OT-State Funeral today for Sir Edmund Hillary

as i type this
i'm listening to the many tributes to the greatest New Zealander of our time,
perhaps of all time.
a very moving event as state funerals here are few and far between and usually
kept for past prime ministers, leaders in govt or the military. today is an
exception but highly appropriate.
today we honour the passing ten days ago of Sir Edmund Hillary,
the man who 'knocked the ******* off'
we've lost a great adventurer, humanitarian and all around humble good guy.
all of new zealand is today in mourning for him.
sorry, for those who dont know of Sir Ed, he is the first man to conquer the
tallest mountain on earth, in the Himilayan Mountains in Nepal, Mt Everest, way
back in 1953,
Sir Ed and sherpa Tenzing Norgay made it to the summit.
this great feat was announced to the world on the day Queen Elizabeth II
ascended to the throne of England and the British Commonwealth. a fitting time
indeed.
he will be truely and so sadly missed by the entire country and indeed the
world.
the world has lost a very very great man.
rip, Sir Ed.

On Jan 21, 5:58*pm, "nzlstar*" wrote:
as i type this
i'm listening to the many tributes to the greatest New Zealander of our time,
perhaps of all time.
a very moving event as state funerals here are few and far between and usually
kept for past prime ministers, leaders in govt or the military. today is an
exception but highly appropriate.
today we honour the passing ten days ago of Sir Edmund Hillary,
the man who 'knocked the ******* off'
we've lost a great adventurer, humanitarian and all around humble good guy..
all of new zealand is today in mourning for him.
sorry, for those who dont know of Sir Ed, he is the first man to conquer the
tallest mountain on earth, in the Himilayan Mountains in Nepal, Mt Everest, way
back in 1953,
Sir Ed and sherpa Tenzing Norgay made it to the summit.
this great feat was announced to the world on the day Queen Elizabeth II
ascended to the throne of England and the British Commonwealth. a fitting time
indeed.
he will be truely and so sadly missed by the entire country and indeed the
world.
the world has lost a very very great man.
rip, Sir Ed.

Along with the singular feat of scaling the mountain, in later life he
did a lot good works, for the Sherpa community of Nepal. He was a
truly great fellow, and I am sure NZ mourns his passing, as does
anybody with an interest in the mountain and trekking communities.

John

There was a short piece on the funeral in the 11am news.
They were a bit miffed that there was no represenative from the Royal
family... rightly so I feel.

Dee in Oz
( who's uncle once climbed with Sir Edmund)


"nzlstar*" wrote in message ...
as i type this
i'm listening to the many tributes to the greatest New Zealander of our
time, perhaps of all time.
a very moving event as state funerals here are few and far between and
usually kept for past prime ministers, leaders in govt or the military.
today is an exception but highly appropriate.
today we honour the passing ten days ago of Sir Edmund Hillary,
the man who 'knocked the ******* off'
we've lost a great adventurer, humanitarian and all around humble good
guy.
all of new zealand is today in mourning for him.
sorry, for those who dont know of Sir Ed, he is the first man to conquer
the tallest mountain on earth, in the Himilayan Mountains in Nepal, Mt
Everest, way back in 1953,
Sir Ed and sherpa Tenzing Norgay made it to the summit.
this great feat was announced to the world on the day Queen Elizabeth II
ascended to the throne of England and the British Commonwealth. a fitting
time indeed.
he will be truely and so sadly missed by the entire country and indeed the
world.
the world has lost a very very great man.
rip, Sir Ed.

It is always sad to hear of the passing of a great person who has
accomplishment much in his life. I am always grateful to hear of all the
wonderful deeds.
Barbara in FL, USA

Dee in Oz wrote:
There was a short piece on the funeral in the 11am news.
They were a bit miffed that there was no represenative from the Royal
family... rightly so I feel.

I agree it's a shame, but I think it's a tough call, the distance makes
it tricker, some news reports gave the impression that the Queen would
have liked to have gone, but wasn't up to the trip.

Anne

I was so sad to hear of his death. I will never forget hearing the
news, just as we were all so excited about the Coronation. In these
days of instant news, it is amazing to think that it took four or five
days for the news to get from the mountain out to the world. I have
been fascinated by Everest from them on.
A really good man.
I, too, was sorry there wasn't a Royal rep. I suppose, logistically, it
is difficult - so far, at short notice, engagements etc - but surely
someone could have been free for a few days. I would *not* have been a
'snub' though, of that I am quite certain.
..
In message , nzlstar*
writes
as i type this
i'm listening to the many tributes to the greatest New Zealander of our time,
perhaps of all time.
a very moving event as state funerals here are few and far between and usually
kept for past prime ministers, leaders in govt or the military. today is an
exception but highly appropriate.
today we honour the passing ten days ago of Sir Edmund Hillary,
the man who 'knocked the ******* off'
we've lost a great adventurer, humanitarian and all around humble good guy.
all of new zealand is today in mourning for him.
sorry, for those who dont know of Sir Ed, he is the first man to conquer the
tallest mountain on earth, in the Himilayan Mountains in Nepal, Mt
Everest, way
back in 1953,
Sir Ed and sherpa Tenzing Norgay made it to the summit.
this great feat was announced to the world on the day Queen Elizabeth II
ascended to the throne of England and the British Commonwealth. a fitting time
indeed.
he will be truely and so sadly missed by the entire country and indeed the
world.
the world has lost a very very great man.
rip, Sir Ed.





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Best Regards
pat on the hill

nzlstar* wrote:
as i type this
i'm listening to the many tributes to the greatest New Zealander of our time,
perhaps of all time.
a very moving event as state funerals here are few and far between and usually
kept for past prime ministers, leaders in govt or the military. today is an
exception but highly appropriate.
today we honour the passing ten days ago of Sir Edmund Hillary,
the man who 'knocked the ******* off'
we've lost a great adventurer, humanitarian and all around humble good guy.
all of new zealand is today in mourning for him.
sorry, for those who dont know of Sir Ed, he is the first man to conquer the
tallest mountain on earth, in the Himilayan Mountains in Nepal, Mt Everest, way
back in 1953,
Sir Ed and sherpa Tenzing Norgay made it to the summit.
this great feat was announced to the world on the day Queen Elizabeth II
ascended to the throne of England and the British Commonwealth. a fitting time
indeed.
he will be truely and so sadly missed by the entire country and indeed the
world.
the world has lost a very very great man.
rip, Sir Ed.

One of my all time heroes.

Farewell, blythe spirit. Rest easy.

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Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
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Anne Rogers wrote:
Dee in Oz wrote:
There was a short piece on the funeral in the 11am news.
They were a bit miffed that there was no represenative from the Royal
family... rightly so I feel.

I agree it's a shame, but I think it's a tough call, the distance makes
it tricker, some news reports gave the impression that the Queen would
have liked to have gone, but wasn't up to the trip.

And in these troubled times, getting the security in place would have
been a nightmare.

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Such a wonderful man and a great loss to us all.
I well remember watching the Coronation in a draughty scout hall with a
12inch TV set too far away to see the action. A cold wet Summer day in
Birmingham and the rest of England too. When the news of the Conquest of
Everest came through there was another reason for celebration. The world
needs heroes like Sir Ed. He will be missed from our company.
Ruth,
Sydney

Patti wrote:
I was so sad to hear of his death. I will never forget hearing the
news, just as we were all so excited about the Coronation. In these
days of instant news, it is amazing to think that it took four or five
days for the news to get from the mountain out to the world. I have
been fascinated by Everest from them on.
A really good man.
I, too, was sorry there wasn't a Royal rep. I suppose, logistically, it
is difficult - so far, at short notice, engagements etc - but surely
someone could have been free for a few days. I would *not* have been a
'snub' though, of that I am quite certain.
.

I heard tonight that The Queen has offered a memorial service
at Buckingham (IIRC) in April

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Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol