Lisa was lucky in that she had a devoted mother, Chris-Ann Brennan.

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In a statement, her family said she was "a devoted mother of two young children who will now have to grow up with just only a memory of their mum".

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Franklin was a "devoted mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend, " her family said in a statement.

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The jury at the inquest heard a statement from Mrs Bullett's husband, Alan, describing her as a loving wife, mother and grandmother who was devoted to her family and friends.

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He learned early that we have a duty to others -- from his father, a dedicated police officer, and his mother, who devoted herself to their nine children.

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He thinks of her as a woman capable of exemplary generosity, most loyal, above all, to her mother, very devoted to her close friends, especially to Raxma.

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As a counterweight to the lamentable history of Christian-Jewish sparring, Ms Rubin might have said a bit more about the latest insights into the apparently Jewish roots of the Christian feasts which are ostensibly devoted to the Mother of God.

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