... thanks and tributes from grieving relatives
THE sisters of Dee (Denise Gosset), Susan and Frances, and their respective families, would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to the emergency services, the Derrylin community and particularly Dee’s landlord Tommy Fee for their immense bravery in trying to rescue our family and in dealing with the aftermath and investigation.
It must have been a traumatic time for all who tried to help our sister Dee, niece Sabrina, nephew Roman and Sabrina’s 15-month-old baby Morgana. Our thoughts go out to them.
We would also like to apologise for not speaking out earlier, but the shock and devastation of this loss, particularly under such horrific circumstances, has left us needing time and privacy to come to terms with it.
A month on, we still can’t believe we will never see or hear from them all again.
We would also like to thank journalist Victoria Leonard from the Belfast Telegraph, who noted Sabrina had listed Frances as her aunt on Facebook.
If it had not been for Victoria contacting Frances with a condolence message, we may not have known about this tragedy befalling our family for some time, simply left to wondering why our messages to them were no longer being received.
Dee was an intensely private person who kept to herself and didn’t go out much.
Dee, our youngest sister, was a lovely woman with a fine sense of humour and fun.
After a few years of no contact when she first got married and moved to Scotland, we found each other again on social media and have had many wonderful conversations and laughs over the years, swapping pictures and craft patterns.
Dee was not a religious woman in the conventional sense.
She preferred the use of natural medicines and being close to nature. She was a good mother who loved her four children and granddaughter and spent many happy times with them at the beach, walking in the countryside and practising crafts together.
Dee loved animals of all kinds and had many pets over the years including a large snake.
She loved cooking, making clothes and knitting garments for her family. She helped her children to make beautiful quilts and they were taught to knit and sew.
Dee also had an online shop selling handmade silver and semi-precious stone jewellery and personalised knitted hats and jumpers.
Her eldest daughter Sabrina, a loveable young woman, was very much like her mother. Sabrina’s greatest passion was art, particularly Japanese Manga, and she loved drawing. Sabrina gave birth to a beautiful baby girl in November 2016, whom she named Morgana.
Sabrina had attended art college, so Dee enjoyed looking after her granddaughter during the day, but Sabrina could not wait to get home to her adored baby daughter.
Our nephew and Dee’s eldest son, Roman, was a lovely polite young man who looked so much like his father.
He had many friends, enjoyed school and spending time with his niece.
He was a very clever young man who liked knitting his own hats, scarves and jumpers.
Our love and heartfelt wishes go out to Dee’s two youngest children, Yasmina and Bentley. We hope that the unfathomable sorrow they feel will ease in time, with the support of their loving foster parents.
We will all miss Dee, Sabrina, Roman and Morgana in our hearts and lives, but they will never be forgotten because of our treasured memories of them all.
They are at peace now and safe, something we wish for all concerned.