Dedicated to the memory of Beryl Robertson
This site is a tribute to Beryl Robertson. She is much loved and will always be remembered.
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Love you Aunt Ber. X
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The Stewart Family
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Gabe Flint and Jo Gall
We have lots of lovely memories of Beryl Robertson from times spent playing at Chelwood Gardens and from when she looked after us. She was kind to the whole family and a good friend to our Mum when she was ill. Always so elegant. Always seemed to be cooking something good! A wonderful woman. XX
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Darling Aunt Ber, I have so many cherished memories of you, thank you so very much for the love. All my love to Pammy, Debs, Davie and Jules.
Petagaye Chin
26th March 2023
It is very hard to say goodbye to a beloved person, especially an aunt who was so close to me also in the role of a very dear friend. My memories of our relationship are very important to me and it is a great regret that I have not been able to see her in so many years. Life separated us physically, but we spoke often on the phone and continued to share the important aspects of our lives. Having both left Jamaica so many years ago it was important to be able to talk about the memories of my mother Winifred, her sister, and other members of the family. I send my love and prayers to Pam, Debbie, Dave, Julie, and all of her beloved grandchildren and other family members. She is deeply missed but we have all been fortunate in having enjoyed her laughter, her smiles, her love and her caring heart. I am grateful for all the experiences we shared and I cherish each and ever beloved memory.
Peggy Greaves
23rd March 2023
I Remember Jamaica
As I think of the hills and the clear blue sea
Memories of Jamaica rush back to me
As I think of the rivers and fertile earth
I remember Jamaica, the land of my birth
I relive, in my mind, a distant past
And my heart laments the times I’ve lost
I think of a time and a place I feel
Gone but etched in memories surreal
I long to return to a simpler way
In that sunshine land I used to play
And the almost primitive ways and means
These are the things that fill my dreams
The beaches, the mountains, a caressing breeze
Cane fields, banana and coconut trees
Long and winding country roads
And country busses with heavy loads
The handcart man, selling his ware
The Jolly bus and penny-ha-penny bus fare
A fudgeman riding, to and fro
Shouting Icicle, Ice-cream Cake and Choca-mo
The market stalls filled with fruit
The laughter, the innocence of my youth
Things that I miss and long for so
Things that remind me of long ago
At nights I recall the star filled sky
And Peenie Wallies flittering by
In whispered tones we’d spend the night
Telling Duppy stories that filled with fright
On a windy day the kites would soar
While angry waves lashed at the shore
Swaying trees in the howling wind
God how much I miss these things
The way the rain, slowed everything down
The earthy smell as it hit the ground
Refreshing the land and watering crops
The exciting clangor on the zinc roof tops
Oh Jamaica I miss your ways
I miss your climate and sunny days
In a foreign land where I’ve come to rest
Spurned on by an economic quest
Though no turning back, on this traveled way
For you my homeland, I’ll always pray
My memories of you will never depart
Jamaica Jamaica the beat of my heart
A poem for you, our precious Mum and Ma, from your Son with all my love always.........
22nd March 2023
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Thank you for choosing to support Princess Alice Hospice by setting up this memorial to Beryl. We hope that you find it a positive experience developing the site and that it becomes a place of comfort and inspiration for you to visit whenever you want or need to. May loving memories bring you peace, comfort and strength at this difficult time. Our thought s are with you.
Lit by Clare at Princess Alice Hospice on 8th March 2023