Tears and laughter at Jill’s Melbourne funeral

On the darkest of days, it was the “vivacious, empathetic, and goofy” Jill Meagher who made her family and friends smile.

Tears, laughs, and tales were shared at the 29-year-old’s funeral in Melbourne yesterday, with mourners hearing how the “creative and generous” Ms Meagher aspired to write novels and comedy shows.

Her husband Tom Meagher, in his final farewell, said: “I couldn’t have asked for more loyalty, happiness, commitment, love, and most importantly, fun from my girl,” he said. “Goodbye my beautiful, funny girl. I’ll love you forever.”