Maria Tereza O'Hara (Passed away 8 Apr 2016)

In loving memory of Maria Tereza O'Hara who sadly passed away on 8th April 2016.

Maria brought a lot of fun, love and light in to our life's, She was very passionate about her family, friends, literature, music and enjoying life.

To try and sum up Maria and her life within this biography is very difficult, so I thought I would share with you some of Maria's favorite loves, poem & music

She loved the start to the film Love actually she would watch it with a big smile on her face. Maria enjoyed seeing people in love and being in love.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUoxXpqof8A

Maria loved books and has a book case full them, all different type's of literature. She loved poems the most and on a quiet Sunday you would find her tucked up on the sofa reading a book of poems, she would often read out the one below.

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

Where to start on Maria's love of music...she had such a diverse taste in music. She never missed pop master on BBC radio 2 and always got most of the questions. I know one song was guaranteed to put a smile on her face and dance around the room...Mr Blue Sky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhFy4qZ0ah8

To our mover, shaker & mischief-maker rest in peace
xxx