Goodbye to a colleague

Yesterday was the funeral of Pat Hemingsley, a colleague. Pat had battled with cancer for the past twenty-six years. In between treatments she lived life to the full and no-one would guess that she had been ill.
She had no relatives and so it was left to her friends to show their sorrow and appreciation on this day. The service was packed with former colleagues and friends, some had travelled thousands of miles to be there, many of the mourners had to stand around the edges of the room. There were tears but also admiration for this lovely lady.