SHONE, Shirley Evelyn. Dear Mum, It's been three long years tomorrow since you left our lives. We still think of you everyday and wish so much that you were still with us. Life's journey is certainly lonely without you. No one will ever fill the huge gap you have left in our lives. Rest easy Mum, knowing you are loved and missed so much. Your children Lynn, Tom, Shirl and Rose, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Published by The New Zealand Herald on Dec. 16, 2017.