As I look around the room, I see the faces of the people who loved Louise the most, she made us laugh, she made us love and sometimes she even made us cry, all she ever needed in life was to be loved and to be popular and to be wanted, and each and every one of us are testament to the fact that she was and still is. The same passionate heart that loved us, her family and her children and her friends, is the same passionate heart that looks over each and every one of us now and her spirit lives on, Louise will never die because she was one of life’s angels, one of the people that for whatever reason we will never forget. One of the souls that is so much larger than life in every way, and for that, we shall never forget her, even in death she continues to be a very strong and whole part of us all.
We didn’t always get on, we didn’t always agree, I guess many in this room can say that because Lou was such a strong and heady character but that never cut the bonds of love she shared for her family and her friends, we all made mistakes, but at the end of the day we always stood strong together through everything and I'm sorry that we weren’t able to stand holding her in her final hours, if I could change the hands of time I would be with her throughout, cuddling her in her very last moments, protecting her and loving her and being there throughout whatever she faces next. They say our times are mapped and I don’t know maybe Louise had learnt all she needed to know and don’t they also say that only the good die young. Despite her faults Louise was a shining star in a world of darkness, she lit up every room she walked into and for a girl filled with so much pain, all we remember now is the beauty and the laughter, my sister, the other half of my soul who will leave a void in my heart that will never be filled, taken from us, but she will live on in our memories, so young and beautiful, she will never age and I’m sure shell delight in the fact that I will lol, but the memory we hold will be the fun loving Louise, the sweet little girl who could be such a pain at times and needed so much work and attention, but we all loved her because you couldn’t help but love her. This is for you sweetheart.
Take a yellow buttercup and hold it to your chin
fill your hearts with the love, that Louise held deep within
feel how much she loved us all and showed it all deep down
and the tears and sadness she held so tight behind every frown
Feel the times she called out loud to be held so very tight
and all the times she needed us to be close to her at night
feel that now she’s free of pain and looking down on us all
and that she realises from afar that this was her final curtain call
Remember the little dancing queen who was happy to party away
Feel the little girl who lived and loved so much if only for today
Feel the person whose vibrancy filled the air with happy times
Feel the love of my sister sweet, who had one of those special smiles
she knows that she was loved, and needed by all she calls her own
and even if she didn’t show it, all our love she would have known
she was just one of life’s true angels, living out others pain
and yet from afar she knows that soon we will all meet again
If i had to compare my sister, to a magnificent soul of beauty kind
Id compare her wings to butterflies, so rare and beautiful to find
so scared to branch out to another world and fragile to the touch
and unaware of her beauty that touched others lives so much
so sweet sister of mine , wait for me there, and I will be with you soon
and your children we will protect with love from the earth planes, to the moon
until one day we all meet again and we can hug you just like before
in our heart you’ll always have a special place, well love you for evermore
We don’t know the reasons why you where taken and we cannot rationalise
All we know is the beauty you held within in those deep soulful brown eyes
And we know at least that you were taken so young, so you can live again
In the kingdom of love and spirit, where one day we will meet again xx
Take care my darling until I am there with you xxxx
My sister was a woman of passion and one who loved to the ends of the earth, her only downfall was that she gave so much and in her own mind received so little, I hope that she is looking down on all of us who matter and she’s realising that every single one of us loved her deeply and always will, rest in peace Louise and watch over us all, now you sleep with the children you never knew on earth, and rest assured that we will do everything to bring love to the lives of the children you left behind. Take Care Dougall my little princess, I would give anything to have you shout at me now, but somehow I think we all truly believe this is not the end. One request we would make as a family, this is not a time to cry for Louise’s life, this is not a time to regret all of the things we could have or should have done, this is a time to give Louise her last final farewell and in her own spirit we would ask that you all join us in the last final farewell party, as she would have wanted let us all go and celebrate what Louise loved the most, dancing, singing, drinking and being happy.
We will always love you Louise and if we have to say goodbye now, then let us do it in the way you would have wanted. Bless you sweet sister.