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Post by ROBERT M. » Mon Mar 04, 2019 6:00 am

So nice to hear from you Lena :) ………..come back here when you feel able to do so, or for a bit of company from MM fans :)
"My Tears Will Fall Now That You're Gone,
I Can't Help But Cry, But I Must Go On" :(

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Post by karl » Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:21 am

Lena there is no need to apologise, many of us have been in a similar situation. However it's great to see you back on the site.
Take care of yourself and I look forward to seeing your posts again soon.

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Post by Sandra » Mon Mar 04, 2019 10:02 am

Lena we are SO pleased to see you on here again.We often think of you and Harry and hope that Matt's music and all of your many favourite singers are
helping you cope with your life now. xxx

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Post by Eman » Mon Mar 04, 2019 3:05 pm

Hey Lena, no need to apologize. It's good to see you but remember you always come first. Just take your time and come back whenever you feel you want to.

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Post by maureen & harry » Mon Mar 04, 2019 5:06 pm

Hi Lena, it's nice to see you back on the forum where you can have a chat about Matt and all your other favourite singers. x ☺

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Post by john » Mon Mar 04, 2019 5:16 pm

Nice to see you back on the forum Lena. x

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Post by Lena & Harry Smith » Mon Mar 04, 2019 10:52 pm

Thank you all very much for the lovely welcome replies. I haven't had time to listen to much music recently, I didn't realise how much there was to deal with at a time like this, but Harry's funeral service was met with approval by all those who attended, many who had travelled distances to be there, and who else but our Matt singing the final song. Softly As I Leave You.

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Post by Sandra » Tue Mar 05, 2019 9:12 am

Oh Lena that is John and I's choice as well. What else could it be.We are sure that Harry would have approved of it all xx

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Post by ROBERT M. » Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:00 am

My mum has asked me to choose three Matt songs for her funeral and Softly is an automatic choice for the finale ………...Gordon Banks finale was Frank Sinatra's My Way which many other people do choose :)
"My Tears Will Fall Now That You're Gone,
I Can't Help But Cry, But I Must Go On" :(

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Post by Lena & Harry Smith » Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:24 am

Yes, Robert I saw that they played Frank Sinatra's My Way. Apparently it's the most requested song played at funerals. Maybe Gordon chose that himself, and if his goalkeeping had anything to do with it then maybe it wasn't such a bad choice.
I knew what Harry wanted, our choice wasn't for hymns, and so for the coffin's entrance it was Al Martino's "Speak Softly Love" and because of both our love of music, my nephews Eulogy was followed by Harry Secombe's … "Life Is Nothing Without Music." followed by poems from our Three Great nieces and Great Nephew . Al Martino's " More Than Ever Now " and for the final curtain Matt's "Softly As I Leave You "
Not a dry eye in the house. :(

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Post by karl » Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:27 am

To lighten the mood I keep telling folk when this subject arises that I want the song from Dreamgirls - AND I'M TELLING YOU I'M NOT GOING

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Post by Sandra » Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:38 am

Such an unimaginable hard time Lena. xx

My Mum is housebound and 98 this year.She wants Moonlight Serenade and Frank Sinatra singing Dream :)

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Post by karl » Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:50 am

Sandra wrote:Such an unimaginable hard time Lena. xx

My Mum is housebound and 98 this year.She wants Moonlight Serenade and Frank Sinatra singing Dream :)
Sandra when is your mum's birthday? My mum was September 5th and she would have been 98 this year. Her youngest and only surviving sister is 90 in June,

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Post by Lena & Harry Smith » Wed Mar 06, 2019 11:40 am

Sandra, your mum couldn't have chosen better. "Moonlight Serenade" is a classic and "Dream" is a typical Sinatra.
I chose Sinatra's "I'll See You Again." for a friend 's funeral. I will probably have that for mine.

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Post by Lena & Harry Smith » Wed Mar 06, 2019 11:48 am

It looks like there's longevity in your family genes Karl.
There are quite a few in mine too. My mother was 96, when she died, plus one of her sisters was 94, and two other sisters in their Eighties.
My own Sister who died in November was 88, i'm catching up. :?

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