OBITUARIES

This page is dedicated to our deceased friends

Eternal rest give unto them O Lord and let perpetual life shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen

David Hanson

David was the son in law of Michael & Eileen Delany. Mike had been a brancardier for many years until his death two years ago. Eileen came as a nurse and she also came on the September pilgrimage last year and wrote an article in the 2009 magazine.

David had been ill for a few years and he leaves a wife and four young children.

He was very much involved in his parish and was a governor at the parish primary school. I went to his funeral and the church was packed with children and parishioners, standing room only.

We heard of his death while we were traveling on the coach to Dover for the Pentecost pilgrimage so we were able to offer the first Mass in Banneux for him that evening.

Mary Antony

I knew that Mary was in hospital and on Sunday evening 9^th August, I got a call from Charlie to say Mary was quite ill and wanted to see me. Although I was busy getting ready for the August pilgrimage which was on the following Thursday 13^th I told him I would go the next day.

On the Monday morning John and I went to Northwick Park hospital to see Mary and found her in a side room, asleep and looking very ill.

Charlie woke her to tell her we were there and that we had some Banneux water for her, her face lit up and Charlie gave her a drink on a spoon (he later told me this was the first drink she had taken in days, until then she had just had her lips wetted with some cotton wool dipped in water).

A neighbor was visiting and Mary sat up and told him all about Banneux, a nurse came in and could not believe she was sitting up and talking. I was so glad I had gone to see her.

Mary died the next day and Charlie said she told him, “This is the Day I’m so happy”, she died a little later. I asked Charlie if he could delay the funeral until I returned from Banneux, he said he would arrange it for the Friday after we returned so all my family, were able to attend.

David Cotterell

Gusty rang me just a few days before Christmas to say that David had died during the night.

David came to Banneux with us after Gusty had already been several times. David was not a catholic but had always driven Gusty to Mass every Sunday.

After a couple of visits to Banneux and joining us on all our activities in this country David was received into the church and joined several organisations in his Parish.

For several years David was our treasurer and was a great help to us.

I do hope we will see Gusty again soon in Westminster and on our pilgrimages.

Teresa Newbolt

Over the years Teresa was a great help to me, she would help me at all the Banneux coffee mornings we had in Wealdstone and with other fund raising events.

Teresa came with us to Banneux every August for about ten years, several years ago she moved out of Wealdstone to be near her daughter and I did not hear of her death until about six weeks after she died so I could not add her to the list in the 2010 magazine but I’m sure you will all pray for her.

May they all rest in peace

Maria Hare

This page was last updated on 01/03/10 13:56:11by Maria Hare

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