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Alastair's Funeral

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:13 pm
by Bachuil
A week on I thought I would post this note about Father's funeral. We were incredibly lucky with the weather as storms had disrupted ferry services for days before and after the funeral.  It was a grey day with showers - but we managed to get away without a thorough soaking. The Revd John Murdoch took the service, assisted by the Interim Moderator, Mr Bill Harvey.  John had been Minister of Lismore but moved recently to Largo in Fife.  It was kind of him to return to bury his old friend. As people arrived at the Church my cousin Peggy

Alastair's Funeral

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:04 pm
by Canadian Livingstone
Thank-you for sharing your father's funeral with your MacLea-Livingstone clan folk. No doubt the Baron would have been pleased with this beautiful service on his Island of Lismore and at at a church that he so loved.Our thoughts continue to be with you,your Mom, Deirdre,Catriona,Morag, Alexander and all the Bachuil Livingstone kin at this time.

Alastair's Funeral

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:41 pm
by Kyle2 MacLea
Dear Bachuil, The funeral and wake for your late father sounds absolutely beautiful and perfect.

Alastair's Funeral

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:38 pm
by Jerry
Thank you for sharing the details of the funeral and wake of your late father. I'm sure others will feel as I did after reading your details like they were actually there. Jerry

Alastair's Funeral

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:53 pm
by Jill Richmond
Thank you so much for sharing with us the day of your father's funeral. I was thinking of you all on the day and hoping that the weather would hold for you, and it seems that it did. Your posting conveyed the scene so well that it was easy to imagine the lovely service in the beautiful small church and the wake afterwards. Today there is a very good obit. in The Herald. It is on their website www.theherald.co.uk. In the paper itself they have used the very good photograph of your father with his banner forming the background. There is also a smaller photo of you holding the Bachuil Mor. Jill

Alastair's Funeral

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:27 am
by Canadian Livingstone
Thanks for that Jill. The Herald obituary is a stirring tribute to the late Chief and gives us a good insight into his interesting life.

Alastair's Funeral - Order of Service

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:26 am
by Bachuil
Thanks for that Jill.

Alastair's Funeral - Order of Service

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:56 pm
by Jill Richmond
Thank you, Bachuil, for posting the Order of Service sheet - a lovely simple service. Jill

Alastair's Funeral - Order of Service

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:36 pm
by Kyle2 MacLea
Beautiful!

Scotsman Obituary

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:55 pm
by Bachuil
An Obituary appeared in yesterdays Scotsman see http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/obituar ... 3891106.jp but as usual there are a few errors!