years been important in Jane's life or for whom Jane has been important The people she grew up with the people she worked with the people whose company she enjoyed One thing we can be certain of today is that Jane would not want you to remember her in sadness but rather in love perhaps with a smile and with a thought to all the good and happy moments of her life But although we know Jane would not want you to remember her in sadness you who knew her are inevitably sad right now This sadness is a hurt But it is a hurt which could only have been avoided if Jane had never been a part of your life It is worth remembering that sadness comes out of caring?out of love And that all human love ends in sadness Sadness then is a measure of love and therefore in its way a kind of privilege It also marks a new stage Jane will not be here in the same way for her family and friends any more and her love is changed But her love lives on in the things she has given in her life and which remain in the hearts and memories of those who knew her through her life. Along with our sadness at Jane's death we also find something to be glad about at this time We are glad she is not suffering and that she is at peace We are glad for the