What does one say to the families of the ones who died in the East End tragedy on Tuesday evening?

Three tourists from England, all wiped out by an oncoming car. The driver of that car killed and his two passengers in hospital.

And spare a thought for the police officer who drove off after the speeding car (not chasing according to the RCIPS) and came upon the crash.

I can find no words to come close to bring any comfort to the loved ones of those four persons whose lives so tragically ended on Tuesday.

Sorrowfully all I can offer is these poems:

May knowing you’re

in the hearts and thoughts of others

help you and yours

through this time of sorrow.

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Although no words can really help to ease the loss you bear,

just know that you are very close in every thought and prayer.

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The sorrow of the faithful

is not that of permanent loss,

but the tender sense of sadness

that comes in saying good-bye for now

to someone we love.

May today’s sorrow give way

to the peace and

comfort of God’s love.

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Extending deepest sympathy

For you in your loss.

And hoping, too,

That comfort and peace

May come to you.

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Praying for friends to comfort you,

faith to uphold you,

and loving memories

to help you smile again.

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At this time of sorrow,

may these truths sustain you…

Your loved one will always

be as close as a memory,

and the God of all comfort

will always be as

close as a prayer.

may these truths sustain you…

Your loved one will always

be as close as a memory,

and the God of all comfort

will always be as

close as a prayer.

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There are no goodbyes for us.

Wherever you are, you

will always be in my heart.

~ Gandhi

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Words, however kind,

can’t mend your heartache:

but those who care and

share your loss wish you

comfort and peace of mind.

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May you find strength

in the love of family

and in the warm embrace

of friends.

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It will be the little things

that you will remember,

the quiet moments,

the smiles, the laughter.

And although it may seem

hard right now,

it will be the memories

of these little things

that help to push

away the pain

and bring the smiles

back again.

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Those we love don’t go away,

They walk beside us every day,

Unseen, unheard, but always near,

Still loved, still missed and very dear.

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Whoever you hold in the heart of you

Is forever and always a part of you.

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Sympathy Quotes – Sympathy Sayings – Death Quotes – Condolence Words – Sympathy Phrases

To live in hearts we leave behind

Is not to die.

~ Thomas Campbell, ‘Hallowed Ground’

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What moves through us is a silence, a quiet sadness, a longing for one more day, one more word, one more touch, we may not understand why you left this earth so soon, or why you left before we were ready to say good-bye, but little by little, we begin to remember not just that you died, but that you lived. And that your life gave us memories too beautiful to forget

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Life is eternal, and love is immortal,

and death is only a horizon;

and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.

~ Rossiter Worthington Raymond

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While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing to meet him behind the veil. ~John Taylor

Although it’s difficult today to see beyond the sorrow,

May looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow.

~ Author Unknown

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For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.

~ William Penn

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The angels are always near to those who are grieving, to whisper to them that their loved ones are safe in the hand of God.

~ Quoted in The Angels’ Little Instruction Book by Eileen Elias Freeman, 1994

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There are special people in our lives who never leave us….

Even after they are gone.

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Those we hold closest to our hearts never truly leave us. They live on in the kindness they have shared and the love they

brought into our lives.

~ Author Unknown

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What we have once enjoyed

we can never lose…

All that we love deeply

becomes a part of us.

~ Helen Keller

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Although it’s difficult today to see beyond the sorrow,

May looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow.

~ Author Unknown

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May you see God’s light on the path ahead

When the road you walk is dark.

May you always hear,

Even in your hour of sorrow,

The gentle singing of the lark.

When times are hard may hardness

Never turn your heart to stone,

May you always remember

when the shadows fall—

You do not walk alone.

~ Irish Blessing

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When you are sorrowful look again in your heart,

and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

~ Kahlil Gibran

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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief…and unspeakable love.

~ Washington Irving

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He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us, more potent, nay, more present than the living man.

~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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The tide recedes but leaves behind

bright seashells on the sand.

The sun goes down, but gentle

warmth still lingers on the land.

The music stops, and yet it echoes

on in sweet refrains…..

For every joy that passes,

something beautiful remains.

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Grieve not, nor speak of me with tears, but laugh

And talk of me as if I were beside you. I loved

You so—‘twas heaven here with you.

~ Isla Paschal Richardson

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Although it’s difficult today to see beyond the sorrow,

May looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow.

SOURCE: http://www.thecomfortcompany.net/Memorial-Death-Poems-Sympathy-Quotes.aspx