They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

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Details for Mathew Francis Tait

Warrant Number:	15029
Surname:	Tait
Forenames:	Mathew Francis
Gender:	Male
Age Group:	Adult
Age:	16
Denomination:	Anglican / Church Of England
Type:	Burial
Date of Birth:	22 April 1982 (Thursday)
Date of Death:	01 May 1998 (Friday)
Date of Burial:	05 May 1998 (Tuesday)
Funeral Director:	Evans Funeral Services Ltd
Cemetery:	Taruheru
Block:	37
Plot:	329
Map Location:	View on Map
Inscription:	TAIT; MATTHEW FRANCIS 22.4.1982 - 1.5.1998. Treasured son of Lynley & Ernest, loved and loving brother of Nicola, Bridget and Joanne. Our boy - forever young. Death is not by extinguishing the light, but putting out the lamp because dawn has come.

The following interments are also in this plot

Surname	Forenames	Type	Age Group	Age	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Date of Burial
Tait	Ernest Francis	Burial	Adult	75	21/11/1948	25/02/2024	28/02/2024