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In memoriam of Portia McPhail, daughter of Mrs Nadia McPhail and Master Paul McPhail.
On the 15th of April, 2008, Portia died, with 5 of her friends and a
teacher, in a flash flood.
Many friends have enquired about sending flowers, or donating to a charity
selected by the McPhail family to support them following the loss of Portia.
If you seek to donate money to a charity selected by the McPhail family,
the McPhails selected the fund created by Portia's school.
You can donate money here, and
you must include in the description box, 'Elim Christian College Mangatepopo
Memorial Fund'.
Master McPhail and the McPhail family thank all members of the ITF family
who sent condolences and prayers.
Message from Master McPhail:
"Thanks to all the Taekwon-Do members, friends and family here in New Zealand and around
the world for all your messages of support.
They make a real difference and ease the pain for us - knowing
that you are all also feeling some of our pain.
Many of you have shared very personal thoughts and your
own experiences - Nadia and I are so lucky to be a part of such an amazing community."
On Monday 21st, the funeral was held for 16 year old Portia.
The service was packed out - family, friends, school, netball, and many TKD members - current and quite a number of old faces.
News Items
Master McPhail's speech
Master McPhail spent many hours pouring his soul into this video tribute to Portia.
Youtube
Downloadable version (slightly different, after downloading plays more smoothly than youtube)
Here is a
page to send messages of condolence and support.
Message from the President
To Master Paul McPhail, Nadia, Jonathon and Jacob, "It is with
deep sadness and sorrow that we hear of the loss of your daughter and
sister, Portia. Your ITF Taekwon-Do family from New Zealand and around the
world are with you in this time of grief." Master Evan Davidson President
ITFNZ.
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