Loved ones remember newlywed bride who died on her honeymoon in moving funeral service
<p>Family and friends have gathered to commemorate the “kind-hearted spirit” and “unconditional love” of the newlywed bride who tragically died in a golf buggy accident on her honeymoon in an emotional funeral service</p>
<p>Marina Morgan, 29, had only been married to husband Robbie Morgan for 10 days when she died in a freak accident on the couples honeymoon in Hamilton Island.</p>
<p>At 9 am on Saturday the 2nd of July, hundreds of friends and family filled St Mary & St Merkorious Coptic Orthodox Church in Rhodes – the same place Marina and Robbie were married.</p>
<p>A funeral notice posted to the church’s Facebook page in Arabic and English referred to her as the “bride of heaven”.</p>
<p>Several men, including her husband, carried her coffin into the building and onto the altar, where a photo of Marina on her wedding day was placed on top of the casket.</p>
<p>After prayers filled the church, friends and family shared their memories of Marina’s life.</p>
<p>Marina’s brother, Mark Hanna, described his sister as a “sweet, young, independent woman who was loved by everyone.”</p>
<p>“She was beautiful inside and out, loved to laugh, and always had a positive outlook on life.”</p>
<p>In his emotional eulogy, Mr Hanna described the strong bond he shared with his sister.</p>
<p>“I've lost someone who I shared so many things … we always shared with each other our hidden fears, and now it feels as though I’ve lost a part of myself, leaving a wound that stretches from the middle of my ribcage to the bottom of my gut,” he said.</p>
<p>“It’s very difficult to accept that our gorgeous Marina is no longer here with us.</p>
<p>“I will do my best to not let this scar be the death of me,” he promised as he broke down in tears.</p>
<p>“Mum, dad, husband Robbie, me, your extended families, cousins, uncles, aunts, friends and everyone who knew you will never forget you.”</p>
<p>While Mr Morgan did not stand to speak during the funeral, he briefly spoke to media after.</p>
<p>“I can’t explain the sadness in my heart, my wife was loved by so many,” Mr Morgan said told reporters after the funeral.</p>
<p>Cousin Miriam remembered her “partner in crime” who lived her life “fearlessly” and vowed to do the same.</p>
<p>In a bespoke poem, Miriam also described how Marina fulfilled her life’s goal of getting married, filling her family with pride.</p>
<p>“We never thought that day would be your last,” she recited.<br />“To marry her soulmate Robbie and to be a bride, while always filling her family with so much love and so much pride</p>
<p>While Mr Morgan did not get up to speak, the priest told the church how he had recalled the couple’s last few days together.</p>
<p>“Please see this as a celebration. She is in a better place now alongside God and his angels.”</p>
<p>Mrs Morgan’s casket was carried outside and placed into the back of a hearse, before it was driven to Rookwood Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest.</p>
<p><em>Images: Facebook</em></p>
