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11th June 2014 #1
Farewell To One Of My Closest Friends
Gordon Stuart Mackie, a retired Motor Mechanic died on June 1 ... the eve of his 71st birthday.
Friends since 1995, Gordon and I were almost "inseparable" ("joined at the hip" - as an ex g/f of mine used to jokingly remark!) at weekends when we "toured the 'Singles' circuit".
Not long after I last returned from the Philippines, he confided in me that, while I'd been abroad, he had been diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia - which though incurable - appeared to be slow growing and kept at bay; that was over 5 years' ago.
Alas in recent months, his condition deteriorated - to the extent that he was being hospitalised at regular intervals for lengthy chemotherapy treatment and passed away unexpectedly in Ninewells, Dundee last Sunday evening.
RIP, Gordon.
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11th June 2014 #2
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Sorry to hear you've lost a good mate Arthur
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11th June 2014 #3
Sympathy to you Arthur. I lost 2 of my mates suddenly, one in 2004 and another 2006
Plus my mum died 2005.
Three tough years!
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11th June 2014 #4
Sorry to hear such sad news Arthur!
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11th June 2014 #5
My condolences to you Arthur.
-=rayna.keith=-
...When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible...
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11th June 2014 #6
Sorry for your loss Arthur, only the good die young!!!!!
Happened to a very close friend of mine 5 weeks ago. He took early retirement as the managing director of Santander 8 years ago and did a lot of charity work. Was at mine for a BBQ on the Sunday then on Tuesday he was complaining of a sore throat, went for a lie down whilst his wife went to the shop and passed away whilst she was out.......... bronchial pneumonia
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11th June 2014 #7
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Sincere condolence Arthur.
That's very sad. You're in our thoughts.
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11th June 2014 #8
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Condolences at this sad time for you, Arthur.
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11th June 2014 #9
so sorry to read your news Arthur, memories is what we all leave,
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12th June 2014 #11
Thanks, Les ... Gordon was the second of mine ... the first, Frank -
(a *taxi driver ) and a mutual friend of us BOTH - died in 2002 of a cardiac arrest while mowing his lawn, a few weeks short of his 65th birthday. So *you take care!
Sorry to read that ... mine passed away very suddenly in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary at the end of Millennium Year 2000 - several hours after suffering a heart attack while she and I were visiting my daughter and son in law over Christmas.
Yep ... I'll bet! Strangely, I went through a similar run of bad luck - having lost my dad from a (2nd) heart attack complicated by chronic emphysema just after New Year, 1989 - followed by the death of my first wife from Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma less than 3 yrs later.
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You cant buy good friends Arthur. Condolences.
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12th June 2014 #20
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Sorry to hear of your loss Arthur.
Sometimes life can be shorter than we were anticipating. A sad reminder to make the most of every minute, while we're here.
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15th June 2014 #22
Sorry for the delayed post but I just want to say sorry to hear of your loss Arthur
Tish
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