa and have a little birthday party with Shelley.
Birthdays will never be the same again without your little voice on the phone asking me all about my day.
I miss you lots and will never forget the love you showed. I know you will be there for me when my turn comes.
Lots of Love
Carole xxxxxxxxxxx PS. Please watch over Susan, she needs strength so much at the moment. xxx
Life's Tug of War
Life can seem ungrateful ~ and not always kind...
Life can pull at your heartstrings ~ and play with your mind...
Life can be blissful ~ and happy and free...
Life can put beauty ~ in the things that you see ...
Life can place challenges ~ right at your feet...
Life can make good ~ of the hardships we meet...
Life can overwhelm you ~ and make your head spin...
Life can reward those ~ determined to win...
Life can be hurtful ~ and not always fair...
Life can surround you ~ with people who care ...
Life clearly does offer ~ its Up and its Downs...
Life's days can bring you ~ both smiles and frowns...
Life teaches us to take ~ the good with the bad...
Life is a mixture ~ of happy and sad...
SO...
Take the Life that you have ~ and give it your best...
Think positive be happy ~ let God do the rest...
Take the challenges that life ~ has laid at your feet...
Take pride and be thankful ~ for each one you meet...
To yourself give forgiveness ~ if you stumble and fall...
Take each day that is dealt you ~ and give it your all...
Take the love that you're given ~ and return it with care...
Have faith that when needed ~ it will always be there...
Take time to find the beauty ~ in the things that you see...
Take life's simple pleasures ~ let them set your heart free...
The idea here is simply ~ to even the score
As you are met and faced with ~ Life's Tug of War.
Thank you to everyone, whether you have left one candle or a thousand, each one is so special and I am continually amazed by the kindness and support I feel here on GTS.
Sorry that I don't get on here as much as I'd like to, I have a lot going on, but you are all always in my thoughts. I hope you like this latest verse that I leave with love. Hugs, Mel. xxx
Merry Christmas!
At the ending of the day when I'm weary
After a waterfall of tears have all been cried
And I'm feeling like the skies will always be dreary
Nothing's there to fill the emptiness inside.
I lay my head upon my favorite pillow
Just close my eyes to block all the sorrow
Wonderin' where I'll ever find the strength inside-
To do it all again - tomorrow.
And then I feel it-
inside me.
I feel it-
around me.
Like a gentle hand just wiped away the tears-
and held me close to wash away my fears.
It's you, my angel, watching over me.
And I know no matter what tomorrow brings,
You'll be here to wrap me in your angel wings-
Your lovin' angel wings.
The sun comes up, it's time to face the day
And I think that things are going to be all right-
But as the day wears on my nerves begin to fray-
I feel the hollowness that creeps in every night.
And like clockwork all the tears begin to fall
As I look at my reflection in the glass-
The eyes looking back at me make me feel small-
And I ask, my God, how long's this going to last?
And then I feel it-
inside me.
I feel it-
around me.
Like a gentle hand just wiped away the tears-
and held me close to wash away my fears.
It's you, my angel watching over me.
And I know no matter what tomorrow brings,
You'll be here to wrap me in your angel wings-
Your lovin' angel wings.
Thank God for your angel wings.
All my love this Christmas and New Year. Thank you for all your candles, tributes and pictures this year, you have been a huge support to me and my family. I have met some truly amazing people on GTS, you all have hearts of gold, and have given me hope that there are some utterly selfless, wonderful people in the world. Thank you for everything. Love always. xxxxxxx
Thank you for lighting my dad's candles, Sending you all my love at Christmas time, Its a time we miss our loved ones, Thinking off you all.
Have a lovely Christmas, Jean will be with you
With Love & Thoughts
Karen xxxxxx
Today I touched your face again
and watched you for awhile,
I talked of things deep in my heart
and wished I could make you smile.
I rubbed your head and told you,
how proud I am of you,
For all the little things you did
and the way you did each one.
You show such courage daily
and you teach me how to live,
To make each moment count in life
and to give all I can give.
Did I tell you 'You're my hero'
when I saw you yesterday?
Or did it slip my mind
as I gently put you away?
I know your time on earth is done,
but it's how you lived each day,
You made the most of what you had
and always found a way,
To touch the hearts around you,
to love while you may.
I wish with all my heart right now,
the face I touched today,
Wasn't made of paper
or neatly placed away.
But I will put you on the shelf again
for all the world to see,
I'll talk to you tomorrow
just like I do each day.
And I'll tell you 'You're my hero'
as I gently walk away.
Love to you always, and especially now as Christmas is approaching and our loved ones who cannot be with us are constantly in our thoughts.
I'm sorry I have not been on lately, having quite a hard time with money and health problems, and in case I don't get on before Xmas I want to wish all my GTS friends and their angels a very merry Christmas, and here's to the New Year.....may it be all that you wish for and more.
All my love, Mel. xxxxxxx
Have A Good Weekend Everyone
You were a gift sent straight from Heaven.
Given to us from God above.
We didn't know how much you would teach us
About the meaning of true love...
For true love sometimes means letting go
Of someone precious and dear.
That is what we were forced to do...
Although we wanted to keep you here!!!
However, this is quite a selfish wish.
One we know we should ignore...
But, we truly do believe
That God must have needed you more...
Perhaps to be an Angel now,
Full of wisdom and love...
Watching over those of us who love you
From the shining stars above.
We miss you more than you can know.
You will never be replaced...
In our hearts and memories forever,
Will be your sweet and innocent sleeping face.
Each time we see your picture
You seem to smile and say,
“Don’t cry, I’m in God’s hands,
We’ll meet again someday!”
“The Best”
God saw you getting tired
And a cure was not to be.
So He put His arms around you
And He whispered “Come to Me”
With tearful eyes we watched you.
We watched you fade away.
Although we loved you dearly,
We could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating,
Hard-working hands at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us,
He chose to take the best.
It’s lonesome here without you
We miss you more each day.
Life doesn’t seem the same
Since you have gone away.
When days are sad and lonely
And everything goes wrong,
We seem to hear you whisper
“Cheer Up and Carry On”
Thoughts Today Memories Forever
Angela(Christopher-John Rowe)Mum
Baby Peter
Mum there is a little boy joining you in heaven his name is Peter and you will know him when you see him, he has the brightest blue eyes.
Life has not been fair to him Mum, he was given the worst type of Mother that anyone could imagine. He should have had a lovely one like you.
He was hurt Mum, really bad. His poor little life was just pain and nothing else.
Could you take baby P in your arms and give him one of your lovely cuddles and sing to him sweetly.
No child should have to suffer like this, Why why why? There are so many good Mummy's that would give up everything they own for a beautiful boy like Peter, its just not fair.
Whats wrong with these people and what is wrong with the authorities that are supposed to protect these vulnerable children.
I am so angry Mum, what can I do?
Give him a big kiss from me. Tell him that lots of people here love him lots xxxxxxx
♥ღ♥ Gone Only To Others ♥ღ♥
Others, who do not know,
Tiptoe around your name
Unaware that your name is silently
Written on my heart, my soul, my life
And inwardly I cry out to hear it spoken.
Others who do not know
Think of you as only in the past,
And believe
That you only exist in my past too
Not understanding that you are
Past, Present, Future.
Others, who do not know,
Feel you as gone,
And fail to see the reality of you
Never being ‘truly’ gone from me.
The empty void of your absence
Is filled with your presence,
Your life will forever weave through mine
The divine bond cannot be severed.
Others who do not know,
Mistakenly may think that my love has been
Weakened by separation,
Feelings ceased,
Not so.
Entwined and strengthened
My love for you lives on
And has not died with death.
But you know all this,
If only others knew.
Dear Carole, Sorry for the delay in writing Jean's tribute, I have moved house and everything has all been up in the air lately. Thinking of you always. Love Mel (Grace and Francis Doe)
For Carole and family
..°•.♥.•°.°•. ♥.•°.°•.♥.•.. ♥
Look for me in springtime
As raindrops fill the air
In the splendour of the rainbow
You’ll find my presence there.
You will find me in the fragrance
Of April’s sweet perfume
Drifting through the clover
On a sultry day in June.
An August day will find me
Upon the summer breeze
On the distant sound of the thunder
In the gently swaying trees.
In the golden fields of harvest
Is where I can be found
As autumn time approaches
And leaves comes tumbling down.
In the wintertime when days are short
And chill is in the air
Just look into a moonlit night
You’ll find me lingering there.
When the setting sun has gone away
And shadows fill the night
When the cloak of darkness lifts its veil
I’ll be your morning light.
So when you feel discouraged
And at night to God you pray
You’ll feel me there beside you
I’m just a breath away.
..°•.♥.•°.° •. ♥.•°.°•.♥.•.. ♥
Sorry I haven't been on for ages, but please know you are always in my thoughts. Love Mel (Grace and Francis Doe). xxx
Light a Candle
Light a candle for those we mourn,
Into a new life they will be born
Do not look for them at the gravesite,
They are somewhere else radiating their beautiful light.
They have gone into a new world
Where there is no darkness, no pain
Their light and essence will always remain...
Light a candle for those who have left this mortal place,
They are free to travel through time and space
When we think of them, they are near,
When we sit in a beautiful garden, their voices we hear
When we listen to a divine symphony
We close our eyes, their faces we see...
Light a candle for they have not really gone
With each flickering flame, in your hearts
They will always belong...
Sorry I haven't been on for a while, I have had a lot of changes at home and it has been a lot to deal with! Thinking of you always. Love Mel (Grace and Francis Doe) xxxxx
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