HI DAD,TODAY IS THE DAY I SAY GOOD BYE TO MY MUM,AND A DAY THAT I WISH WOULD NEVER HAVE COME,I HAVE TO SAY GOOD BYE TO MY MUM AND AS I DID 17 YEARS AGO WHEN I SAID GOOD BYE TO YOU ,THIS IS A NIGHT MERE DAD,ITS SO FINAL,I KNOW MUM IS WITH US ALL BUT ITS THE FINAL PART OF THE CIRCLE OF LIFE THATS ALWAYS THE HARDEST TO GET THROUGH ,FOR 58 YEARS MUM WAS MY BEST FRIEND ,AND WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR ME ,I HAVE MANY MEMORIES AND STORIES THAT SHE TOLD ME ABOUT WHEN I WAS YOUNG,,PLEASE GIVE US THE STRENGTH TO GET THROUGH THIS DAY DAD ......WE WILL NEED IT SO SO VERY MUCH,,,,,AS I SAID WATCH OVER EVERY BODY ELSE THAT MUM KNEW AND HELP THEM TO GET THROUGH THIS DAY ALSO ...LOVE YOU DAD ...... I KNOW MUM IS WATCHING OVER US ALSO ,,,WE WILL TRY TO GIVE MUM THE SERVICE SHE DESERVES ,LOVE YOU MUM ALWAYS ,YOU NEVER EVER WILL BE FORGOTTEN AND ALWAYS CHERISHED ,LOVED AND THOUGHT OF ...EVERY DAY ...LOVE YOU MUM ,,THANKS FOR BEING MY MUM ,,,YOU DID MEAN THE WORLD TO ME I KO HOW MUCH YOU THOUGHT OF ME ALSO ,THE YEARS SHOWED ME THIS,,,LOVE YOU MUM  XXXOOOO

HI DAD,WELL ITS WEDNESDAY MORNING 5.15 AM IVE BEEN UP FOR ABOUT 2 HOUR AFTER 2-3 HOUR SLEEP,IM NOT COPING TO WELL WITH LOOSING MUM ITS BROUGHT EVERY THING BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS WHEN I LOST YOU ,NOW IM DEALING WITH THE PASSING OF BOTH ,I NEVER EVER GOT OVER LOOSING YOU ,THIS IS LIKE A BAD DREAM DAD ,BUT EVERY TIME I WAKE UP I KNOW ITS NOT AND MUMS NO LONGER WITH ME,TRUDY MAC AUNTY DOLLYS DAUGHTER HAS COME BACK FROM AUSY FOR MUMS SERVICE AND MICHELE AND REED HAVE ALSO COME BACK FROM AUSY THEY FLEW IN AROUND 11.25 AM INTO WELLINGTON AIR PORT,BRON WENT TO PICK HER UP ,I KNOW SHE WILL BE A MESS BY NOW,SHE WILL BE HIT VERY HARD LIKE WE ALL HAVE BEEN WITH LOSING MUM,MUM WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR US LIKE YOU WERE,BUT NOW WE HAVE LOST THE BOTH OF YOU ,WE DONT HAVE REALLY ANY BODY TO TALK TO ANY MORE ,SO DAD WATCH OVER US GIVE US THE STRENGTH TO GIVE MUM THE SERVICE SHE TRULY DESERVES,WE LOVE YOU BOTH VERY MUCH,MUMS SERVICE IS AT 1PM FRIDAY IN WANGANUI WHERE AUNTY JOES SERVICE WAS ,MALCOLM ASKED ME FOR PHOTOS OF YOU AND MUM SO HES GOT SOME PHOTOS OF YOU BOTH WHEN YOU GOT MARRIED AND OTHERS ,SOME AT McKELVIES IN BLACK AND WHITE in the 1970s WHEN HE WAS ABOUT ID SAY 7 OR 8 YEARS OLD ,YOU BOTH WERE PICKING BEANS HES GOT ALOT OF MUM ALSO ,ALL MEMORIES DAD OF OUR BEST YEARS WITH YOU BOTH ,,,WELL ITS COFFEE TIME AGAIN SO BYE FOR NOW DAD, LOVE YOU MUM XXXXOOOO THIS MAY SOUND STRANGE TO OTHERS READING THIS AND I TOLD MUM AFTER A WEEK OR SO AFTER MIDDLE STARTED TO VISIT ME , ,MIDDLE C VISITS ME EVERY MORNING AND SOME TIMES AT NIGHT,WHEN I FIRST SAW HER I THOUGHT I WAS SEEING THING ,BUT OVER THE LAST 3 WEEKS OR SO SHE HAS VISITED ME AT LEAST 18 TIMES,ITS AMAZING TO SEE HER DAD,ONE NIGHT I LOOKED UP AND THERE WAS A REAL REAL BRIGHT LIGHT ,MIDDLE APPEARED FROM THE LIGHT AND SHE SEEMED TO FLOAT DOWN ON TO THE PILLOW NEXT TO ME ,IT WAS AMAZING TO WATCH DAD AND NO PEOPLE IM NOT NUTS WE HAD A VERY SPECIAL BOND THAT IS STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE ,,,HER SPIRIT IS REMEMBERING HOW MUCH SEE LOVED ME AND HOW MUCH I LOVED HER,AND AS TIME GOES BY ITS GETTING CLEARER AND EASIER TO SEE HER,AS I SAID ITS SO AMAZING TO WATCH HER DAD,AND IM SURE YOU KO WHAT I MEAN AND I ALSO SAW YOU ALSO AFTER YOU PASSED AWAY WHILE I LIVED IN NAPIER,SO I KO ILL SEE MUM AGAIN ..I FELT SHE WAS STANDING BE HIND ME AT HER HOME ON TUESDAY NIGHT ,,THERES MORE TO LIFE ,THAN WHAT WE SEE,,,ALOT LOT MORE...

HI DAD,OUR MUM CAME HOME YESTERDAY AFTER NOON ,THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY BAD DREAM,I GOT A FEW HOURS SLEEP LAST NIGHT AND WOKE UP AT 4AM,AFTER 4 HOURS SLEEP BUT ITS NOT A BAD DREAM ,...THIS IS REAL AND I CANT BELIEVE IT IVE LOST MY MUM ....I KEEP THINKING IM DREAMING ,BUT IM NOT..THIS IS REAL ,,,MUMS SERVICE IS ON FRIDAY,ITS GOING TO BE SO HARD TO DO THIS,BUT WE HAVE TO ALL PULL TOGETHER FOR MUM,I CANT UNDERSTAND HOW MUM SEEMED TO BE DOING OK AND THEN SHE WAS GONE ,SO SO FAST ,IT WAS ALSO LIKE THAT WITH YOU ,YOU LEFT US SO QUICK AND LIKE MUM I NEVER GOT TO SAY GOOD BYE TO YOU ..PLEASE LOOK OUT FOR MUM AND TELL HER I LOVE HER SO MUCH,,,,,, GIVE HER THE HUGS AND LOVE I CAN NO LONGER DO ,,,,LOVE YOU BOTH ...I KO NOW KO ILL SEE YOU BOTH AGAIN ,AS I DID WITH MIDDLE C ,SHE VISTS ME EVERY NIGHT AND MORNING...ITS AMAZING TO SEE MY BEST FRIEND AGAIN ,,,PLEASE BOTH OF YOU LOOK AFTER HER FOR ME UNTILL I SEE YOU BOTH AGAIN,,LOVE YOU MUM AND DAD ....XXXOOOO FOR EVER...THANK YOU FOR BEING MY MUM AND DAD ...AND LOVING ME ....I NEVER GOT OVER YOUR PASSING DAD IT ALWAYS SEEMED LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY IT WAS SO HARD FOR ME LOOSING YOU ,,,NOW MUMS GONE ....ALSO ,WHY WHY ....

hi there poppy, miss you soooo much. I still have my whistle!!!! nana is now up there with u and bill and aunty dolly and all our passed loved ones, either that or she is on her way. she may make a few stops on the way. all take care of eachother and forever watch over us all. love u xoxox

DAD,ITS 2AM MONDAY JUNE 22 ,IVE BEEN UP SINCE 12.10 THIS MORNING,,WE LOST THE WORLDS BEST MUM THIS MORNING ,MUM HAS PASSED AWAY AT 12.05 AM ,,...WE HAVE LOST THE BEST MUM IN THE WORLD,,,,WHY DID THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN AGAIN .....NOW WE HAVE LOST YOU BOTH .....WE ALL LOVE YOU BOTH SO VERY MUCH , IT WASNT MEANT TO BE LIKE THIS MUM ,LIKE YOU MUM WAS TO YOUNG ...SO PLEASE DAD CAN YOU AND EVERY BODY LOOK AFTER HER FOR US ...LOVE YOU MUM AND DAD MISS YOU BOTH FOR EVER ...I JUST WANT TO KO WHY SO SOON ....IM SO SO SORRY MUM I DIDNT COME AND SEE YOU IN WANGANUI ...BUT I ITS TO LATE NOW ,IM SO SO SORRY MUM....THANK YOU FOR EVERY THING YOU EVER DID FOR ME AND LOVING ME LIKE YOU DID IM SO PLEASED I HAD YOU FOR MY MUM, IVE A BIG BIG HOLE IN SIDE OF MY HEART ,,......XXXOOO I CANT BELIEVE THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN....WHY....DID IT ..?????? MIKE

Hi Dad missing you so very much,the years go by so fast,can you please do me a favor,i lost my best friend and my family member Middle c just over 2 weeks ago ,she had kidney disease which made her very unwell,sadly she was put to rest on sunday 1st of march 5.25 ,2015 ,it broke my heart to have to say good bye to my best friend ,Middle c was 17 years old ,she was born in january the 10th the same year as you passed away,she was my best friend and gave me alot of comfort after you passed away,we had the 1 in a million very special bond,she was a great little friend and companion,was always by my side and slept next to me with her head on my shoulder or on her pillow every night ,never missed,to me Middle c wasnt a cat,,she was my family and best friend and im so lost with out her,if you could please look after her for me that for me that would be great dad,give her a big hugs and lots of love for me every day ok ,tell Middle c i miss her and love her so very much.,tell her ill see her at rainbow bridge,.why is it you always loose the ones you love ???Thank you for watching over her for me dad ..bye for now ,love yo always //.xxxooo mike

THINKING OF YOU DAD ITS CHRISTMAS EVE WHERE HAS THE YEAR GONE, I THINK ONCE YOU LOSE A PARENT XMAS IS NEVER THE SAME THERES A VERY EMPTY SPOT IN YOUR LIFE THAT CANT BE FILLED,I BET YOU GRANDAD AND NANA ,AUNTY JO AND ALL THE OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS GET TOGETHER AT THIS TIME ,MAY BE NOT IN BODY BUT IN SPIRIT.WE ARE THINKING OF YOU ALL ,MERRY XMAS DAD. MISS YOU ,XXXX OOOO

Love and miss you heaps.xxxxxx

HI ALMOST CHRISTMAS THE YEARS GOING FAST,THINKING OF ALL THE GREAT FISHING ADVENTURES,WE ALL HAD GREAT FUN AND A FEW DAYS OF AFTER MISSING THE BUS ,HAD TO GET ALL THE FISH OUT OF THE NET,I THINK THOSE AND MANY OTHER ADVENTURES GROWING UP ,LEARNING TO DRIVE THE LANDY, LEARNING TO FISH ,HUNT ETC,THESE WERE THE BEST DAYS IN MY LIFE,THANKS FOR BEING MY DAD AND BEING THERE FOR ME WHEN I NEED YOU,ITS TIMES THAT I WISH YOU WERE STILL WITH US ,,.ITS NEVER EASY,ITS ONLY THE TIME THAT PASSES ,NOT THE MEMORIES DAD. ITS ALWAYS SEEMS LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY FOR ME THAT YOU LEFT US ,,,MISS YOU VERY MUCH .XXXXXOOOOO

Hi Dad Happy birthday hun, you would be 80 years young today, hopefully you had a wild party, Ill have a bourbon for you. Love and miss you heaps. Love to all xxxx

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14TH ,YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY,DAD THINKING OF YOU ,ALWAYS ,WISH YOU WERE HERE,AS ALWAYS ,YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN 81 YEARS OLD TODAY ,WERE HAVE ALL THE YEARS GONE ,ALWAYS MISSED AND LOVED ,ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS .HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD,,,OOOOXXX THANK YOU FOR BEING MY DAD ...

HAPPY DADS DAY .SEPTEMBER 7th 2014 ,FATHERS DAY ,ALWAYS THINKING OF YOU ,TODAY IS NO EXCEPTION DAD,YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART,DAYS LIKE THIS JUST MAKE IT VERY HARD SOMETIMES NOT HAVING YOU HERE,MISS U LOTS DAD ,LOVE ALWAYS .

Well my Darling 16 years, miss you sooooooo much, . Theres lots of new additions to the family.Nicks in London now we were talking the other night, youd be so proud of him and the girls, Mandas married now and has a wonderfull Husband youd love him. Renee s just the same her children growing up so fast, So wish you were here, miss our chats. Went for drive out to Tangimoana a couple of weeks ago so changed out there, not good for fishing anymore.Was up at 3am this morning and you were sparkling away in the sky you must have partied hard lol.Well dad best away talk again soon Love you and miss you all so much xxx Squirt

WELL 16 YEARS SINCE YOU LEFT US ,ANOTHER YEAR HAS PASSED ,SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY,WHERE DO THE YEARS GO,LOTS HAVE HAPPENED IN THE FAMILY DAD,MORE GRAND CHILDREN AND GREAT GRAND CHILDREN,WE ALL MISS YOU VERY VERY MUCH DAD ,I WISH YOU WERE STILL HERE ,WOULD BE SO SO GOOD TO TALK TO YOU AGAIN,YOUR LIFE WAS GOOD ,BUT MUCH TO SHORT,LOVE YOU MISS YOU DAD.XXX0000

MERRY XMAS DAD WISH YOU WERE WITH US ,BUT I GUESS YOUR ALWAYS WITH US IN OUR HEARTS ,OUR THOUGHTS ARE ALWAYS OF YOU .XXX LOVE U MISS YOU .ALWAYS OOOOOXXXX

Hi my poppy miss u theres not a day goes by that I don't think of you or have something I wish to tell u about,life is good have a wonderful man Gareth u would love him. Family has extended alot plenty more to live u and im sure u would have filled them with hugs ans kisses. Danas daughter Delaney is a angel a mini of her. Damians as handsome as ever. Dads amazing just like u were love u x

SEPTEMBER 14 WOULD HAVE BEEN YOUR 80TH BIRTHDAY ,WHERE HAVE THE YEARS GONE.THINKING OF YOU ALWAYS .
MY FATHER GAVE ME THE GREATEST GIFT ANYONE COULD GIVE ANOTHER PERSON ,HE BELIEVED IN ME ,THANK YOU DAD...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD , MISS YOU ALWAYS .XXXOOO

HAPPY FATHERS DAY DAD ,WISH YOU WERE HERE ,WOULD BE GREAT TO STILL HAVE YOU AROUND,BUT I GUESS ITS NOT TO BE DAD,MISS YOU LOVE YOU .XXXOOO ALWAYS THINKING OF YOU .

WELL DAD ITS JULY 28TH .ANOTHER YEAR HAS GONE ,15 YEARS SINCE YOU LEFT US,SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY,I MISS YOU VERY MUCH AND WISH YOU WERE STILL WITH US,YOUR VERY MUCHED ALWAYS.THERES SO MUCH HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS ,YOU HAVE MANY GRAND CHILDREN ,YOU BE PROUD OF THEM,WELL BYE FOR NOW DAD MISS YOU .XXXXOOOO

miss you so much in times like this . so many things we could talk about.love ya xxxxx

Hey handsome , having a bit of a low at moment not sure whats going on with me, overdoing things i think, having lots of blubbers lol. All grandkids are good and so are great grandchildren. Nick and girlfriend coming home in December from London for Mandas wedding i cant wait . Be a great get together, wish you could be here with us. Love you xxxxxxxx

hi hun, another birthday is being celebrated, damon turns 19 today,the 17th of march. i remember when he was just a baby and you gave him aride on you knee when you were staying with aj and i , you raced round our front lawn in your wheelchair.we have his daughter staying with us and boy you would just love her to bits and she would love you to. miss you xxxx

well another year has started, and shanae little boy ryder will be 1 on the 14th february,and she is due to have another baby august. can't wait to meet him or her. somedays are lonely and just to be able to sit and talk like we used to would be wonderful, love ya xxx

Hey gorgeous, just done the lawns, sitting have cold drink listening to the old rugged cross, sheds tears everytime. well we haa a good xmas with grandkids etc,even had a drink for you.Hope that you have caught up with Aunty joe, tell her i miss her. Well buddy gona go get tea started .talk again soon,so much id like to say. I really miss you oh so much xxxxxx and hugs to all.

MERRY CHRISTMAS DAD ,THINKING OF YOU ,MANY CHRISTMAS DAYS WITH OUT YOU ,YOU HAVE BEEN VERY MUCH MISSED BY ALL XXXX

Hi Handsome, well its Christmas morning 2.15am another rough night, so wish you could be here, miss you like you wouldnt beleve, wow think Santas just arrived.Merry xmas hun and love to all miss you xoxooxoxoxo

merry xmas, beautiful day, family will be here soon, my thoughts are with u. i have a drink for you and if your really good i'll save you some crackle, miss ya heaps. love always shashema xxxxxx

hi hun, only five days till xmas day, have all the kids and grandkids coming for xmas, i can't of been good, there's no xmas prezy's under my tree, anyway you have a merry xmas and give my love to all. love you always shashema

Micheal thankyou so much for doing this, now we can come and tell dad things .But not to much lol.

Yeah me again, as sis said you have lots of great grand children, Nicks in London been there nearly 6 years, Mandas in Palmy engaged to Richard Illston doing 2nd year nursing, Renees in Levin and has Hope and Jordan my grandchildren, there gorgeous little Jm is a real character youd love him.
I miss you so much love you xoxoxox

Well dad its been many a year past since we said our goodbyes, ive just finished replanting some gladiolis and feeding my Roses as you loved them so much.
You were one in a million and there, ll never be anyone whod take your place. You loved us you cared for us and you taught us so much I thank you and love and miss you so much xoxoxoxox

hi its me again, our family has got bigger since you left, my children have all growen up into loving adults, you have 6 great grandchildren. sterling, amarni. illy. paetyn. ryder and nevaeh, i wish u were here to know them. i will always love and miss you. xxxxx

Well my Dad, there is a song called' Dance with my father again' everytime I hear it it brings tears to my eyes. There is never and will never be a Dad like you. Not a day goes by that I don't wish you were here to talk with and ask your advise, you are my greatest love and you never forgotten, all my love xxxx

well what can i say, not only my dad but my best friend, i miss the visits , the talks , laughter and hearing you whistle as you walked down my drive way, i play your music all the time and your great grandkids even love to dance to it. i wish i could of had five minutes more with you to tell you i love you, you were the best and i miss you so much. love shashema xxxx

I KO YOU HAVE BEEN GONE A LONG TIME DAD BUT IT ALWAYS SEEMS LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY,I WAS TOLD OF THIS SIGHT SO I DECIDED TO KEEP YOUR MEMORY ALIVE FOR EVER,,,YOU WERE TAKEN MUCH TO QUICK AND MUCH MUCH TO SOON A GREAT DAD ...YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE FOR US ,YOU HAVE BEEN VERY MUCH MISSED OVER THE LAST 14 YEARS AND ALWAYS WILL BE .I KNOW THAT YOU ARE WATCHING OVER US ,THANKS DAD FOR EVERY THING YOU DID FOR ME OVER ALL THE YEARS ,THANKS FOR BEING MY DAD ,AND EXCEPTING ME ...MISS YOU VERY DAY AND LOVE YOU SO MUCH ,LOVE YOU DAD .XXXXXXOOOOO

PLEASE ADD YOUR PHOTOS WOULD BE GREAT FULL TO SEE MORE PHOTOS ,STORIES ETC TO THE SITE ,TO KEEP HIS MEMORY ALIVE FOR THE GRAND CHILDREN ETC,THANK YOU MICHAEL .