HALF OF ME DIED THAT DAY
Half of me died that day'
By Jason Johnson
LORRAINE Wilson's sister told how they were "two halves that fitted together" during the 15- year-old's final visit to the little grey church on the outskirts of Omagh.
Her mother Ann, father Godfrey and older brothers Gary and Colin and sister Denise stood shoulder to shoulder yesterday.
A grieving guard of honour, made up of Lorraine's friends from Omagh High School, flanked the path as family members bore the coffin into the Church of Ireland church at Cappagh.
Inside, her sister Denise (21), told hundreds of mourners of their precious sisterly bond
"We were like two halves that fitted together." she said. "When they took her. they took an angel."
The Bishop of Derry and Raphoe. Dr James Mehaffey called Lorraine, from Camowen Bungalows, a "giving and caring, beautiful young woman".
After a moving and unaccompanied rendition of Elton John's Candle in the Wind by Omagh High School pupil Colleen McCann (15). Lorraine was laid to rest
By Jason Johnson
LORRAINE Wilson's sister told how they were "two halves that fitted together" during the 15- year-old's final visit to the little grey church on the outskirts of Omagh.
Her mother Ann, father Godfrey and older brothers Gary and Colin and sister Denise stood shoulder to shoulder yesterday.
A grieving guard of honour, made up of Lorraine's friends from Omagh High School, flanked the path as family members bore the coffin into the Church of Ireland church at Cappagh.
Inside, her sister Denise (21), told hundreds of mourners of their precious sisterly bond
"We were like two halves that fitted together." she said. "When they took her. they took an angel."
The Bishop of Derry and Raphoe. Dr James Mehaffey called Lorraine, from Camowen Bungalows, a "giving and caring, beautiful young woman".
After a moving and unaccompanied rendition of Elton John's Candle in the Wind by Omagh High School pupil Colleen McCann (15). Lorraine was laid to rest
Further Information
Publisher: BELFAST TELEGRAPH
Ref: BT/0132
Published Date: 20-Aug-98
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