GINN, Patricia

To my beautiful mum, I knew this terrible day would come. I am devastated and heartbroken. I don't know how I will be able to go on without you. I am so proud you were my beautiful mother. You were born on Anzac Day, your father was in the Gallipoli campaign. Your beautiful sister Auntie Cath died too young. You were one of the greatest generation.

There will never be a generation like it. Then again you went through the depression, the second world war and rationing.

You never complained, you were strong and resilient. You fought for our freedom and to make Australia a better country which you did. Thanks for being there 28 years ago when I had my heart transplant at the Alfred hospital, you came in everyday by tram to see me.

Thanks mum, I will never forget that you got me through it. Seeing your beautiful face, you were my Angel of happiness.

You were a very strong and beautiful woman who I will never forget. Everybody I knew loved you. I will never forget when an Irish lady I knew, said you were a fine looking woman. What she said summed you up. My beautiful friend Peter and his mother always used to say we love your mum very much.

When I was in Iceland in 1988 I met Miss World, she was beautiful like you are.

You meant the world to me mum, I thought the world of you. That beautiful photo of you that I always look at , makes me feel happy. When President George W. Bush wrote to me in the year 1999 and said I am grateful to have you on my side and I hope to see you in the future. Those words sum up everything. I will see you in the future in Heaven with the Angels and I am going to play at your service "it's because I love you"

Because it sums up everything I feel for you mum. Goodbye my Anzac girl. Love from you son Mark. I will never forget you, you will always be in my heart.

I will always remember when I saw you on Melbourne Cup day this year.

I will never forget that day. Thanks for being my mum.

Thanks mum for who you were.