the funeral

we held the funeral on Friday at 1pm at "The Pines" which is lovely place with views out into the cook straight and on a clear day like it was on Friday you can see the south island it was so bright so some of the photos are a bit over processed to make this as viewable as possible
this is the view looking out over houghton bay and across to the south island including the snow capped Kaikoura Ranges it was a cold but stunningly clear day

  Mum want to make sure people knew Dad still loved Scotland, so since Dad wouldn't let us find his two flags, we printed out this sticker for  him instead,  the flowers on top are the ones from his family in Scotland ( front ones) and a wreath from mums work, and in the background is the picture mum got done for dad's 60 of him and a elephant fish he caught off oriental bay see below aswell

 

Dad was carried out to Auld Lang Syne, on the left front to back are Aaron Muir a work mate of dad's, Bob Wilson, friend of mum and dad's and Dave Powells who worked at Fletchers as well and is the husband of one of Heathers workmates on the right front to back  are Colin, Heather's partner, Dean, Husband of Heathers best friend and Jack our next door neighbour ( who is at his first non Jewish funeral)  at the very back is the celebrant who did a wonderful job

Dad chose to be cremated and it was something we didn't wish to see we just wanted to remember the Man he was before M.N.D so with
the sun shining brightly he was placed in the hearse and farewelled