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Son, dad, granddad, brother, uncle and friend, these are all the things
our dad was so proud to be. I see dad as a real family man he got
it wrong here and there, well actually here there and everywhere at
times but that didn't stop him trying.
He'd help anyone and enjoyed knowing he was useful. If you'd broken
down at 3 in the morning, dad was the one you'd call. If you didn't
have enough money for first date with your future wife he'd be there
to bail you out, ah mark. Now dad (and I know this will come as a
surprise), was fond of his drink so quite surprisingly you'd often
find him down the office as he used to call it. Its here he made some
of his best friends, who just like his family he loved dearly. He'd
always do anything for charity. I can remember one time when I was
small waking up in the night and going into my mum and dad's bedroom
to find my dad had shaven half his beard, half his tash, half his
head of hair and one eyebrow just for a bit of cash for some charity.
You see my dad took pride in helping everyone, whether it was others
less fortunate, or painting Auntie Lil's hallway.
He took great pride in his work, always having to have everything
look just so. One thing I'm sure you'll all remember him saying was
he never has to advertise, "If you do a good job boy, you don't
need to". He was born in RAF Halton, son of Eric and Freda. He's
left behind (now let me get this right) 1 daughter, 4 sons, 5 sisters,
2 brothers, 3 grandchildren, his father thousands of nieces and nephews
and millions of friends.
Anybody I've missed in all that I apologise for it's just a simple
family life was not fished out to our family. In his day dad was a
bit of a naughty lad, stealing Auntie Pauline's and Auntie Blod's
scooters and riding in the cow muck, nothing ever scared him, not
even when they found out, but it was never dad who done it, he denied
it all. Dad moved about a lot, he did 6 years service in the army,
so it was no wonder he liked everything clean and tidy. He was very
house proud, you only had a couple of minutes after finishing your
tea and he'd start asking why it wasn't in the washing up bowl.
Looking around at his funeral my dad would wish he was here, all his
friends and family in one room, he would have been in his element
and on top form because he was always the entertainer. But he's gone
now and now's our time to say "Night, night God bless" just
one last time. God bless dad. |