Thursday, 15 July 2010
a great chum leaves us
Sometimes life is just not fair,,there i have said it,,a great chum left us today,,Derek slipped away in the prescence of his adoring wife and daughter.And with him went a bit of everyone he worked with in the lounge and beyond,His humour,,well he always made me laugh,,SUPERB a word he used within many of his stories,,his tales of wine club and chickens,His beloved village and the dubious fancy dress parties he was so fond of throwing,,superman and tarts and vicars,,i thought he felt a little to comfortable in that outfit,,his dogs ,,his gazebo,,blow by blow nail and hammer episode was told,Italy and dreams,,and always lauren,we went thru exam results and first year uni,together and oh how proud he is of his girl,,and his beloved jane,,oh so proud at her career and their magical marriage,not many men would surprise their girl with a wedding on a cruise,,but that was derek,,he loved to be loved,He was always there for his girls in the lounge,,many a laugh took derek and i up the stairs,,if you know what i mean,,he was my wing man in a few battles,,,and he never let me down,,colleagues come and go and we sign goodluck cards and pop a pound in an envelope and they go and another takes their seat,But it will take a great personality to fill his seat,,and maybe they never will.
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Well said Charlotte, I feel the very same - why is life so hard for the nicest people? Like you and many others I will miss Derek dearly. As I always told him - by god he knew how to live! I just wish he had lived to do the things he planned.
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