Gabby McLennan: Heart-wrenching scenes as family and friends farewell 15-year-old crash victim
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Hundreds of mourners gathered on Saturday to say goodbye to a 15-year-old who died in a horror crash last week.
Gabby McLennan’s funeral took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Sydney’s Leppington, with distraught friends and relatives hugging before the service began.
A message in the funeral pamphlet read: “Life is not measured by the years you live, but by the love you have given and the things you have done.
Yesterday’s memories are more precious than gold. They are locked up in our hearts to have and keep.’
Gabby died along with school friends Summer Williams, 14, Antonio Desisto, 16, Lily Van De Putte, 14, and Tyrese Bechard, 15, when the ute they were in overturned on Sept. 6 in Picton and crashed into two trees.
The driver of the ute and sole survivor of the crash Tyrell Edwards, 18, has been taken into custody after appearing in court last Thursday on five counts of dangerous driving that resulted in death.
Tyrese and Lily have been saying goodbye at funerals for the past two days.
Gabriella McLennan (pictured), 14, died last Tuesday when a car crashed into two large trees along with four school friends
Gabby’s coffin at an emotional funeral for the teen on Saturday, attended by hundreds of distraught mourners
Family and friends say goodbye to Gabby as they hold a framed photo of her at her funeral in Sydney on Saturday
Mourners solemnly watch as Gabby’s coffin is removed from church after her service in Sydney on Saturday
Hundreds of mourners gathered for Gabby McLennan’s funeral at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Sydney’s Leppington
Mourners gather for Gabby’s funeral. It is the third service for teenagers who died in the horror ute crash
Confused friends and relatives were pictured hugging before the service started
Emotions run high at Gabby’s funeral. Gabby died with school friends Summer Williams (14), Antonio Desisto (16), Lily Van De Putte (14) and Tyrese Bechard (15)
The driver of the ute and sole survivor of the crash Tyrell Edwards, 18, is in custody after facing five charges of dangerous driving which resulted in death on Thursday.
The driver of the ute and sole survivor of the crash Tyrell Edwards, 18, has been taken into custody after appearing in court last Thursday on five counts of dangerous driving that resulted in death.
Mourners who attended Saturday’s service in Leppington in Sydney’s southwest have been asked by Gabby’s family to wear sky blue in honor of the Picton High School student and local footballer
Mourners who attended Saturday’s service in Leppington in Sydney’s southwest have been asked by Gabby’s family to wear sky blue in honor of the Picton High School student and local footballer.
On Friday, hundreds of mourners gathered at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in the hamlet of Tahmoor for Lily’s funeral.
Lily’s father John Van De Putte spoke of her kind nature, including bringing blankets from home to give to the less fortunate, giving food to the needy, and even helping a little boy with no money get a present on Father’s Day. to buy for his father.
“Not only was she beautiful, she had a beautiful heart,” he said.
Mr. Van De Putte, who addressed mourners from a wheelchair, also recalled his daughter’s wicked sense of humor when he recalled Lily putting his chair in neutral so he had nowhere to go.
A message in the funeral pamphlet read: ‘Life is not measured by the years you live, but by the love you gave and the things you did’
Mourners support each other at the funeral of Gabby McLennan, one of the teens killed in a shocking ute smash
The crash has devastated the community in the Wollondilly shire, south west of Sydney. Face-to-face learning at Picton High School has been replaced by online classes until Monday so students can attend the funerals
A mayoral emergency fund has also been established to provide financial support to the families of the victims
The victims are commemorated with balloons and streamers in the area, with a different color for each teenager
The crash has devastated the community in the Wollondilly shire, south west of Sydney.
Face-to-face learning at Picton High School has been replaced by online classes until Monday so students can attend the funerals.
The victims are commemorated with balloons and streamers in the area, with a different color for each teenager.
A mayoral emergency fund has also been established to provide financial support to the families of the victims.