Before succumbing to cancer last week, Massachusetts mother of two Beth O'Rourke wrote her own eloquent and heartbreaking obituary, which has since gone viral. "I died Thursday, April 16, 2015 surrounded by family, in the arms of my husband and anam cara [soul mate], Brendan Patrick O'Rourke," O’Rourke wrote in her obit posted on Legacy.com. "I was 44 years old. I was a survivor. I was blessed in this life with two amazing children: Courtney Elizabeth age 11 and Seamus Brendan age 8." Seven years ago, the nurse [...]...
- 4/23/2015
- Us Weekly
Beth O'Rourke wanted to tell her story in her own way, in her own words, and she did so beautifully. The Paxton nurse lost a lengthy battle with cancer last week, but not before penning her own obituary. "I died Thursday, April 16, 2015 surrounded by family, in the arms of my husband and anam cara, Brendan Patrick O'Rourke. I was 44 years old. I was a survivor," she began by writing. O'Rourke was diagnosed with stage 4 biliary cancer, a rare form of cancer that affects bile ducts, seven years ago. "I loved my life. I loved a long run, to sit quietly by the lake, to read and dance and sing and be silly with our children. We loved watching summer storms blow across the water....
- 4/22/2015
- E! Online
Veteran British actor Terence Stamp has divorced his wife of six years on the grounds of his unreasonable behaviour.
The Star Wars star, 69, was granted a 'quickie divorce' from Elizabeth O'Rourke, 33.
Neither Stamp nor O'Rourke was present at the High Court Family Division in London to hear District Judge Redgrave grant a decree nisi on Tuesday.
The couple married on New Year's Eve 2002 after meeting in the mid-1990s in Australia.
The Star Wars star, 69, was granted a 'quickie divorce' from Elizabeth O'Rourke, 33.
Neither Stamp nor O'Rourke was present at the High Court Family Division in London to hear District Judge Redgrave grant a decree nisi on Tuesday.
The couple married on New Year's Eve 2002 after meeting in the mid-1990s in Australia.
- 4/29/2008
- WENN
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