Kathleen Yarwood

*This was the eulogy I read at Kaths funeral*

It’s always difficult to find the right words… more so on an occasion such as this. No mere words can sum up what a person feels inside. They can give an approximation, an insight but they can never fully tell you everything. So with that in mind I’d just like to say a few words about Kath.
For anyone who has known Kath I’m sure that in even the smallest way she has touched your heart either by her honesty, her love and perhaps most of all her strength of character. Even when this illness leapt out of nowhere at her she fought it to the end, not for herself but for the sake of her family. She would never give up on anything. That was one of the things I loved about her.
I don’t think many people actually saw Kath in her entirety. She mentioned many times how some people considered her a plain Jane airhead. How wrong they were. Kath was a beautiful person on the inside as much as she was beautiful on the outside. She was witty, kind, intelligent, had a heart the size of a planet and a love for everyone.
We have three amazing children in Stephen, Christopher and Rebecca. She was so proud of all three of them and she instilled that strength of character of hers into them, always telling them just how special they are and that if they put their mind to it there is nothing that they cannot do. That was Kath though she had a belief in people, especially those she loved.
I have achieved many things that I would never have had the confidence to do because of the belief Kath had in me. Things that would seem nothing to many people but because it meant something to me it meant everything to her. Whenever I faltered she was there to help me along and set me straight.
As a couple we had our ups and downs but the downs just made us stronger and the ups just brought us joy. For over 28 years she was my strength, my inspiration and most of all my love. Already I miss her so much. She was my wife, my children’s mother and most of all, my best friend. I love you Kath and look forward to when we are together again forever.

**27 Sept 2009**
Every day I miss Kath more. I have a massive chunk torn from my life and my very soul. We literally were "as one". Tonight I found the letters we used to write to each other when we were courting. All the hopes, the fears and the promises of spending our old age together and never leaving each other. It was heartbreaking. We never left each other , we were cruelly seperated. I so much want to hear her voice, feel her touch and tell her I love her and to hear her tell me she loves me too.