Margaret Hassan

 "Her contribution to the Iraqi people, especially those vulnerable members of society, was huge.  "She was not a person to seek rewards for herself, indeed she frequently spent her own time and money, to help those that she knew could not help themselves. "Life is one opportunity. Margaret never wasted one minute of that opportunity."  Outside, he read a tribute to Margaret from her family, and paid his own tribute to her relations, saying they had "left no stone unturned in their quest to secure her freedom." The cardinal said he "did not hesitate" to describe Margaret as a martyr. "The word means witness. Margaret witnessed, in both her life and death, to the act of loving," he said.  And as one simple tribute in the order of service said: "The world needs more people like this lady." 

Patrick O'Ryan-Roeder MBE, a family friend.