Its over 50 years since you welcomed me into your family and today we said goodbye for the last time. Each evening I came to see you to do the last little jobs of the day. Oftentimes you had done the jobs and liked nothing better than to sit in your chair and chat about the news of the day..my amazing(?) performance at golf...the cost of a haircut!! You loved to talk about the past..your family, your childhood, your love of learning, language, story writing, music, the Army, Nora, Val and Wendy and the kids. How we smiled at some of the stories! You missed Grandma so much ...every day....reminiscing about your dancing, going to local theatre performances, mess functions her cooking and realising how well she looked after you all throughout your life together. You were so proud of Val and Wendy. You spoke of all your grandchildren and great grandchildren and loved to hear about them and what they were doing. In these last months everyday tasks became more challenging but your spirit and determination to overcome them will be a lasting memory for me. Rest peacefully now...you made your mark xx

Grandad, I am struggling to find the words to write that will celebrate the life you have led and express my thanks and love for you. You have always been there, we have enjoyed many a time together from playing card games, to golf to croquet. You have been raconteur, a charmer, fun to be around and I will miss you. Lisa X

It’s difficult to write a proper tribute to my grandad Sam that will do him justice really. He was a man who adored Lisa and I and would do anything for us. When we were little and used to go and stay with grandma and grandad in the holidays we always would set out his breakfast dishes so it was all ready for him when he got up in the morning and then wait for him to come home from work by sitting looking out of the window. He always said what a lovely sight to be met my two beautiful girls waiting for him. Lisa and I would hide and he would come up the stairs loudly saying fe fy fo fum I smell the blood of an Englishman which we used to squeal at and he would always find us and tickle us making us scream with laughter. Taking us to Buxton to play golf which grandma wasn’t the best at which he would tell her and she would always reply ‘shut up sam’ and pretend to hit him with the golf club! Going to Mac Donald’s on our shopping trip to Stockport to buy clothes and going to Mac Donald’s for lunch and grandad ordered a tea and was repulsed when it was served on a plastic cup not a China one and he refused to drink it which we found so funny! Going out for lunch to the New Inn and he always said how he would never manage to eat a whole dinner but then did with his half a pint! The waitress and in fact all the women In boots and Morrison’s admiring him and he lapped it up! Flirting with all my friends who absolutely loved him and who have sent so many messages saying what an amazing man he was. I think it’s a big tribute to both my grandad and grandma that your grandchildren have named their own children after you both. I hope you are settled being with grandma again as you always missed her so much and my only regret is not telling you that I loved you more. Fly high grandad with grandma I miss you so much and have such happy memories of times we had together. Love you xxxxx