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Finlay McDermid

(7th April 2006 - 27th March 2025)

In Loving Memory

Charity Donation In Memory of Finlay McDermid

Donate to Children With Special Needs Foundation

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Children With Special Needs Foundation Donations

Timo

My condolences to your lovely family and friends, Fin ❤️ I’m heartbroken. I miss you, your lovely smile, your contagious laugh and your whole personality so much. This is a huge shock. Love you

£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

Griffiths Family

In memory of Finn and his support of the Special Needs Community.

£50.00

Ian, Sue and family x

£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid

Roger

Such a gentle and kind lad.

£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

Anonymous

Collection in memory of Finlay McDermid taken at his funeral at St Nicolas, Great Bookham on 17 April 2025

£10.00

Annabelle and Lucy Ranger

A very much loved friend to so many. You will be so very missed and in our hearts forever. Goodnight, sleep well. Xx💔

£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid

In memory of finlay

Mike and jane

£500.00 + £125.00 Gift Aid

The Morrison Family

In memory of Finlay. Thinking of you all. Sheryl, Kevin, Jess & Josh x

£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid

The Laudy Family

We are thinking of you all. Melissa, Bruce ,Grace and Harry xxxx

£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid

Stephen, Jane & Joy Parkinson

In memory of your beloved Finlay. Thinking of you all. xxx

£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid

Winter Family

In memory of Fin, his compassion, his sensitivity and his heart for helping children who needed extra support...with love from us all xxxx

£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid

Anonymous

In memory of a kind and gentle soul. With all our love, Audrey, Chris, Maya & Ava ❤️

Bill

Our thoughts and love for the wonderful McDermid family.

Yasmine

Fin touched so many lives, I hope this contribution helps continue his positive impact. ❤️

£150.00 + £37.50 Gift Aid

Anonymous

£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

Anonymous

£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

Ally & Claire

Love you always buddy x

£25.00

THPT

Dear Liz and Family, With love and deepest condolences, Louise, Nicola, Jonathan, Robert & Ian

Anonymous

£45.00 + £11.25 Gift Aid

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Children With Special Needs Foundation

£1,150.00 + Gift Aid of £266.25

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A Few Kind Words...

“I cannot believe that a month has passed since we first met, the day after Brian died. Within a short time of our encounter, I know that an occasion I had always dreaded would be transformed into a positive, memorable occasion – and so it was!

Your warm and practical attitude, as well as highly professional advice, immediately instils confidence. Every detail of the proceedings is meticulously explained and I felt completely relaxed. Thank you Jess for making everything work so well. You are a remarkable lady with a definite vocation and I wish you all the very best for the future. I felt I found a real, new friend, just when I needed it most.”

Irene

“Dear Fran

I just wanted to drop you an email to thank you for all your care and support in the arrangements for my dad, John.

I know that my Mum, Valerie, was most grateful for your support and care, particularly last Friday which was a difficult day for her. Mum said to me that you went over and above in her eyes, making sure she was ok before you would let her leave.

Dad would have highly approved of the day yesterday, and that’s all we could have asked for. It really was the celebration of his life that he would have wanted.

Again, my sincerest thanks and gratitude to you all.”

Helena

“Thank you so much for the care you took of mum and help and kindness you showed us making a very sad time so much easier to bear. With very best wishes and a very big thank you.”

Claire, David & Pia Stevens

“We just wanted to say a huge thank you for everything you did for us. You certainly made a very emotional and difficult time so much easier to bear. We are so grateful for the support you gave us and your gentle guidance along the way. Everything was perfect thanks to you and we would highly recommend you to all. With very best wishes.”

Family of Stanley Stearman

Dear Chloe,

We just wanted to all thank you and the rest of Alan Greenwood team for providing excellent service for organising and conducting our mother’s funeral – The day went perfectly.

Mike

“I would like to say a huge thank you to both Carina at Alan Greenwood and Sons in Frimley and the Celebrant. When my mother-in-law passed, we had absolutely no idea what we were doing other than needing to contact a funeral directors. After calling, Carina invited us into the Frimley branch for an informal chat and made us feel at ease straight away. She talked us through every step whilst being compassionate, caring and professional during the whole process. It was a difficult time that was made so much easier by the way Carina and Maria handled everything. When the Celebrant contacted us we were unsure of what we wanted for the service, with his knowledge and understanding he helped us to put together a service that was both relaxed, professional and perfectly suited to us. Thank you to the whole team!”

Sarah

“Dear Judy,

Thank you for all your hard work and great communication for the arrangement of mum’s funeral. Even though the restrictions limited certain things, everything ran so smoothly. We were able to celebrate mum’s life with a lovely service and great help from you and all at Alan Greenwood funeral services on the day.”

Yvonne and Peter Richardson

Dear Cindy,

I just wanted to say thank you for yesterday and please thank all the gentlemen who helped us. Everything ran very smoothly and they were excellent.

I was also very happy with the service booklet and photographs.

Lyla

“Thank you so much for the care, support, compassion and understanding you showed with helping Chris and us to plan his funeral. You made a very difficult time for us more bearable for which we are very grateful. Thank you also for enabling all Chris’s plans to come to fruition. His ‘send-off’ was exactly what he wanted. Malcolm did a brilliant job too. Thank you, Jane, With love and sincere, thank you.”

Kathy, Samantha, Rosie and all the Sayer Family

“You make an extremely difficult time easier. Dad’s service was very fitting and I was so pleased to see him dressed in his uniform and hold his had one last time, Jess you did a lovely job. Thank you so so much.”

Clare

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