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rlth. May t97e - rtth.May 2or2

M.V. "Royston Grange"
Houlder Bros. & Co. Ltd.

A service of "Remembrance & Thanksgiving,, in memory of the Crew, Passengers and River plate pilot, who perished as a result of the collision in the River plate, between this vessel and the M.T. "Tien Chee,,, .tO years' ago - Montevideo, Uruguay.
en memoria de

IJna ceremonia de "Recordacin y Agradecimiento,, Tripulacin, Pasajeros y prctico del Ro de la plata, quienes perecieron aralz de la colisin en el Ro de la plata, entre este buque y el B.T. "Tien Chee,,
hace rto aos

Montevideo, Uruguay.

were

"Thank you for sharing with us, lost."

as we remember those who

aquellos que perecieron".

"Gracias a c/u por compartir junto a nosotros, al recordar

* Welcome - Including words by Mr. Michael Houlder * Message - Andrew Beare (son of Arturo Beare,
Houlder Bros.)

{. Message - Mario Klisich [ex Houlder

Bros.J

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Reading of te names of those who were lost _ Ian Dickin

2 Minutes of silence in memory of those who are no longer with us

"My home" - Germn Villar Reading: Revelatio

nZ1,:

Forrester, Houlder Bros.)

I-7 - Ian Forrester (son of f im

earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beaudfdly dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from tire throne saying: "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every

"Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first

am making everything new!" Then he said, ,,Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.., He said to me: "lt is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty, I will iive io drink without cost from the spring of the *"t.. or re. He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son." "The Word of the Lord,.. .

mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." He who was seated on the throne ,l'id, ,,1

tear from their eyes. There will be no more death oi

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Reflection: Cynthia Myers Dickin fdaughter of Gordon

Myers, Houlder Bros.)

Music of "Amazing Grace" - Germn Villar

We

will move to the graveside, where the flowers

will be placed.
The Lord's Prayer Final prayer:

Ir

"God, whose days are without end and whose mercies cannot be numbered: make us, we pray, deeply aware of the shortness and uncertainty of human life and let your Holy Spirit lead us in holiness and righteousness all our days; that when we shall have served you in our generation, we may be gathered to our family members who have gone before, having the testimony of a good conscience, in the communion of the Church, in the confidence of a certain faith, in the comfort of a holy hope, in favour with you, our God, and in perfect charity with all. We ask this through |esus Christ our Lord." Amen

Bienvenida - Incluir palabras del Sr. Michael Houlder

.i. Mensaje - Andrew Beare fhijo de Arturo Beare, Houlder Bros.J

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Mensaie.- Mario Klisich (ex Houlder Brcis.

.lr Lectura delos nombres de los fallecidos -lan Dickin .!. 2 minutos de silencio por aquellos que ya no estn con nosotros

"My home" - Germn Villar

{. Lectura: Apocalipsis Z1: L-7 -IanForrester (hijo

Jim Forrester, Houlder Bros.)

de

"Despus vi un cielo nuevo y una tierra nueva; porque el primer cielo y la primera tierra haban dejado de existir y tambin el mar. Vi la ciudad santa,la nueva ferusaln, que bajaba del cielo, de la presencia de Dios. Estaba arreglda como una novia vestida para su prometido. y o una fuerte voz que vena del trono y que deca: " Aqu est el lugar donde Dios vive con los hombres. Vivir con ellos y ellos sern sus pueblos, y Dios mismo estar con ellos como su Dios. Secar todos las lgrimas de ellos, y ya no habr muerte, ni llanto, ni lamento, ni dolor; porque todo lo que antes exista ha dejado de existir." El que estaba sentado en el trono dijo: "Yo hago nuevas todas las cosas." y tambin dijo: "Escribe, porque estas palabras son verdaderas y dignas de confianza". y despus me dijo: "Ya est hecho. Yo soy el Alfa y la Omega, el principio y el Fin. Al que tenga sed, le dar de beber del mananiial del agua de la vida, sin que le cueste nada. El que salga vencedoi recibir todo esto como herencia; y yo ser su Dios y l ser mi hijo." "Es Palabra de Dios".
.f. Reflexin: Cynthia Myers Dickin (hija de Gordon Myers, Houlder Bros.)

Msica de"Amazing Grace" - Germn Villar

las flores.

i.Iremos hacia la sepultura, adonde sern colocadas

{. "Padre Nuestro" {. Oracin final:

"oh Dios, cuyos das son infinitos y cuyas misericordias no pueden ser enumeradas: Te suplicamos nos hagas profundamente conscientes de la brevedad e incertidumbre de la vida humana; y concede que tu Espritu santo nos gue en santidad y justicia todos los das de nuestra vida; a fin de que, cuando te hayamos servido en nuestra generacin, seamos reunidos con nuestros padres y familiares que cuando hayamos servido en nuestra generacin, seamos reunidos con nuestros antecesores, teniendo el testimonio de una buena consciencia, en la comunin de la Iglesia, en la confianza de una fe cierta,,en el:coiisulo,de,na Santa speranza, en tu favor, nuestro Dios:y,en, perfecta caridad con todo el gnero hum.ano; rEsto te lo pedimos mediante fesucristo nuestro Seor.". lmen

anniversar:y

Andrew Beare
Good morning, my name is Andrew Beare and I am Mr. Arturo Beare's youngest son who was LB years old when the accident occurred.
Wednesday, May l_0th., IgTZ,was a normal Autumn day in Montevideo, only a bit too warm, no storm was brewing in the area, but as normal during this period, it was very humid.

wanted an early dinner, as the next morning he had to rise

I recall sitting at home that evening with my parents, as we did normally after work chattingr.about different things. At a ,crtain ,stage my. father mentioned that he

early as the "Royston Grange,, was arriving from Buenos Aires on a northboud voyage.
That night a heavy fog formed over the river and at dawn the visibiliW extremely reduced. ryas At around 05:00arn the phone rang and we all woke up, it was a call from a man called ,,Simonetti,, who was the "look-out" at the control tower of the port of Montevideo, who was always in touch with my dad, before the arrival of the different Houlder ships that called into Montevideo. turned to my mother and exclaimed ,,Oh my God.... there is trouble in the river and all I hope is that the Royston is on this side of the incident so we can receive it today as all the load is arranged".
When he cut off, he explained that the look_out_man, had told him that there had been an accident and that alr he could see was an orange glow on the horizon, but he had no information on the name of the ships involved.

After speaking very briefly with this man, my father

After a,few minqtes, he again received a phone call in which he was informed that a tanker named "Tien-chee,, bound for Buenos Aires had collided with a British ship
called "Royston Grange" and as a result of this, there was fire on board both of them.

Help from the of both Uruguayan and Argentine Navies and other vessels in the area was immediately on the spot, but unfortunateiy as alr of us here know, the disaster developed in a tragic way.

Today is a day of remembrance during which we should all meditate and think of all those who are no longer with
us, and cherish the good moments we spent

with them.

Thank you all for being here today.

.,

Andfew Beare -..-

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Buenos d1'. Vti ngmbrg es Andrew Beaie y,soy el hijo menor de Arturo Bearg tehiendorlB aos deread cando ocurri el accidente.

ao, muy hmedo.

otoo en Montevideo, algo ms calurosol pero sin tormentas a la vista, y como es normal en esa poca del

Mircoles, 10 de mayo de 1.972 era un da agradable de

Recuerdo estar sentado en casa con mis padres como hacamos normalmente despus del trabajo, charlando de distintas cosas. En un momento dado, mi padre coment que quera cenar temprano ya que a la maana siguient tena que levantarse temprano ya que el ROySTON GRANGE estba llegando desde Buenos Aires, con rumbo hacia el trtorte.

n ,sobre el,ro v al amanecer la visibiridad estaba extremadamente ..r.i" -,,1,:'';. .t, . .., .., , tl .-,---: r;' ' Alrededor de'las'05100 hs. son er telfono y todos nos clespertamos. Era una llamada de una persona llamada "simonetti" quien era el "vista" en la torre de contror del

puerto de Montevideo, quien siempre estaba en contacto con mi padre, antes de la llegada de los distintos buques
de Houlder's, que hacan escala en Montevideo. Despus de hablar brevemente con este hombre, mi padre se dio vuelta a mi madre y exclamo: "O Dios mo!,....hay problemas en el Ro y lo nico que espero es que el ROYSTON GRANGE ya haya pasado el lugar del incidente para que pueda ,:entrar hoy ya .que toda la carga esta

pronta."
Cuando cort, l explico que el "vista" le haba dicho que haba ocurrido un accidente y lo nico que poda divisar era un resplandor color naranja en el horizonte, pero que no tena ninguna informacin sobre los nombres de los buques involucrados. Luego de unos minutos, mi padre nuevamente recibi una llamada telefnica por la cual fue informado que un buque-tanque llamado TIEN CHEE, con destino a Buenos Aires, haba colisionado con un buque de bandera Inglesa llamado 'ROYSTON GRANGE", y como resultado de esto, haba fuego a bordo de ambos buques.

Asistencia de las Armadas tanto del Uruguay, como de la Argentina y otros buques en la zona, Ilegaron a la zona de inmediato, pero como todos Vds, aqu presentes saben, el desastre se desqrroll en forma trgica. l

Hoy es un da para recordar, durante el cual todos, debemos meditar y pensar en aquellos quienes no estn ms con nosotros y apreciar los buenos momentos que
pasamos con ellos. Muchas gracias a todos Vds. por estar presentes aqu, hoy.

Message - Mario Klisich ex-Houlder Bros.. Montevideo -- "Royston Grange,,

A few days back when I accepted the proposal made to me, to say a few words today, in the name of the ex Houlder Brothers', Montevideo staff, I was assaulted by doubts as to whether my memory would be upto the circumstances, which I confessed to my good friend and colleague of 25 years, Federico Sandobal, who assisted me in refreshing these memories.

I never thought that these would be so many and that they could flow so easily [nearly at a gallop, I would sayJ from that place, where they have been stored in my mind and especially in rtry heart.

40 years ago, commercial shpping differed greatly from today, given that now, the laige cntainer vJssels call in only for a few hours at the ports. Before, reefer vessels on their voyage down, came with their holds full of general cargo I I close my eyes and can see the very particular, small chambers of the ROYSTON, full up with crates of whiskyJ and they remained in the Port of Montevide o Z or 3 days in order to unload and thereafter, continue the journey to Buenos Aires. B or 10 days' later, they returned, on their northbound journey, with their refrigerated holds now full of beef, butter and citrus products. These prolonged stays, allowed for interaction between the crew and the agents and true friendships were forged.

It was a time when piers were made out of cobble-stones which as the old port workers used to say, not only moulded the soles of your feet but also the character of
those who walked on them.

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I remember that'fateful

m'rning, the'uncertainty which overcame each on of us, as to what had happened. The first news received via the '"look-outs" Manzano and Simonetti, and thereafter the extent , of 'the tragedy confirmed by the vessels which had been affected, to the combating of the fire.

The valiant task of the crewmembers of the Uruguayan Navy and the tugs of the National Port Administration and Reyla I the tug owning Co.) who carried out this unfortunate task.
I also vividly recall, the arrival of the relatives who went to the funeral service held at Holy Trinity Church and then on to the burial service, in this cemetery.

I remember the pain and perplexity that enveloped all, at that moment.
The ROYSTON GRANGE,.that beErtifg! examplg of the be-it of navaf, architgcture, with,her,',advanced,.refrigeration systems.(for th4l pgriod of historyJ, a perfeqt qxample of the unparalleled, genius of marine transport of reefer cargoes in all forms fsolid, liquid, gaseousJ that fohn Houlder was ...

I prefer to remember her, by her black-painted hull, with her white superstructure and black chimney with a red band, with a white Maltese Cross within, and not by that
heap of twisted metal in which she remained.

And to conclude, and now yes, referring to the memories

kept in my heart, especially remembering

Captain Boothby, Chief Officer Craddock and my friend, Catering

Officer Bill Hagan, who were the ones with whom I had most dealings and whose images remain in the retina of my eyes, I wish to render my heartfelt homage to all those who lost their lives on that fateful dawn of 11u. May 1972.

And also to

all those people, who cooperated emergency and who are no longer with us.

in

this

May God keep them in His Holy Glory.

Thank you.

Mensaie

- Mario Klisich

Hace unos das, cuando acept la propuesta para decir unas palabras hoy en nombre de los ex Houlder Uruguay; me asalt la duda de si mi memoria estara a la altura de las circunstancias, lo cual confes a mi querido amigo y compaero por ms de 25 aos en la empresa, Federico Sandobal, quien me ayud a refrescar los recuerdos. |ams pens que fueran tantos y que pudieran surgir tan fluidamente [casi al galope diral desde el lugar donde estaban guardados en mi mente y muy especialmente dentro de mi corazn.
Hace 40 aos la navegacin comercial difera mucho de la actual en que los grandes buques portacontenedores escalan pocas horas en los puertos. por el contrario los buques reefer en el viaje de bajada en que venan con las

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bodegas repletas de carga general (cierro los ojos y veo aquellas muy particulares camaretas del Royston repletas de cajas de whisky) y p.ermanecan en el puerto de Montevideo 2'o 3 das para la QPeragin de {escqr.Sa d: l"-l mismas para luggo prosegir vilie,hacia sq,$estino final: Buenos Aires,-:8 o 10 das despes regresaban ya en su viaje hacia el norte para completar sus bodegas ahora s refrigeradas, con carne, manteca y citrus - operacin que tomaba nuevamenle 2 o 3 das. Esas estadas prolongadas permitan que con la interaccin entre la tripulacin y los agentes se forjaran vnculos de verdadera amistad' Eran tiempos de muelles pavimentados con adoquines de piedra que al decir de los viejos portuarios no solo

moldeaban la planta de los pies sino que tambin el carcter de quienes los transitaban.
Recuerdo aquella fatdica maana, la incertidumbre que nos embargaba a todos sobre qu haba ocurrido' Las primeras noticias recibidas via los vigas Manzano y Simonetti y luego Ia confirmaci de la dlmensin de la

tragedia por las trasmisiones,de,las nves iafectadas, combatir el incendio:

La denodada tarea de los tripulantes de los buques de la Armada Uruguaya y los remolcadores de la A.N.P' y Reyla que llevaron a cabo una infausta tarea, ms all de su deber y cumpliendo con la tradicin marinera.

Tambin recuerdo perfectamente la llegada de los familiares que concurrieron al funeral realizado en el

Templo Ingls, hoy la Catedral Anglicana este cementerio.

y el sepelio en

Recuerdo el dolor y la perpejlidad que nos embargaba a todos sin distincin en ese momento.

ese hermoso ejemplo de la mejor ar.q1i!.gcl.,yra, naval, con sus instalaciones de refrigeracin de avanza{a para la poca, digno ejemplo de la obra sin par de aquel genio del transporte martimo de cargas refrigeradas en todos sus estados (slido, lquido y gaseoso) que fue |ohn Houlder, prefiero recordarlo por su reluciente casco pintado de negro y esa hermosa e inmaculadamente blanca casillera coronada por su gran chimenea negra con una franja roja con la cruz de malta blanca adentro -- y no por aquel montn de hierros retorcidos en que qued convertido.
RgV_slon .Grange

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Y para terminar, ahora s apelando a los recuerdos

guardados en mi corazn, con un especial recuerdo para el capitn Boothb el chief officer craddock y mi amigo el Catering Officer Bill Hagan, de quienes por ser con los que ms trato tuve, mantengo su imagen vivamente grabada o etina, deseo rendir mi emocionado homenaje a ":r tP,4,qt,lo.t...que perdieron trgicamente la vida en aquella fatdiia.madrugada del j.1 de mayo de 1,9T2.
Y tambin a todos aquellos que actuaron en la emergencia

y ya no estn ms entre nosotros.

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Que Dios tenga a todos ellos en su santa gloria.

Muchas gracias.

MV. "Royston Grange"A Reflection

Cynthia M]ers Dickin

Revelation 2L: L-7

We are here today, remembering and giving thanks. We are here today because it is 40 years since the,Rozston Grange and all aboard, were lost. We are ,here;tpday because only 3 weeks'ago, Alison Booth fwho is here with us, with one of her sons, Niall), contacted Diana via the British Embassy, from the UK, saying that she wa9-,goming out to Montevideo. Alison was a 1"2-year-old, on that fateful 11th.'May 1972. Their brother Robert, was 16. They were a ciose-knit family and proud of Stewart, the eldest of the three, who won a scholarship to go to Nautical College in Hull when he was 13 years' old. Stewart's 23'd birthday had been on April /tt'. He was engaged to be married to Barbara. The trip on the Royston, was to be his last one, before getting married, on September Znd. 1972. It was not to be.
On the morning of the 1Ltt'. their mum at work, heard on the radio that there had been a fire on the Royston. When

Alison and her brother got home from school, their parents told them not to worry - it had probablf br
small fire.

Houlders kept them informed of any news. Howver, the TV news was being aired by that time, reporting that people had been rescued from the sea. It was'when Houlders phoned, the following morning, with the news: "There are no survivors" ... that the dreadful truth, was

known to them ... as to the families of each and every member, of the Crew and passengers and River plate
Pilot....

Rtistln; as.' r'dozens of other family-members, would not fig't'thdt'day;'for as long as they live.

Her mother's health, did not allow her to come to the funeral. It was Alison's dad and brother, Robert, who carne out, flown out, together with nigh-on 140 other peopl, to the Funeral service, within the Anglican Church and subsequent Burial, here at this Cemetery. Alison, stayed at home, with her mother.
Life for their family, was never the same, after Stewart,s
death.

It was as her mother and father's health deteriorated over the years and as, both of them, spoke to Alison about Stewart and the wishes they had for Alison to come out to visit the grave, that finally, this year, that idea actually
took shape. Thank you, Alison, for being brave enough, to come all this way, withr'Nill. The privilege has been ours' ... to share across the miles by email, as we prepared for this day, to

1l As we share together, we also think of your husband:

share many details which have been so close to you, within your heart and mind, over these 40 years... to share wilh gf ud, in this service, today. Thank you.

fohn, your other son: Cameron and your brother: Robert, all of them, at home in the U.K. We also remember, with thanksgiving, your parents' lives and courage.

As we continued to prepare this service, as the order of service was being sent to the printers, so we continued to receive messages from around the world - and yes, even receive the news that, today, another person would be with us: David Watkins. David's brother, Hugh Watkins, was on the "Royston Grange" - David was 15 years'old 1l the time and unable to come to Uruguav then ... We give thanks, that he found the notice of tf,i, J..ui.., in thei.S. in Uruguay's Newsletter and contacted us..". In turn, that ' , allowed him to contact Alison ....
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In the sharing of their grief, they have been united and are . , here, to share with us, today.

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Thank you, Alison, David and Niall.

As we have listened, to Michael, Andrew and Mario, to the list of names of the deceased, to the Word of God and in doing so, we have sat, within this chapel together ... many and a mixture of thoughts and emotions have undoubtedly gone thru our minds. There are some of us, who have known each other over many years. Mario and Freddy,

both worked in Houlders at the time of the accident. Peter, Andrew, Diana, Luis, Gustavo, Ian (F) and I, had fathers who also worked in Houlders at that moment of history. Each of us, therefore, have different'recollgctions
of what took place. Most of us, knew people who were on the Royston Grange - we had come to know tfem,,gver several years, as that ship ( as others) visited the$e

shores.

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Happy memories of times shared with special men, (as those who continue to plough the seas) ... Yes, we are here, remembering those who were lost but also to give thanks for each of those lives and witnesses and for the family members, who are not here today, For all who in some way, assisted in the weeks following the tragedy ... alJ, men and women who in different ways, worked thru a time of muchpain...
.

And what:does'God, in His word, say to us today? Each one,. of us. will have a different interpretation of the passage we have heard a few minutes' ago. Much will depend on "where we are at" in our individual paths & lives...

I'd like'to take verses 3-4 "Now the dwelling of God is with men and he will live with them. They will be his people and God himself will be with them and be ther God. He will wpe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the
old order of things has passed away".
Have you ever wondered what eternity

will be like? The

Holy City, the new Jerusalem, is described as the place where God "will wipe every tear from their eyes". Forevermore, there will be no death, pain, sorrow, nor crying. What a wonderful truth!
N, matter what you are going - " bod' has writr:en the

thru - it's not the last word final chapter and it is about fulfilment and eternal joy for those who love him. We do not know as much as we would like, but it is enough to

know that eterni,ty, with God, will be more wonderful than ' we can ever imagine.
Let us hold fast to the hope we read, within Scripture that new creation.

of

May each one of us, be filled with that "peace, which

passes all understanding" ...with the sure knowledge that, despite our failings and sadnesses, we stand forgivEn and,

are offered hope and peace, thru the triune God: Father, ' Son and Holy Spirit.
,

Amen.

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MV. r'Rloyston Grange"Una reflexin

Cynthia Myers Dickin

Apocalips is

2t: 1-7

Estamos aqu hc,y, recordando y dando gracias. Estamos aqu hoy, porque hacen 40 aos, desde que el Royston Grange y toda su tripulacin, pasajeros y prctico, fueron perdidos. Estamos aqu hoy, porque apenas 3 semanas atrs, Alison Booth (que est aqu, con nosotros,: junte.a uno de sus hijos, Niall), se contact desde Inglateira, a fa Embajada Britnica con Diana, diciendo que'vendra,a Montevideo, en esta fecha.

Alison, tena apen as L2 aos, ese fatdico 11 de *"yo a" 1972. Su otro herrmano, Robert, tena l_6 aos. funto a sus padres, conformaban una familia muy unida y orgullosos de Stewart, el mayor de los tres, quien gan una beca para

ir al colegio Naval en Hull, cuando tena 13 aos. Stewart, haba cumplido 23 aos el 7 de abril del ,72. Estaba comprometido con Barbara y el viaje en el Royston, sera el ltimo, antes de su boda, el Z de septiembre de ese
mismo ao. No pudo ser. , -:'' Temprano por la maana del 11 de mayo, su madre, en su lugar deltiabajo, escuch en la radio que haba habido un incendio en el Royston. cuando Alison y Robert ilegaron a

casa

del colegio, sus padres les dijeron que no

se

preocuparan - quizs haba sido un incendio pequeo.

Houlders los mantuvo al tanto de las noticias. Sin embargo, a esa hora por la televisin, las noticias
informaban de personas siendo rescatadas del ro. Fue cuando, a la maana siguiente, que desde Houlders recibieron una llamada telefnica, con la noticia: ,,No hay sobrevivientes" ... que Ia terrible verdad les impact ... a ellos y a cada familia de los Tripulantes, pasajeros y Prctico del Ro de la plata ...

Alison, como docenas de familiares, no se olvidaran

nlnqa, de,ese da.
L4,salud'de su madre, no le permiti, viajar para el funerar. pl,padre de Alison y su hermano, Robert, viajaron, junto a hasta Montevideo, al oficio de funeral dentro del Templo Ingls -, hoy Catedral Anglicana - y al entierro, aqu en este Cementerio. Alison se qued, acompandola a su madre. La vida para su frmilia, cambi para siempre, a partir del fallecimiento de Stewart.

otras 140 personas que fueron transportadas

Al pasar los aos y cuando la salud de ambos

padres, comenz a deteriorarse y cuando tanto su madre, como su padre, hablaron con Alison sobre Stewart y los deseos que tenan de que Alison viniera a Montevideo, a visitar la sepultura ... finalmente, en febrero de este ao, ia idea comenz a concretarse.
Gracias, Alison, por haber encontrado el coraje para venir,

hasta aqu, con

Niall. El privilegio, ha sido nuestro ...

correos electrnicosti a[

compartiendo

a travs de

prepararnos para este da, compartiendo muchos detalles que han estado guardados en tu corazn y mente, durante estos 40 aos ... y participando junto a nosotros, en esta

ceremonia.

Gracias.

Al reunirnos aqu hoy, tambin pensamos en tu esposo: |ohn y vuestro otro hijo: Cameron. Tambin, en tu
Inglaterua. Recordamos, con agradecimiento, las vidas y el coraje de vuestros padres.

hermano: Robert

todos ellos en

Mientras continubamos preparndonos para la ceremonia de hoy, apenas unas horas antes de enviar el oficio para que fuera impreso, continubamos recibiendo mensajes de distintas partes del mundo - y hasta ur, , .: correo diciendo que hoy, estara otra persona con nosotros: David Watkins. David tena apenas L5 aos, cuando su hermano, Hugh Watkins, falleci en !a tragg{ia del "Royston Grange". David no pudo viajar entonces, al Uruguay. Damos gracias que, encontr el anuncio en la pgina web de la S.B. en el Uruguay ...y eso a su vez, nos permiti darle los datos de Alison ...
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Han sido unidos, al compartir juntos, el dolor y aqu estn, pompartiendo junto a nosotros...
Gracias, Alison, David y Niall.

Al escucharlos a Michael, Andrew y Mario, a la lectura de la lista de todos los fallecidos, a la Palabra de Dios ...y al hacerlo, hemos estado juntos, aqu en esta capilla... sin duda, hemos tenido un sinfn de pensamientos y emociones. Algunos de nosotros, nos hemos conocido durante muchos aos. Mario y Freddy, trabajaron en Houlders, en el momento del accidente. Peter, Andrew, Diana, Luis, Gustavo, Ian [f) V yo, tuvimos padres que tambin, trabajaban en Houlders en ese momento histrico. Cada uno, tenemos distintos recuerdos de qu pas. Casi todos, conocamos personas que viajaban en el Royston Grange - a muchos, los habamos conocido a lo largo de los aos - como con tantos otros buques-cuando
visitaban estas costas.

Lindbs recuerdos, de tiempos compartidos con hombres muy s5psciales [como tantos otros, que continan surcando los maresJ ... S, estamos aqu, recordando aquellos que fallecieron pero tambin, para dar gracias por la vida de cada uno de ellos y el testimonio de los familiares, que no estn aqu. Tambin, por todos aquellos, que de alguna manera u otra, durante las semanas posteriores a la tragedia, apoyaron en lo que haba por hacer ... todos: hombres y mujeres, trabajaron en medio de mucho dolor ...

Y qu nos dice Dios, en Su Palabra, hoy? Cada uno de nosotros, tendremos una interpretacin / entendimien{o, distinto del pasaje escuchado. Mucho depender en "dnde estamos" en el camino de la vida ... '' , . ,' , Me gustara detenerme en los versculos 3b-4 " "lqui est eI lugar donde Dios vive con los hombres,, ,,Vivird: con ellos y ellos sern sus pueblos y Dios mismo estart con ellos como su Dios. Secar todas las lgrimas de ellos y ya no habr muerte, ni llanto, ni lamento, ni dolor; porque todo lo que antes exista ha dejado de

exstir."
Alguna vez, te has preguntado cmo ser la eternidad? La Ciudad Santa, la nueva ferusaln, es descripta como el lugar donde Dios "secar todas las lgrimas". Nunca ms: habr rns muerte, ni dolor, ni tristeza, ni llanto. Que verdad maravillosa!
No importa qu situacin ests atravesando - ella, no es la ltima palabra - Dios ha escrito el captulo final y en ella, nos asegura que ser el cumplimiento perfecto y e! glgzo

eterno, para quienes lo aman. No sabemos, ni entendemos, plenamente. Es suficiente saber que la
eternidad, junto a Dios, ser mucho ms maravillosci que lo que podemos imaginarnos. Sujetmonos., de : la esperanza que leemos en las Escrituras - de esa nueva:
creacin. Que cada uno de nosotros, seamos llenos de esa "paz que sobrepasa todo entendimiento" ... con la certidumbre de

que, a pesar de nuestra falencias

nuestra tristezas,

somos perdonados y contamos con la promesa de esperanza segura y paz, mediante el Dios trino: el padre, el Hiio y el Espritu Santo.
Amen.

To att those present with us today and to those who from afar, have sent messages:

Thankyou for sharing with us!

A todos aquellos que nos han acompaado hoy y a todos aquellos quienes han enviado mensajes:

Gracias por haber compartido, iunto a nosotros!

Alison & Niall Booth Sister & nephew of Stewart

S.

Third, ..Royston

Grange" Hermana & sobrino de Stewart S. Third, .,Royston Grange" / David Watkins Brother of Hugh Watkins, ',Royston Grange,. Hermano de Hugh Watkins,,,Royston Grange,, ^ * The three of them, travelled .rp.i"lly from the U.K. to share with us, today.

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Los tres, viajaron especialmente desde Inglaterra,

para compartir aqu, hoy.

r' Michael Houlder - Son of John

Houlder

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Houlder George Collingwood y Sra. Argentina

Hijo de John

ex Houlder Bros., Bs. As.

Diana Iglesias - Flower arrangements / Arreglos florales: In memory of Stewart S. Third, from his family; of Hugh Watkins, from his family; with thanksgiving, from Houlder Bros. Mvdeo., Uruguay En memoria de Stewart S. Third, de su familia; de Hugh Watkins, de su familia; en gratitud, de Houlder Bros. Mvdeo., Uruguay Germn Villar

r'

- Piper, Riverside pipe Band

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F Diana, Peter & Andrew

Beare, deceased

Freddy Sandobal & Mario Klisich Beare - children of Arturo

Ian Forrester - son ofJim Forrester, deceased F Luis & Gustavo Pascuali - sons of Walter pascuali,
deceased

F Cynthia Myers Dickin - daughter of Gordon Myers,

deceased

[All the above from/Los arriba mencionados de Houlder Bros., Montevideo, UruguayJ F Ian Dickin - ex Houlder Bros., Bs. As., Argentina