| Location | Lockerbie |
| Age | 38 years |
| Cause of Death | Undisclosed |
| Date of Death | 21/12/1988 |
| Visitors | 985 since 10/12/2008 |
| Creator |
On Wednesday 21 December 1988, a Boeing 747-121 named Clipper Maid of the Seas, was destroyed by a
terrorist bomb, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members. Eleven people in Lockerbie, southern
Scotland, were killed as large sections of the plane's fuselage fell in and around the town,
bringing total fatalities to 270.
Jack and Rosalind Somerville, along with their two young children Paul and Lynsey, were killed in
their home in Sherwood Crescent when the wing section of the aircraft hit the ground at more than
800 km/h (500 mph) and exploded, creating a crater 47 metres (155 ft)long and with a volume of 560
m³ (730 yd³).
I am no relation to Jack and Rosalind Somerville, and in life I never knew them so I can tell you
very little of their background, but I have visited their grave regularly for the past few years, on
my way through Scotland to England. I dont know how I found their grave, but Rosalind and Jack were
the same age as I am when they died and I felt an instant affinity towards this family of
strangers.
As a strong believer in fate, I believe I came across their modest resting place in such a huge
cemetary for a reason... And maybe that reason is to put their eulogy on here and make sure their
memory will stay alive, not just as a statistic in a tragic event.
In the summer of 1987, Rosalind gave birth to a little boy, whom they named David. David lived for
only one day, and was buried in the grave where his mummy and daddy were laid to rest just 18 months
later. Although Paul and Lynsey are mentioned on the family headstone, sadly their bodies were never
found, as the impact of the wing vaporised several houses, and their home - number 15 Sherwood
Crescent - bore the full brunt of this impact.
This Memorial is not just for the Somerville family, but for all the tragic victims of the Lockerbie
Air Disaster. For the 243 passengers, whos ages ranged from 2 months to 82 years, from 21 countries,
for the 16 cabin crew and for the 11 people on the ground who died that dreadful, horrific night.
It is also to extend our thoughts and sympathy to the people who lost family members on that
airplane, as I'm sure twenty years has done nothing to lessen the hurt and grief they live with
every day, knowing that their loved ones were taken away in one of the most tragic and cowardly ways
possible.
I am currently researching the Lockerbie crash on a professional and personal basis, so if anyone
has any memories of that fateful night, or have any tributes of their own that they would like to
share with me, I would be very interested to hear it.
So Tragic.
I fly as cabin crew for a living and know the risks involved in flying. Like your gorgeous family and the other seven Lockerbie residents who were busy getting ready for Christmas and knew nothing of the flight, I pray that you rest in peace and didn't know for a single second what was happening to you. I've recently rturned from a wedding in Scotland and stopped at the Air crash memorial and somehow was drawn to your grave. I was further devastated to see that your newborn baby David was buried just before the disaster. So very sad. Your family wil live on through your family and friends as well as strangers like us who feel a connection to you. May you rest in peace. Steven. xx
Monday Gift From Me To You
XxXxX
I send to you this Eve a gift of words, like a cloud delivering rain.
May they fall upon you ever so gently and wash away your pain.
For you and all your loved ones, I bow my head and pray.
May these prayers somehow guide you and help you find your way.
My thoughts and prayers are also with you, as you begin your day.
Only You and I, and God, know what these words attempt to say.
Never look into the past – move forward and straight ahead.
Do as your heart tells you, your soul will be fed.
Always remember how very special you are.
Your friendship to me is a beautiful, bright shining star.
For this friendship that we share, I send this small token,
May it somehow help you repair all that is broken.
There is a power on this earth greater than You and I,
He is the one who stirs your emotions and allows you to cry.
Dear Mr Hallmark
I am writing to you from Heaven, and though it must appear
A rather strange idea, I see everything from here.
I just popped in to visit, your stores to find a card
A card of love for my loved ones, as there finding it very hard.
There must be some mistake I thought, I saw every card you could imagine
Except I could not find a card, from a person who lives in heaven.
They are still my loved ones too, no matter where I reside
I had to leave, they understand, but oh the tears they cried.
I thought that if I wrote you, that you would come to know
That though I live in heaven now, I still love my family so.
They talk with me, and dream with me; we still share laughter too,
Memories are our way of speaking now, would you see what you could do?
My loved ones carries me in there heart, there tears they hide from sight.
They write poems to honor me, sometimes long into the night
They plants flowers in my garden, there my living memory dwells
They write to other grieving familys, trying to ease their pain as well.
So you see Mr.Hallmark, though I no longer live on earth
I must find a way to remind my family of there wondrous worth.
They need to be honored, and remembered too
Just as the people of earth will do.
Thank you Mr.Hallmark, I know you'll do your best
I have done all I can do; to you I'll leave the rest.
Find a way to tell them, how much they mean to me
Until I can do it for myself, when they join me in eternity
A Special Star
I have this feeling theres a special star in the sky tonight,
And even though its far away,
Its brightness will reach us,
To make the night a little less dark.
xxx
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Memories are roses
blooming ever more
full of fragrant sweetness
never known before
life must have a meaning
goals for which to strive
memories are lights that burn
to keep the heart alive
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I'm Sorry
Hi Rosalind and Jack, I'm sorry I missed your anniversary but yesterday was a tough day and I never got online. Thinking of you and all the angels today xxxxx
God bless the good that died young 20 years today. The evil that men do. Love to all the victims on that day and that have been effected over the years since. xxxx
how i remember
I CAN REMEMBER THAT AWFULL NIGHT ALL TO WELL HOW I HEAR YOU SAY WELL ON THAT NIGHT I HAD JUST BECAME A AUNTY FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I WAS ON CLOUD NINE I WAS CONTACTING EVERY ONE TO SHARE MY NEWS WHEN A NEWS FLASH APPEARED ON THE TV AT FIRST I THOUGHT THEY HAD GETTING IT WRONG THINGS LIKE THAT DONT HAPPEN IN THIS COUNTRY BUT OH MY GOD THE FOLLOWING MORNING THE TRUTH WAS SHOWN TO THE WORLD THE UTTER DEVERSTATION ON THE PLACE WE KNOW AS LOCKERBIE I REMEMBER WATCHING TV AND THER WAS A POLICEMAN STANDING AT WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE COCKPIT WITH A PIECE OF PLASTIC COVERING THE WINDSCREEN AND THEN THER WAS THIS HUGE CRATER IN THE GROUND AND GAPS IN THE LITTLE ROW OF HOUSES CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WERE JUST VISABLE BLOWING AROUND THE STREETS MY GOD HOW THOSE POOR INOCENT FAMIELS OF LOCKERBIE AND THOSE ALSO ON THE FLIGHT PAID THE PRICE OF TERROISIM FOREVER IN OUR THOUGHTS GODBLESS ALL XX
merry christmas xx
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Love to you and your family this christmas x
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