At peace now, Tim.
Tim's Thanksgiving Service was held at the
Boyne Island - Tannum Sands Crematorium,
a most beautiful setting.
A modern style building positioned on a bend in the Boyne Island River.
The canter levered roof floated above a wall of floor to 15 ft ceiling windows.
The view was stunning. A grassy slope down to the waters edge showed a post and rail fence holding back the native bush land.
Fish were jumping, cormorants were sunning themselves on what Tim would have said was a glorious Queensland day.
40+ people attended the service. Work associates of Tim mostly. His neighbours and friends Tim and Nicola, both also nurses at the Gladstone Hospital. A very caring, giving family. Tim's boss, Glen, spoke with anecdotes from their work life together, remembering how much Tim had loved music, country Australian style. Referring to a friendly battle Tim and a fellow work mate had as to who's style of music was better. This done by them both turning up the sound on their computers until the other gave in.
Peter and I spoke on our lives growing up in Kingston Beach, Tasmania. How Tim was a snappy dresser, always in the latest styles. His love of fort building in the bush around Kingston, always outdoors as most kids of that era.
His move to Gladstone in search of providoring work. Re marriage to Carol and their life in Tannum Sands building their wonderful garden. Tim moving to Boyne Island to re-start his life with his 2, soon to be 3 cats. Tim loved his cats, and they were very forgiving of his long work hours.
I thanked Peter for being with Tim over those many weeks. Tim's last weeks would have been very different if not for Peter.
I feel Tim is still here. So glad he is no longer in pain.
The day will come when I will know it's just Peter and I, but not yet.
