RITCHIE Jack and Susan would like to thank all relatives, friends, neighbours and work colleagues for their kind expressions of sympathy through cards, flowers and telephone calls following the sad loss of Lilian. A very special thank you to Rev Georgie Baxendale for her kind and comforting service, to the doctors and nurses of Ward 12, ARI. Grateful thanks to the Social Work Department in Laurencekirk and the Carers who helped to look after Lilian. To Burnside Care Home where Lilian stayed for all of five days. To the Doctors and Staff at Inverbervie Medical Centre, also thanks to Emslie Collier and staff for their excellent handling of the funeral arrangements and to all those who paid their last respects at the church and crematorium. Finally a special thank you to everyone who kindly donated to the Stroke Unit at ARI, where £450 was collected.