Comments on: Michael Blakey http://www.johnheronproject.com/wp/?p=495 Some things, which said, cannot be unsaid. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:25:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: PAUL BLAKEY http://www.johnheronproject.com/wp/?p=495#comment-3182 PAUL BLAKEY Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:00:54 +0000 http://www.johnheronproject.com/wp/?p=495#comment-3182 I am so very proud of the tremendous work and effort that Michael put in to his short life. I want to express my sincere thanks to all his many many friends and colleagues, who helped him make all this possible through their kind help and friendship. His life’s work and determined spirit will live on in all of us. I wish to thank you all for your kind comforting cards, tributes & letters to our family & the much appreciated donations to Michael’s memorial fund -justgiving & also through Tong Len charity fund. (Donations which have been sent directly to me will be forwarded to the fund). This all helps immensely to keep Michael’s dreams alive “A waste of a life but a life far from wasted”. Love & thanks to all. God bless. Paul Blakey. [Michael's Dad]<!-- X-spaminator-passed: IP check --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: email check --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: author check --><!-- X-spaminator-strike: empty field - author url, 1 --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: author url --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: comment body --> I am so very proud of the tremendous work and effort that Michael put in to his short life. I want to express my sincere thanks to all his many many friends and colleagues, who helped him make all this possible through their kind help and friendship. His life’s work and determined spirit will live on in all of us.
I wish to thank you all for your kind comforting cards, tributes & letters to our family & the much appreciated donations to Michael’s memorial fund -justgiving & also through Tong Len charity fund. (Donations which have been sent directly to me will be forwarded to the fund). This all helps immensely to keep Michael’s dreams alive
“A waste of a life but a life far from wasted”.
Love & thanks to all. God bless.
Paul Blakey. [Michael's Dad]

]]> By: Dith http://www.johnheronproject.com/wp/?p=495#comment-3083 Dith Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:06:37 +0000 http://www.johnheronproject.com/wp/?p=495#comment-3083 Comments read. Tears return. My thoughts on my blog. No more to say now. With Love<!-- X-spaminator-passed: IP check --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: email check --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: author check --><!-- X-spaminator-strike: empty field - author url, 1 --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: author url --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: comment body --> Comments read. Tears return.

My thoughts on my blog. No more to say now.

With Love

]]> By: Gareth http://www.johnheronproject.com/wp/?p=495#comment-3052 Gareth Sun, 03 Dec 2006 13:46:15 +0000 http://www.johnheronproject.com/wp/?p=495#comment-3052 Michael was such a wonderful person. Anna and I have only known Michael for two years, but in that time he made an enormous impact on our lives. Michael was one of the prime movers in setting up Tong-Len Charitable Trust in 2004 and was a founding trustee of Tong-Len UK (the fundraising arm of Tong-Len). Anna and I were introduced to Michael through our daughter, Rachel, who has been working alongside him during these past 5 months. I will miss Michael terribly and my heart goes our to his parents at this time. He was an inspiration to us all. He had so many plans for helping the displaced communities in India. We want to make his vision a reality by setting up a memorial to him at Tong-Len. It has been wonderful reading all the tributes to Michael. These, I am sure, would be a great comfort to his family and to all his friends. May God help and support us all through these difficult times. Gareth Treasurer of Tong-Len UK gareth@tong-len.org<!-- X-spaminator-passed: IP check --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: email check --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: author check --><!-- X-spaminator-strike: empty field - author url, 1 --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: author url --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: comment body --><!-- X-spaminator-strike: url dashes, 1 --> Michael was such a wonderful person. Anna and I have only known Michael for two years, but in that time he made an enormous impact on our lives. Michael was one of the prime movers in setting up Tong-Len Charitable Trust in 2004 and was a founding trustee of Tong-Len UK (the fundraising arm of Tong-Len). Anna and I were introduced to Michael through our daughter, Rachel, who has been working alongside him during these past 5 months.

I will miss Michael terribly and my heart goes our to his parents at this time. He was an inspiration to us all. He had so many plans for helping the displaced communities in India. We want to make his vision a reality by setting up a memorial to him at Tong-Len.

It has been wonderful reading all the tributes to Michael. These, I am sure, would be a great comfort to his family and to all his friends.

May God help and support us all through these difficult times.

Gareth
Treasurer of Tong-Len UK

gareth@tong-len.org

]]> By: ee http://www.johnheronproject.com/wp/?p=495#comment-2979 ee Sat, 02 Dec 2006 12:35:18 +0000 http://www.johnheronproject.com/wp/?p=495#comment-2979 he wore the world lightly... thanks, that's a lovely phrase<!-- X-spaminator-passed: IP check --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: email check --><!-- X-spaminator-strike: short field, 1 --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: author check --><!-- X-spaminator-strike: empty field - author url, 1 --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: author url --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: comment body --> he wore the world lightly… thanks, that’s a lovely phrase

]]> By: Jan http://www.johnheronproject.com/wp/?p=495#comment-2970 Jan Fri, 01 Dec 2006 16:06:49 +0000 http://www.johnheronproject.com/wp/?p=495#comment-2970 I worked with Michael in Swansea and have just heard the tragic news. My thoughts are with his family and friends, he was a fabulous person and will be sadly missed.<!-- X-spaminator-passed: IP check --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: email check --><!-- X-spaminator-strike: short field, 1 --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: author check --><!-- X-spaminator-strike: empty field - author url, 1 --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: author url --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: comment body --> I worked with Michael in Swansea and have just heard the tragic news. My thoughts are with his family and friends, he was a fabulous person and will be sadly missed.

]]> By: Causes for reflection » The Cartoon Blog by Dave Walker http://www.johnheronproject.com/wp/?p=495#comment-2965 Causes for reflection » The Cartoon Blog by Dave Walker Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:47:29 +0000 http://www.johnheronproject.com/wp/?p=495#comment-2965 [...] My thoughts are with my friends in Swansea who are mourning the loss of Michael Blakey. I didn’t know him, but their tributes are powerful: Wood, Alice, Richard, Sarah, Jacqui, Malcolm. [...]<!-- X-spaminator-strike: bad referer - spambot?, 3 --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: IP check --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: email check --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: author check --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: author url --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: comment body --> [...] My thoughts are with my friends in Swansea who are mourning the loss of Michael Blakey. I didn’t know him, but their tributes are powerful: Wood, Alice, Richard, Sarah, Jacqui, Malcolm. [...]

]]> By: Janet http://www.johnheronproject.com/wp/?p=495#comment-2964 Janet Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:52:22 +0000 http://www.johnheronproject.com/wp/?p=495#comment-2964 What a waste of a young life - someone who was not touring the world having a good time but was actually doing somethng positive to change the world for the better. Rest in Peace.<!-- X-spaminator-passed: IP check --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: email check --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: author check --><!-- X-spaminator-strike: empty field - author url, 1 --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: author url --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: comment body --> What a waste of a young life - someone who was not touring the world having a good time but was actually doing somethng positive to change the world for the better.
Rest in Peace.

]]> By: genevive http://www.johnheronproject.com/wp/?p=495#comment-2963 genevive Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:37:30 +0000 http://www.johnheronproject.com/wp/?p=495#comment-2963 what George said. I always wanted to be more like Michael, and I never felt that i got any nearer. He was always sure that you had to do what was right for you - and he did what was right for him. I now very strongly feel that what is right for me is not to leave the work that Michael started undone. I want to follow in his footsteps, and really start trying to make a difference to the world, not just saying that i would if i could. I dont know what that involves yet, but i cant not do anything. Wood was right, and so well put about Michael 'wearing this world lightly'. That's the dest description i've seen. He knew there was more, an he knew that it didnt matter how you got there, just that you did. And now he is there. Where he searched for for a long time. I hope he knows how loved he is here, and what a differencehe amde to so many of us. I cant express what i want to with mere words, there was more to Mike than can possibly be expressed without actually meeting him. And to all tose who knew him, i dont need to describe.<!-- X-spaminator-strike: whitelist, -3 --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: IP check --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: email check --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: author check --><!-- X-spaminator-strike: empty field - author url, 1 --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: author url --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: comment body --> what George said.
I always wanted to be more like Michael, and I never felt that i got any nearer.
He was always sure that you had to do what was right for you - and he did what was right for him.

I now very strongly feel that what is right for me is not to leave the work that Michael started undone. I want to follow in his footsteps, and really start trying to make a difference to the world, not just saying that i would if i could. I dont know what that involves yet, but i cant not do anything.

Wood was right, and so well put about Michael ‘wearing this world lightly’. That’s the dest description i’ve seen. He knew there was more, an he knew that it didnt matter how you got there, just that you did.
And now he is there. Where he searched for for a long time.
I hope he knows how loved he is here, and what a differencehe amde to so many of us.

I cant express what i want to with mere words, there was more to Mike than can possibly be expressed without actually meeting him. And to all tose who knew him, i dont need to describe.

]]> By: George http://www.johnheronproject.com/wp/?p=495#comment-2955 George Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:25:32 +0000 http://www.johnheronproject.com/wp/?p=495#comment-2955 Like anyone who knew Mike and has heard this terrible news, I know the world somehow feels a bit darker and evil this night. Wood's comment that Mike knew where his conscience was leading him and actually followed was so true of the man. A real doer, someone who always challenged you, yet always understanding of why you couldn't do it. Whenever I felt guilty of not being like him, he would be the first to reassure me of why I was doing the right thing for me, and that I didnt have to be there with him. I only wish now that I was. Beyond that words fail me, the world truly has lost one of the good people.<!-- X-spaminator-strike: whitelist, -3 --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: IP check --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: email check --><!-- X-spaminator-strike: empty field - author url, 1 --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: author url --><!-- X-spaminator-passed: comment body --> Like anyone who knew Mike and has heard this terrible news, I know the world somehow feels a bit darker and evil this night.

Wood’s comment that Mike knew where his conscience was leading him and actually followed was so true of the man. A real doer, someone who always challenged you, yet always understanding of why you couldn’t do it. Whenever I felt guilty of not being like him, he would be the first to reassure me of why I was doing the right thing for me, and that I didnt have to be there with him. I only wish now that I was.

Beyond that words fail me, the world truly has lost one of the good people.

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