Thursday 11 July 2013

Stanley Giffin 11/7/2013

IN LOVING MEMORY
Stanley Giffin
12/6/1927 - 3/7/2013

Stan worked at Alderley Fire Station & then Enoggera Station as a firefighter.
He served in MFB from 1952 - 1989.
37 years 8 months and 8 days until retiring aged 62 years.





















































































Friday 5 July 2013

Leslie John Malley - 7th January 1933 - 30th June 2013

Les Malley - 7/1/1933 - 30/06/2013


We honour the memory of you and celebrate your life.

The Dash
I read of a man who stood to speak
At the funeral of a friend
He referred to the dates on his tombstone 
From the beginning to the end.

He noted that first came his date of birth
And spoke the following date with tears,
But he said what mattered most of all
Was the dash between those years.

For that dash represents all the time
That he spent alive on earth
And now only those who loved him
Know what that little line is worth.

For it matters not, how much we own;
The cars... the house... the cash,
What matters most of all is how we live and love
And how we spend our dash.

So think about this long and hard
Are there things you'd like to change
For you never know how much time is left,
That still can be rearranged.

If we could just slow down enough
To consider what's true and real,
And always try to understand
The way other people feel.

And be less quick to anger
And show appreciation more
And love the people in our lives
Like we've never loved before.

If we treat each other with respect
And more often wear a smile
Remembering that special dash
Might only last awhile.

So when your eulogy is being read
With your life's actions to rehash
Would you be proud of the things they say
About how you spent your dash?

















































































THE FIREFIGHTER'S PRAYER
When I am called to duty, God, whenever flames may rage;
Give me strength to save some life, whatever be its age.
Help me embrace a little child before it is too late
Or save an older person from the horror of that fate.
Enable me to be alert and hear the weakest shout,
And quickly and efficiently to put the fire out.
I want to fill my calling and to give the best in me,
To guard my every neighbour and protect his property.
And if, according to my fate, I am to lose my life'
Please bless with your protecting hand
my Children and my Wife.



Many thanks to "D" shift Wishart Fire Station for the
Honour Guard
S.O. M.Boreham; 
A/S.O. D.Hogan;
SFF J.Barnes
SFF P.Stavarakis
FF G.O'Reilly
FF T. Cole