Memorials & Tributes

Eileen Emery
(1927 - 2008)


Choir Member (1996-2001)

Irish Blessing
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face
And until we meet again.
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Marilyn Parsons
(1951 - 2007)

An enduring cancer patient (Never a victim!) with a remarkable sense
of self died at home on Monday, May 14, 2007, just one day after
celebrating Mother's Day with her family. Marilyn Louise (Hodder) Parsons
at the age of 56 years, lived with metastatic breast cancer for eight years,
through chemotherapy and radiation. Throughout, she insisted on the patient's
right to know and choose. Through sheer determination and guts, she managed
to live a magical life for eight years, which upheld her personal philosophy that

each person must take charge of their own life and that living well is the best revenge.

In Remembrance of our dear friend
FRANCES BRENNAN-McBRIDE

We dedicate our 2nd CD
"Christmas Remembered"
to Frances

More than words can tell… 
There’s another Angel in the Heavens tonight,
Testing her wings, sure to take flight,
For she knows how she’s left us, behind here on Earth,
After suffering too long, before her rebirth
As a Guardian Angel, for all that she loved,
As a colour of the Rainbow in the Heavens above…

Although she’s gone, we’ll never be alone,
She’ll always be with us, her journey’s not done,
She’ll always be with us, in spirit to guide us,
She’ll always be with us, a fair wind beside us,
She’ll always be with us,
Like the welcoming lantern in the window at home…  

August 23, 2004 - John K. Scherer
In remembrance of my dear friend, Frances Brennan-McBride

TOM DONOVAN

Our first CD
"Here's To Song"
is dedicated to Tom's memory


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