| Location | Chester-le-street |
| Age | 66 years |
| Cause of Death | Brain Haemorrage |
| Date of Birth | 07/03/1943 |
| Date of Death | 04/10/2009 |
| Visitors | 178 since 17/10/2009 |
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My dad was taken to University Hospital of North Durham on 1st October 2009 and sadly passed away on
the 4th October. He had been poorly for sometime however his last illness and passing was a complete
shock to all his family and friends.
My dad was a big man with an even bigger heart, he was always the life and soul of the party.
Everyone who had the honour to meet my dad would describe him as a joker and had a larger than life
personality.
My mum; Ann, myself, Heather, Holly, Blair and Vera where with him in his last moments and he was
never alone. We all love my dad with all our hearts and will miss him so much.
God saw your Dad getting tired; a cure was not to be.
So he put his arms around him and whispered "come to me".
With tearful eyes you watched him suffer and saw him pass away.
Although you loved him dearly, you couldn't make him stay.
His golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest.
God broke your hearts to prove to you,
He only takes the best.
Thanks to a family friend Dionne Connolly for the above poem, which simply says it all x
I love you Dad, forever in my thoughts.
Kly
I miss my dad
I miss my dad
I Miss You Dad
I miss you much - words can't explain
I just try to imagine that your on a plane.
Taking a vacation waiting for you to return.
I know it will be a while from now
Only god knows
I miss you so much words can't explain(hurry up)
I wish it was that easy to say
But I know your in a better place now
So just go back to sleep
I miss you this much
I decided to write a poem to let the whole world know
That I Miss My Dad
Greatly missed
A Fathers touch, A Daddy's kiss,
A grieving Daughter, You're greatly missed.
An empty house, An empty chair,
A fathers love, No longer there.
A broken heart, Tear filled eye,
Another soul to fill the sky.
Many memories in my mind,
Some I laugh, Some I cry.
The times we shared, The laughs we had,
Things I miss when I think of you Dad.
Realizing that's all I have to hold on too,
Only memories, Of what once was you.
Missing your laugh, I will never again hear.
That is the reality that fills me with so much fear.
No more smile on your face,
No more warmth of your embrace.
The last hug, The last kiss,
The last "goodbye" leaves me with one last wish...
To have you Dad, here today,
Never to leave your Daughter this way.
A Father's touch, A Daddy's kiss,
A grieving Daughter, YOU'RE GREATLY MISSED
He was my dad...
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead,
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.
For nothing now can ever come to any good.
If I knew
If I knew it would be the last time
That I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.
If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute
to stop and say "I love you,"
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.
If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything just right.
There will always be another day
to say "I love you,"
And certainly there's another chance to say
our "Anything I can do?"
But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,
That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today,
and whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear
Take time to say "I'm sorry,"
"Please forgive me," "Thank you," or "It's okay."
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today
Dad xXx
Each night we shed a silent tear
As we speak to you in prayer.
To let you know we love you
and just how much we care.
Take our million teardrops
wrap them up in love.
Then ask the wind to carry them
to you in Heaven above.
See you in my dreams dad x
Its time to say goodnight,
To someone I hold dear,
Cant wait to drift to dreamland,
Where my dreams always keep you near xXx
Thinking of you x
I'm thinking of you now Dad.
I expect to see you when I walk around, expect you to drive past me like you did, expect my phone to ring and our name be there.
I wish you hadn't gone without being able to talk to you one last time, to tell you that I loved you and really wanted you to stay, I keep replaying in my mind when you opened your eyes when you heard my voice, you moved your hand, you knew I was there. I hope you could hear every word I was saying Dad. I miss you so much Dad. Will I ever get over this without you?
You were such an amazing person..and made such a big impact on my life i just wish you could have been in it for longer than you were..i hope your at rest up there cliff.love you xx
REGRETS
There are some things in life that people regret,
the way we both acted I just can't forget.
But now it's too late, at least we got along.
God shouldn't have taken you,
my life is all wrong.
These last few months losing you was one of my fears,
but life is too short, and I'm now left with these tears.
It's hard to move on without you by my side,
it's harder to live because you have died.
But all things in life have a good and a bad,
and I'll never regret you being my dad.
GOODBYE DAD
Goodbye Dad,
I'll see you soon
I'll remember all the good times
I'll remember you each and every day
And if I need to talk I'll just have to pray
I'm so sad to see you go
This I hope you will know
It's not fair you went away
I'll never again hear you say "I love you"
Never will you walk me down the aisle
Never again will I see you smile
Dad, I'm so sad
I'm too young to lose my Dad
If you were here you'd say, be strong
And maybe even play me a song
It's just so hard to say goodbye
I can't help but to break down and cry
I know you're in heaven up above
Watching over me with your love
Now I must remember the good times we had
Remember the man, my wonderful Dad
So until we meet again, I'll do what I can to make you proud
Honor your memory and cry out loud
Even though we are apart
Dad, you'll live on within my heart
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