Dear grandad I would awlays love you i dont care where you are . I remember when you picked me and coral up to the ceiling. I am realy going to miss you picking us from school. I am going to call a star kevin. I have a picture of you in my bedroom. Why did you have to go away without saying bye. You missed my first holly communion i realy wanted you there. it is time to say goodbye love you cora xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

You are the bestest grandad in the world im going to miss you forever when im 100 i'll still miss you. I'm going to miss when you pick us up from school and learn us all the johnny cash songs and tell us stories about when you was a kid. Everyone was in shock when you died I dont think any of us believed that you werent with us anymore because you just didn't seem the sort of man to die so soon I always though you will be here when you was 100. When me , keisha and cora were small and you used to pick us and lift us right up to the ceiling and we kept begging you to do it all over again and when you used to call me really weird history names and when you and nana used to always argue about the smallest things. You used to always talk about manchester united and when you used to tease us when you came back from a run all really sweaty and used to say to us give us a kiss and tease sam by saying kitchen when he didnt do anything wrong. Your going to be very much missed and i'll never stop thinking about you i'll love you forever, its made me even sadder going to high school without you being there but i know that you'll always be there everyone has been so upset but everyone knows that you'll be now with uncle joe and your mum and dad and all your friends and family who arent alive anymore but you'll still be in everyones hearts . Love you sooo much your grandaughter coral xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Dad its been a week since we said goodbye ,but one of the things what hurts the most is that we really never did. Dad what a send off u got that proves what a top bloke u r. I would like to say thanks for all family and friends for giving him a send off he truely deserved,everyone calls irlam but i was proud to live in irlam last friday. On the topic of saying thanks ,I would like to say a thank you too all my mums friends and family for being there for her,To baz for being a rock for kaz and to karens frinds aswell,toall the irlam reds for supporting dean, to our kevs clan aswell and to zoe and the kids and my old mates for being there for me. They say time is a great healer i just wish time would hurry up Dad missing u love col

POEM READ OUT BY KAREN CLEARY AT YOUR FUNERAL Dad I know that you can hear me So theres a few words I'd like to say I still can't believe you were taken so sudden on what should have been a nice fathers day I know that you are by my side even though there is no sound I can walk into any room and suddenly your scent is all around We've planted a tree to mark the spot Where you lay down to sleep I know you held my hand that day and that memory I will keep You were such an amazing person and I love you with all my heart theres so many fantastic memories I wouldn't know where to start I know that we will meet again and be up til late at night but for now go meet lost family and friends Goodbye dad, god bless, sleep tight xxxx