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All these thoughts, prayers and memories were written by
her friends and formed part of their tribute to her at the Memorial Service they arranged
for her.
For Candice
Prayer for a child |
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| Heavenly Father |
| Our Saviour |
| Who took children into his arms and blessed
them |
| Receive your child, Candice, |
| In your never-failing care and love |
Father of
everlasting Compassion, |
| See your children growing up |
| In an uncertain and confusing world |
| Show them the path of life |
| Enable them to triumph over failure and
frustration |
| To hold fast their faith in you |
| And to keep alive their joy in creation |
| Through Jesus Christ our Lord |
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| Amen |
from
Lindsay Hercules
I have known Candice for many years, and what attracted me
to her was her smile - even when things went wrong. She had a great sense of humour and
always cheered people up with her jokes. She always had something to say and never let
anybody down.
She was quite fond of imitating famous people's voice and she was quite good at it too.
She would often come to school and tell us about a movie she had watched the afternoon
before, and act it out imitating the voices at the same time. It was as if we had our own
live entertainment at school
We will always remember Candice for her goodness and well cherish the memories we have
of her.
She has gone to a better place and we are glad for her. One day we will be reunited
with her.
We wish our friend farewell.
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from
Megan Riddel
No words can ever describe what Candice meant to me and I
am sure that there are a lot of other people who feel the same way. The friendship between
Candice and me was quite different to what other people might have thought. We always sat
together in class and when we were teogether we were never lost for words. Although we
never actually had break together, she was only a few steps away.
I met Candice when I was in standard three and even though we were not in the same
classes in standards four and five, the school day was never over until Candice and I had
had our say together. She almost never had a norrible thing to say about anyone nad I am
almost certain that there are people out there sho never had a horrible thing to say about
her.
I will always remember the craze history lessons, the
confusing maths and all the wacky stories about what she and Tina did in art. Then there
were the computer games, and all the times where she go so irritated because as she would
explain something to me, I would make her stop and start again because she lost me
somewhere between what the FX sound card is and Midtown madness
I know that I will never understand why. But I will always
be grateful for the love and friendship she gave me.
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from
Holly Tamlin |
from
Tammy Pearce |
| I met Candice when I
was in standard three and even though we were not in the same classes in standards four
and five, the school day was never over until Candice and I had had our say together. She
almost never had a norrible thing to say about anyone nad I am almost certain that there
are people out there sho never had a horrible thing to say about her. I will always
remember the craze history lessons, the confusing maths and all the wacky stories about
what she and Tina did in art. Then there were the computer games, and all the times where
she go so irritated because as she would explain something to me, I would make her stop
and start again because she lost me somewhere between what the FX sound card is and
Midtown madness
I know that I will never understand why. But I will always be grateful for the love and
friendship she gave me. |
I am speaking to you
today as a friend of Candice, and on behalf of her class, 9LK, whom she touched with her
gentleness, loving smile and warm heart. We will aways remember her open, big,
infectious smile, her bright eyes behind those cute glasses ant her hair tied back in a
pony plait. Although she was a quiet person, she could always make us laugh. She had a
wonderfully warm sense of humour
She was also a very talented artist, with an amazing ability to draw cartoons. Her
class will always remember her sitting at computyping, and whilst we were hard at work she
would have fun!!.
Then, when the teacher came around, she would smile
innocently and the teacher would not suspect a thing. |
For Candice with love
from Tammy
| C is for caring - your heart so big |
| A is for ambitious - for your dreams so high |
| N is for naughty - for the fun we had |
| D is for darling - everyone's little girl |
| I is for inspiration - not only mine, but all of ours |
| C is for Cartoonist - the greatest, the best |
| E for for Energetic - always trying hard |
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| Candice we will always remember you… |
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| Rest in peace with our Lord… |
| We will always love you and never forget you.
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by Tina Retief
| We may not have been gifted with our words |
| In our writings or in our deeds |
| We may not have been fited in helping you |
| In your time of any needs |
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| We may not have been gifted in showing you |
| How much you really mean |
| Because these things were usually locked in
our hearts |
| For nobody to see |
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| BUT we know we were dearly gifted |
| To have a friend like you |
| Someone who we felt comfortable with |
| In everything we do |
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| We want you to know how loved you are |
| In our lives a very special part |
| We love you and will never forget you |
| You remain a very special piece of our
hearts. |
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Holly Tamlin wrote this poem in loving memory of her very best
friend, Candice.
| Candice, I thank you for being my very best
friend |
| I never thought that all our happy times
would ever come to an end. |
| I will always remember the times we shared |
| Knowing that in each other we had a friend
who cared |
| With your sense of humour, you always made me
smile |
| You laughed and giggled, joking all the
while. |
| But the very best thing was your talent to
draw |
| Your sketches were brilliant, the very be I
ever saw. |
| I'll miss the break times, we had each day |
| But in my heart you'll always stay |
| God I thank you for the friends you help us
choose |
| And for the memories of Candice I will never
ever lose |
Finally, Kim Else, her Physical Education and Class
teacher of 1999, said this of her
| Candice showed a great love for Sport
and Physical Education. She demonstrated commitment, perseverance and a burning desire to
perform to the best of her ability. Some of her favourite sports were Cricket,
Basketball, Soccer and Softball. She encouraged her fellow class-mates to jump off the
high diving board during Physical Education lessons and always gave 100% of her best.
In everything Candice participated with great enthusiasm, and her contribution and
smile will be missed at Wynberg Girls' High School.
Farewell, Candice, and thank you.
Rest in peace.
Kim Else |
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