The birthday of James was a very sad occasion for his family and friends. For the first time in 20 years he wasn't there.
His family gathered together and remembered a special and beautiful life over a meal of pesto - James favourite meal.
We visted his gravesite and by coincidence were joined by 8 of his friends from NHSPA: Aki, Dimitri, James H, Jarrah, Jesse, Riley, Steve and Zoe. We sadly paid our respects and experienced our loss whilst looking out over the white crosses of the cemetery to the blue Pacific Ocean. But it was also uplifting because we took the time to reflect and remember James, a man who loved life and lived it to the max. We shared our stories and laughed together about James, the sporting wiz, master sledger, perfec mimic, keen train traveller, good trumpet player and great wit who was always such fun to be with.
'The sprightly wit and lively eye, The engaging smile, The gaiety, That laughed down many a summer sun, And kept us up so 'oft till one'.
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Birthday
Robert McLellan Feb 01, 2010
His family gathered together and remembered a special and beautiful life over a meal of pesto - James favourite meal.
We visted his gravesite and by coincidence were joined by 8 of his friends from NHSPA: Aki, Dimitri, James H, Jarrah, Jesse, Riley, Steve and Zoe. We sadly paid our respects and experienced our loss whilst looking out over the white crosses of the cemetery to the blue Pacific Ocean. But it was also uplifting because we took the time to reflect and remember James, a man who loved life and lived it to the max. We shared our stories and laughed together about James, the sporting wiz, master sledger, perfec mimic, keen train traveller, good trumpet player and great wit who was always such fun to be with.
'The sprightly wit and lively eye, The engaging smile, The gaiety, That laughed down many a summer sun, And kept us up so 'oft till one'.