Swindon has come together to say our farewells and goodbye to an angel we remember.

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Do you make a special effort to give warm greetings and farewells, or does this happen naturally?

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"I have had many farewells since I announced my decision some five months back, but this one was special, " Sorenstam said.

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Perhaps you could add Oprah to the list of farewells, given she became almost a brand ambassador for Australia in her final season.

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Between now and then, there will be more than enough time for a few farewells and final thoughts, but first there's the more humdrum task of the handover.

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Departure points held long waits, tearful farewells and hearty waves.

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It was a day marked by other farewells as Liverpool stalwart Jamie Carragher and his former club and England teammate Michael Owen, now with Stoke, ended their playing careers.

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The superb Eric Ruf as Hippolyte and the fiery Marina Hands as Aricie play their final scene with great emotion, the eyes glistening with tears, as they speak their farewells.

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Then the Winton children will go their separate ways, but seven decades after the farewells in Prague, they have reaffirmed the ties that still bind them to the man who gave them a future.

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