tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post5880816379216946065..comments2023-12-14T10:28:43.397+00:00Comments on Declan Burke: Jim Burke: RIPUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-89668705030587749352008-11-04T11:36:00.000+00:002008-11-04T11:36:00.000+00:00Beautiful tribute for a great manBeautiful tribute for a great manAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-20069379606829528902008-11-04T11:35:00.000+00:002008-11-04T11:35:00.000+00:00Beautiful tributeBeautiful tributeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-8947401259446910992008-10-24T13:48:00.000+01:002008-10-24T13:48:00.000+01:00Belated condolences. What you describe runs in yo...Belated condolences. What you describe runs in your family.Patricia https://www.blogger.com/profile/10822225172221208861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-66618725291762799442008-10-21T01:03:00.000+01:002008-10-21T01:03:00.000+01:00You have done him proud, Dec. Your uncle lives on ...You have done him proud, Dec. Your uncle lives on in your words. And great, thoughtful words they are to. I am sure he will rest in peace knowing how much you loved him. For Lily too. I imagine he'd have idolised her? Such an innocent beauty she is...<BR/><BR/>May your uncle have had a good life before passing and Lily a good life before her. A part of that will be telling Lily about her great uncle.<BR/><BR/>My sympathies to you Dec. He'd want you to write on, as many others do. So write on and believe in his support. Never let the support of his strength and belief in you diminish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-78922473857572086812008-10-20T20:04:00.000+01:002008-10-20T20:04:00.000+01:00I remember - I don't know if I was twelve or thirt...I remember - I don't know if I was twelve or thirteen (young in any case) - I passed through the living room in the old house (the one between the sitting room and the kitchen) one day, and you and Jim were sitting down talking. You had your eyes closed, talking about something I can't recall, but you had Jim enthralled. He was sitting forward on the edge of the armchair, chin in hand. Like the typical teenager, I wasn't interested in the conversation taking place and turned on the TV. I remember Jim asking if you wanted to move the conversation to the kitchen where it was quiet. He didn't tell me to turn off the TV, too polite for that. This wasn't his house and I wasn't his son. <BR/><BR/>It's one of my first memories of Jim, but it'll never be the strongest. That is, and will always be, his voice.The Unquiet Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02483111634239098873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-91068345805878601332008-10-20T17:46:00.000+01:002008-10-20T17:46:00.000+01:00Seems to have been a really nice guy.My condolence...Seems to have been a really nice guy.<BR/>My condolences.<BR/><BR/>MarcoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-21573660962808290622008-10-20T17:30:00.000+01:002008-10-20T17:30:00.000+01:00Sorry to hear about your uncle, Dec. sam millarSorry to hear about your uncle, Dec. <BR/>sam millarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-22936066621560253502008-10-20T17:29:00.000+01:002008-10-20T17:29:00.000+01:00Beautifully put, Dec. Please accept my condolences...Beautifully put, Dec. Please accept my condolences, and take an extra minute with any nephews and nieces you have the next time you see them. We are all immortal through the knowledge and memories we pass on to our loved ones, as your moving tribute has clearly shown.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-91236148684027643612008-10-20T13:47:00.000+01:002008-10-20T13:47:00.000+01:00What an excellent tribute. My condolences.What an excellent tribute. My condolences.Stuart Nevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883631620345577504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-39556196641454003242008-10-20T04:25:00.000+01:002008-10-20T04:25:00.000+01:00Much obliged, folks ... he really was a terrific p...Much obliged, folks ... he really was a terrific person to know. <BR/><BR/>Cheers, DecDeclan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322645323239292406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-31734719682487853102008-10-20T03:04:00.000+01:002008-10-20T03:04:00.000+01:00Well, bless him. That's a lovely tribute.=========...Well, bless him. That's a lovely tribute.<BR/>===================<BR/> Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/> <A HREF="http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</A>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-26405133953340322252008-10-19T21:59:00.000+01:002008-10-19T21:59:00.000+01:00I'm sorry for your loss. You do your uncle most pr...I'm sorry for your loss. You do your uncle most proud, sir.Corey Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566740230330395590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-61503661021822506982008-10-19T20:11:00.000+01:002008-10-19T20:11:00.000+01:00Sorry for your loss, Dec, but that's a great tribu...Sorry for your loss, Dec, but that's a great tribute to your uncle.<BR/><BR/>Good luck<BR/><BR/>gbGerard Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301381067485712366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-15581507744661138672008-10-19T19:04:00.000+01:002008-10-19T19:04:00.000+01:00Sorry to hear about Jim's passing, Dec. I only met...Sorry to hear about Jim's passing, Dec. I only met your uncle once when he gave Kate and I a lift to Donegal for the wedding. I have to say he seemed a gracious, genial man who instantly put two strangers at ease as he talked with great passion on many random and interesting things. I remember him waxing lyrical on the Great Gatsby as the best a novel could be (I've since read it, no doubt subconsciously buoyed on by his heart recommendation). Nice tribute here - would love to see what you could do with his manuscript. K.Lrakyawnochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689942008846896966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-67868624609482636572008-10-19T16:58:00.000+01:002008-10-19T16:58:00.000+01:00Wow, that is a fine remembrance, indeed, Declan. I...Wow, that is a fine remembrance, indeed, Declan. I know, because my eyes are welling up in memory of your uncle, even though I never knew him. He made an excellent choice in willing you his manuscript. I fully expect to see it edited and in print someday--a last tribute to his life and to those he loved. Like you.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>JeffJ. Kingston Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.com