CLARISSA'S EULOGY ‘Wee Liv’ is how I often referred to my lovely Norwegian mother-in-law. She was the sweetest, kindest, most non-judgemental woman you could ever meet - with a huge smile that lit up her whole face and made her incredibly light blue Scandinavian eyes twinkle. Liv was a real lady in every sense. She was incredibly accepting of people, forgiving and had so much love in her heart for her family, relatives, friends and of course, Norway. We had lots of fun times together during the 19 years that I had the pleasure of knowing her. She was always so grateful for the little things in life – even just sitting with her, holding her hand and enjoying a wee Gin & Tonic would really make her happy. I can’t recall a single time when Liv turned down an invite to spend time with Per and I after her husband, John, passed away. She would gladly hop on the train from York to come and see us in London and then to Hove when we moved here ten years ago. She never travelled light and always had at least one rucksack filled with blocks of Gjetost – that’s a Norwegian goat’s cheese – for Per and I to enjoy on Ryvita. Liv was so proud of the academic achievements of her late husband, her sons and her two grandchildren, Tom and Emily. She also loved all the Hawthorne nephews and treasured her close friendship with their mum, Pat. In fact, she would often say to me that Pat and her were more like sisters and loved each other dearly. We eventually persuaded Liv to move down to Hove five years ago. Sadly she was diagnosed with vascular dementia, and then Alzheimers, not long after that. But we still managed to go for walks, have coffee mornings, enjoy meals together, a cigarette and a Gin & Tonic or two up until perhaps the last year, when her illness became much more pronounced. But even then I would still get a great big smile when I visited her at Autumn Lodge. In fact, I got a big ‘Liv’ smile when I visited her with Gypsy a couple of weeks before she died. Liv, you have left this earth with no regrets and no bad memories. Yours was a happy childhood and a loving marriage. You had so much love and kindness in your heart and I am a very lucky daughter-in-law to have known you………