Message from Gary Hine

Life is all but surreal when one loses their soul-mate, so I apologise in advance for the poor and inadequate words that follow.

I wish to sincerely thank all of Anne’s shipmates and friends, male and female alike, who attended her funeral or came to the home, to offer their condolences and say farewell to her. Not to mention the multitude of messages from a vast majority of folk who could not be there, many of which were from overseas.  I also want to report that she did have specific objectives to be achieved at her funeral and I can state, all of C&C HomeFlt directives were realised.  I firmly believe she would have been rapt!!  Prior to her passing she stated quite clearly that she was not afraid of dying but viewed this as a new journey in which she will be reunited with her mother and father who she had not seen since she was 2 years old.

Again my real sincere thanks to one and all.

GLH