Thomas Robert McKinlay

1986 - 2004
LocationLeven
Age17 years
Cause of DeathRoad Traffic Collision
Date of Birth23/10/1986
Date of Death11/09/2004
Visitors1,886 since 27/05/2008
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Thomas lived with me, he has 1 sister, 1 brother, 2 nephews and 1 neice.
Thomas died as a result of a car accident.

Thomas could be a stroppy teenagers (same as them all), but he also had a sensitive side, he was
very popular with the girls (the phone never stopped) he was (and still is) loved and missed by all
the family.

Thomas was my baby, losing him tore my heart apart and has changed the lives of a lot of people, it
has left a big hole, not just Thomas himself but also the children he would have had.


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A BROKEN HEART THAT SPEAKS

I feel more depressed
Each day when I awake
I wish to god you could tell me
There has been a big mistake.

My darling son was taken
From his mothers love
To live with the angels
In heaven up above

I did not have him with me
For the time I should have had
No longer can I hold him
Which makes me very sad?

The pain of losing my son
Shows in every single tear
I spend each day missing you
Longing to have you near

Life for me is lonely now
Without you by my side
My Broken shattered heart
Is very hard to hide

People tell me that time is a healer
That the pain will go away
They don’t understand
That this pain is here to stay

For when you lose a child
There is nothing that can compare
The bond we had at their birth
Will never leave, it’s always there

The love a mother has
Runs so very deep
That love is so special
It’s in her heart to keep

A mother’s heart is broken
She is ripped apart inside
There is a part of her missing
It left when her child died

So please don’t tell me to get over it
For this I can not do
Unless you understand my feelings
And this has happened to you

Only another mother who has lost a child
Can understand my pain
Because they also suffer daily
As the memories of their child remain

We are a band of mothers
Whose hearts will never heal?
For the loss of our children
Is for us, so very real xxxxxxxxxx

Charlotte Chris Mallins Mum (Close Friend) September 30, 2008

A Hug for you xxx

For my Special Friend June
A Special Hug ((((HUG))))

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I'm sending you a special hug, dont ask me why or how, I just feel that you need it so I'm sending you one now.
You may be feeling sad today for some things aren't quite right, and the cheery smile you usually wear has slipped right out of sight.
So I hope my hug will help to make your spirits soar but if you find one's not enough then I'll happily send you more.

(((((HUG))))

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Lots Of Love Charlotte xxxx

Charlotte Chris Mallins Mum (Close Friend) September 12, 2008

The last 4 years have been really hard but i know you have been by my side every step of the way i tell the kids about you all the time we all miss you so much hunni

lots of love claire duggie korey and tinkerbell

Korey Amp Skye (Cousin) September 11, 2008

Thursday

Will be 4 years on thursday since you left us - miss you so much, still hurts so much, all my love for ever - see you in a bit.

Love mum

xxxxxxx((((((())))))xxxxxxxx

June Mum To Thomas Mckinlay (Mum) September 9, 2008

to thomas although when you were older i never saw much of you but i remember the baby you were i was the auntie who babysat i think about you at least once everyday you i love and miss you everyday love and kisses from us xxxxxx

Wendy Thomson Nee Stein (Aunt) August 13, 2008

Thomas you were my best friend from when we were young til the very end, through the good times and the bad when i was with you i was never sad, the day you left and went away it broke my heart i wanted you to stay but as i sit and think of days gone by i know that it never really was goodbye.

Claire (Cousin) August 11, 2008

Hope all is well, thankyou for all your support, love and light to you my friend, forever in my thoughts ~~ sending my love as always~~Charlotte xxx

I was a thousand-piece puzzle put together
And I knew who I was, and why.
The pieces fit together so nicely
As we walked through this life, you and I.

But you've left me and now this puzzle
Has been tossed and whirled about.
And I can't seem to put it together
For some of the pieces are left out.

So who am I now that you've left me?
How does this puzzle of me take shape?
The pieces don't quite fit together
Not even using glue and some tape.

I wish I had something to go by
Like a photo of me all complete,
So I could see if the pieces are placed right
Or if I should just give up in defeat.

Yes, who am I now that you're gone?
I know I'm not the same as before.
This puzzle of me is missing pieces . . .
Critical ones from down in my core.

I'll just keep turning the pieces over
Until I find who I'm supposed to be.
It's just going to take some time, Lord
To figure out this picture of me

Charlotte Chris Mallins Mum (Close Friend) August 8, 2008

For June xxxx

I have a list of friends I know
all written in a book,
and every now and then
I go and take a look.
That is when I realize
these names they are a part
not of the book they're written in,
but taken from the heart.
For each name stands for someone
who has crossed my path sometime,
and in that meeting they have become
the reason and the rhyme.
Although it sounds fantastic
for me to make this claim
I really am composed
of each remembered name.
Although you're not aware
of any special link,
just knowing you, has shaped my life,
more than you could think.
So please don't think my greeting
as just a mere routine ,
your name was not
forgotten in between.
For when I send a greeting
that is addressed to you,
It is because you're on the list
of friends I'm indebted to.
So whether I have known you
for many days or few,
in some ways you have a part
in shaping things I do.
I am but a total
of many friends I've met,
you are a friend I would prefer
never to forget.
~~THANKYOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND~~Love Charlotte xxx

For June xxx

Thank you, Mom and Dad,
for the little time we had together.
Now I'm on my way to Heaven,
and without you, it will seem forever.

As I strolled through Heaven's Gates,
I was greeted by a Heavenly Host.
They said, 'Follow us,
We will show you who loves you most.'

'Look through Heaven's portals.'
As I gazed through the portal
looking down ... there you stood,
Mom and Dad,
with a bright light all around.

Now, I know you are not alone.
I saw Jesus by your side.
He will help you with all your sorrow.
With you, He will always abide.

I asked our Lord, here in Heaven,
as He sat me by His knee,
'Please, when it's time for you both to come,
that your souls will again be with me.'

I know it's hard for you to understand
that my time there on earth was so very short.
But, always keep me in your memories
As we keep our love alive in each other's heart.

Look toward the heavens.
You will see my star shining bright.
Thank God for all of your blessings.
I'll visit you in your dreams each night.

I love you more than when you gave me birth.
And, I thank you for the life, to me, you gave.
A crown of pearls is waiting for each of you.
For, my soul you gave to Him to save

For you June xxx

Dear Mr. Hallmark, (cards)

I am writing to you from heaven, and though it must appear
A rather strange idea, I see everything from here.
I just popped in to visit, your stores to find a card
A card of love for my mother, as she is finding it very hard.

There must be some mistake I thought, every card you could imagine
Except I could not find a card, from a child who lives in heaven.
She will always be my mother, no matter where I reside
I had to leave, she understands, but oh the tears she’s cried.

I thought that if I wrote you, that you would come to know
that though I live in heaven now, I still love my mother so.
She talks with me, and dreams with me; we still share laughter too,
Memories our way of speaking now, would you see what you could do?

My mother carries me in her heart, her tears she hides from sight.
She writes poems to honor me, sometimes far into the night
She plants flowers in my garden, there my living memory dwells
She writes to other grieving parents, trying to ease their pain as well.

So you see Mr. Hallmark, though I no longer live on earth
I must find a way, to remind her of her wondrous worth
She needs to be honored, and remembered too
Just as the children of earth will do.

Thank you Mr. Hallmark, I know you’ll do your best
I have done all I can do; to you I’ll leave the rest.
Find a way to tell her, how much she means to me
Until I can do it for myself, when she joins me in eternity

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