| Location | Hullavington |
| Age | 15 years |
| Cause of Death | Leukaemia |
| Date of Birth | 1994 |
| Date of Death | 02/04/2009 |
| Visitors | 2,754 since 17/04/2009 |
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The family and friends of 15-year-old Ryan Henry packed out St Aldhelm’s Catholic Church in Malmesbury.
The football mad pupil of St Augustine’s Catholic College in Trowbridge, where Ryan also played rugby, died on April 2 after a seven-year battle with Leukaemia.
The hour and a half long service was attended by his parents Malcolm and Kyla and two brothers, who live in Hullavington.
Patrick Henry read a passage from the Bible and Daniel Henry movingly performed the 1969 Hollies track He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother, which reduced much of the congregation to tears.
Filling the church were a large number of young people, almost all dressed in black, including many of Ryan’s school friends.
Father George O’Sullivan spoke of Ryan’s short but full life, his love of sport and his relationship with girlfriend Laura.
In a eulogy read by a family friend Ryan’s family thanked Laura ‘from the bottom of their hearts’ for making Ryan’s last few months the happiest of his life.
Recalling his own memories of Ryan as an alter boy Father O’Sullivan, from Cork, spoke of their keen discussions about rugby and his offer to make Ryan an honorary Corkman so he could support Munster.
He said that the Bath supporting Ryan showed no interest in taking him up on the offer.
The priest also made special mention for his girlfriend Laura who he said would be grieving more than most.
He said: “Hopefully Ryan will be a love of her life.
“But life does move on and in the future she will be able to look back with happy memories of their time together.”
He added that Ryan was a boy who lived his life for the gospel and would now be spending eternity with God.
In the eulogy Ryan’s family remembered his good humour and courage recalling a skiing holiday in which the three boys were learning on the nursery slopes.
Ryan however went missing and could not be found anywhere until someone spotted a small boy skiing at full speed down the main slope before coming to a smart stop in front of his relieved parents.
The eulogy also mentioned his love of football and the fact that he used to enjoy debating the finer points of the professional game with anyone who cared to listen.
An avid Arsenal fan Ryan got to see his beloved Gunners at Highbury and also against Real Madrid at the Emirates Stadium.
Source:
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/4289813.Funeral_tributes_to_15_year_old_leukaemia_victim/
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Many people wonder
What we will see when we die
An Angel, Our Loved ones, The grim reaper!
The truth is we see no one
A trail of Flower Petal's lead the way
We follow them
In a nice but strange daze
Getting stronger, happier, even younger!
Each step we take
It takes us through forests of sweet smelling pine.
Through Gardens of Beautifull flowers that ease the mind
Past a beautifull sunset over the sea
Through a beautifull stars and moon scene
Until we get to the gate we hear an Angel call
Right this way!
We walk on
Then our Loved ones we do hear
Saying Come on ! come on! its getting near
Then the doors open
The journey has made you You again!
So now step through and be free
X You have earned it dear one for being so Loving to me X
By Ryan S
The Lord's Prayer,
Our father, who art in hevan,
Hallowed be thy name,
Thy kindgdom come, thy will be done,
On earth as it is in hevan.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who respass again us,
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
The power and the glory,
For ever and ever Amen.
X A Beautifull Hymn X For Angel's X
Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy,
Whose trust, ever childlike, no cares could destroy,
Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray,
Yours bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.
Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith,
Whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe,
Be there at our labours, and give us, we pray,
Your strength in our hearts, Lord at the noon of the day.
Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace,
Your hands so swift to welcome, your arms to embrace,
Be there at our homing, and give us, we pray,
Your love in our hearts , Lord, at the eve of the day.
Lord, of all gentleness, Lord of all calm,
Whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm,
Be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray,
Your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.
For Angels by me xxx
X Angel you mean more than words can say X
You are with me each and every day
During the night when i lay awake
Thinking of your never ageing face
You sit there with me
When the sunlight sets up high
You are walking by my side
When the first snowdrop falls
When the winds roar
You are there enjoying it all
So until my road comes to an end
You stay with me
For you where and always are
Godsent
xxx
X Angel Way Up High X
X Great gift's X
That are given to us from heaven
Even once they have to be returned
Remain embedded in our hearts
Never to dissapear
Never to die
They live on in our hearts
Until we leave this earth
To enter the new world
Where happiness and love heal's and grows
X All the time X
X Watching Over X
Where are you
Where can you be?
Now you have gone
It feels like you have left me!
Dont be silly
That could never happen!
For You are watching over
From sky's Up Above
Sending down all your love
In everything that makes me laugh
In every gentle wind that smooths my face
Yes you watch over Angel
Until we meet again
x In our own happy embrace x
X From me to you X Lots of Love Angel Up Above X
Do you really belive it?
Can it really be true?
How can you belive that! Life has ended with death???
It simply is not true.
So we cannot be together like we used to.
Does that mean i am gone?
Now i dance on the moon.
I play on the stars.
I cool your face with gentle wind.
While watching you from afar.
For a love and bond.
Like our's is so very strong.
It will forever carry on and on xxx
So sorry for your loss.
Ryan sounded like a true fighter.
May he R.I.P always.
R.I.P Ryan.
Happy and free up in gods care,
Watching over family and friends
With a silent hug sent through the air.
Life is Hard Without you
•:*:• ♥ •:*:••:*:• ♥ •:*:••:*:• ♥
Missing you more with each new day
and trying to be brave...
Thinking of our happy times
and all the love you gave...
Feeling very grateful
for the dreams we saw come true,
For every lovely thing we shared
and, most of all, for you...
Treasuring each memory
that keeps you ever near...
Remembering familiar things
and wishing you were here.
Life's very hard without you
but that is the price to pay
For all the shared and precious times
grief cannot take away.
WHISPERS FROM HEAVEN
They say that life is fleeting
I know that this is true
I left this world so quickly
With no goodbye to you.
I know how much you miss me
Your tears fall ever light
The pillow where you lay your head
Is wet with them at night.
I know your heart is hurting
The words we left, unsaid
I love you’s, left unspoken
Are spinning in your head.
The strength that I have carried
That served to make you whole
Remains to make you stronger
Within your grieving soul.
For you see, while you were weeping
On the day I passed away
At the gravesite near the flowers
Where my loved ones knelt to pray.
An angel came to see me
She took me by the hand
She led me to a kingdom
In a very distant land.
As I look down from heaven
And see you standing there
Your heart so ever burdened
With more grief than it can bear.
I long to bring you comfort
I long to give you peace
I long to hold you closely
Cause all your tears to cease.
The joy I’ve found in heaven
Goes far beyond compare
The love that’s so elusive
Can be found here everywhere.
The light is softly shining
There’s no storm clouds here or rain
There’s no teardrops found in heaven
There’s no suffering, there’s no pain.
You needn’t be so troubled
Stay close to God and pray
That someday we’ll be together
One bright and glorious day.
So my love, you shouldn’t question
My dear you need not cry
I’ve gone to be with Jesus
I really didn’t die.
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Just
dropped by 2
say Night Night
& Sweet Dreams!xxxxxx
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✿✿Goodnight Godbless Ryan ✿✿
✿✿Sweetdreams Angel✿✿
✿✿Love Tina (Callum Coulson`s Mammy
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