| Location | Redcar |
| Age | 87 years |
| Cause of Death | Cancer |
| Date of Birth | 23/02/1921 |
| Date of Death | 31/01/2009 |
| Visitors | 705 since 10/02/2009 |
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Dad was born in Gateshead.On the 19th April 1938 aged just 17 Dad joined The Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers.He spent some time in this country before being sent to Palestine on 2nd February 1939.Dad
loved his stint in the far east.He saw a lot of Egypt & loved it so much he wanted to stay out
there.War broke out and Dad was taken prisoner.He was a prisoner from 3rd April 1941 to the 9th May
1945 and spent this time in Italy & Germany.Dad never talked much about his time as a prisoner,only
saying that "you knew they were your boss & if you weren't a fool you did as you were told."He
didn't bear any grudges he just accepted that it was part of war time, it was what happened, you
just got on with it.Dads motto has always been "life's sweet." I dont know anyone who took the most
they could get out of life like he did.Maybe that was the legacy of 4 years in confinement.After
returning home and spending a good deal of time in Blackpool recuperating,he came to this area & met
our mam.They brought up their 7 children in good times & hard times.We didnt have a whole lot of
money but whatever there was was spent on the kids.Mam & Dad must have done without a lot to give us
things.After Mams death in 1992 Dad went on holidays abroad every year.He loved Spain but also
visited our 2 sisters in Canada.and then our youngest sister Paula in Florida.Dad suffered many
health problems over the years from kidney stones to a major stroke at the age of 56.He also had a
heart attack. A major stroke is no problem when you have my Dads determination,he bounced back and
eventualy made an almost full recovery.In the last few years Dad suffered from vascular
dementia,this was caused by the strokes he had.It's very difficult watching someone you care deeply
about going through this.Then in September 2008 a specialist diagnosed Dad with lung cancer.He gave
him weeks, possibly months to live.At the time Dad was also suffering from a panic disorder &
couldn't bear to be on his own or confined to his flat.We never left him on his own ever again.We
never told him he had cancer,just that he had a bad chest.How do you tell someone who has a very
limited understanding of anything that they have cancer?If he had been well in his mind, he wouldn't
have wanted to know anyway.We also never told him that our youngest sister Paula, passed away 2
years ago as the result of a tragic accident.How would he ever have understood & come to terms with
such a thing,even we can't.I'm in no doubt that Dad suffered in silence in these last months.He
never wanted us to know when he was in pain, we had to watch for tell tale signs.That sums up his
attitude, don't moan about it, make the best of it.The only thing he asked of us in these past
months, was that we take him out & not to leave him on his own.I hope I posess just some of the
courage & determination that my Dad had. "Sadly Dad passed away on January 31st.He will be very
sadly missed.
29TH MAY 2009
I Pray to God.
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I pray to God you will be alright
I pray to God he will hold you tight
I pray to God you're safe in heaven above
I pray to God to give you all my love.
︽☆︽ ︽♥︽ ︽☆︽ ︽♥︽ ︽☆︽ ︽♥︽
I pray to God that you're in no pain
I pray to God for him to send you home again
I pray to God and I mean this so much
I pray to God,please stay in touch.
︽☆︽ ︽♥︽ ︽☆︽ ︽♥︽ ︽☆︽ ︽♥︽
LOVE JUDE. X
︽☆︽ ︽♥︽ ︽☆︽ ︽♥︽ ︽☆︽ ︽♥︽
copyright� Jackie Thomas 28/05/09.
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where all could see,
sheltered beside
a garden wall,
And as the days passed
swiftly by,
it spread its branches, straight and tall...
One day, a beam of light
shone through
a crevice that had
opened wide ~
The rose bent gently
toward its warmth
then passed beyond
to the other side
Now, you who deeply
feel its loss,
be comforted ~ the rose blooms there ~
its beauty even greater now,
nurtured by
God's own loving care.
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Please don't be angry, please don't be blue,
I know that you needed me
But The Lord did too.
I am that bright star in the heavens above
and I am there with you
giving you all my love.
We had to be brave, and you were so sad
It was my time to go
and I know you felt bad.
One day you will join me, and I'll dry your eyes
and we'll walk forever
in these beautiful blue skies.
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copyrightJean Cavanagh
3RD MAY 2009
♡ The Hearts Library..... ♡
By Sarah Blackstone.
Imagine if I was given one moment,
just a single slice of my past.
I could hold it close forever,
and that moment would always last.
Id put the moment in a safe,
within my hearts abode.
I could open it when I wanted,
and only I would know the code.
I could choose a time of laughing,
a time of happiness and fun.
I could choose a time that tried me,
through everything I've done.
I sat and thought about what moment,
would always make me smile.
One that would always push me,
to walk that extra mile.
If I'm feeling sad and low,
if I'm struggling with what to do.
I can go and open my little safe,
and watch my moment through.
There are moments I can think of,
that would lift my spirits everytime.
The moments when you picked me up,
when the road was hard to climb.
For me to only pick one moment,
to cherish, save and keep,
Is proving really difficult,
as I've gathered up a heap!
I've dug deep inside my heart,
found the safe and looked inside,
there was room for lots of moments,
in fact hundreds if I tried.
Am building my own little library,
embedded in my heart,
for all the moments spent with you,
before you had to part.
I can open it up whenever I like,
pick a moment and watch it through,
My little library acts as a promise,
I'll never ever forget you
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LOVE JUDE. X
♡
~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~
If we could bring you back again,
For one more hour or day,
We’d express all our unspoken love;
We’d have countless things to say.
~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~
If we could bring you back again,
We’d say we treasured you,
And that your presence in our lives
Meant more than we ever knew.
~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~
If we could bring you back again,
To tell you what we should,
You’d know how much we miss you now,
And if we could, we would.
~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~
sending my love
I'm sending a dove to heaven
with a parcel on it's wings
Be careful how you open it
it's full of beautiful things
Inside are a million kisses
wrapped up in a million hugs
To say how much you mean to me
and send you all my love
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly fallen snow
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the fields of ripening grain
I am in the morning hush,
I am in the graceful rush
of beautiful birds in circling flight
I am in the star shine of the night
I am in the flowers that bloom,
I am in a quiet room
I am in the birds that sing,
I am in each lovely thing
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die.
(Anon)
Those we love remain with us
For love itself lives on
And cherished memories never fade
Because a loved ones gone
Those we love can never be
More than a thought apart
For as long as there is memory
They live on in the heart
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