GED WAS MY LIFE FOR 36 YEARS 

30 OF THOSE YEARS I HAD THE HONOUR OF BEING HIS WIFE.

HE DIED FROM BEING EXPOSED TO ASBESTOS IN HIS WORK ENVIROMENT, AND TO THIS DAY I FEEL SO ROBBED BY THOSE PEOPLE THAT PUT PROFIT BEFORE LIFE.

OVER 250 PEOPLE ATTENDED HIS FUNERAL AND THAT TO ME SHOWS WHAT SORT OF A PERSON HE WAS.

EVERYBODY HE KNEW HE MADE AN IMPACT ON,

HE LOVED LIFE AND LIVED IT TO THE FULL.

HE WAS THE PROUD FATHER OF HIS 4 DAUGHTER'S JULIE,CAROL.JACKIE.DEBBIE,

THE TOTALLY DEVOTED GRANDAD OF HIS 7 GRANDCHILDREN.

LEE,STEVEN,KARLI,MARK.BEN,CHRISTOPHER,STEPHANIE,

HE IS REMEMBERED WITH SUCH LOVE AND DEVOTION BY US ALL .

AND DAILY WE BATTLE WITH THE PAIN OF HIS LOSS.

WE STAYED WITH HIM TO THE VERY END,

HE REWARDED US WITH SECONDS BEFORE HIS DEATH OPENING HIS EYES AND LOOKING AT EACH OF US IN TURN

I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT LIGHT THAT SHONE IN HIS EYES JUST BEFORE HE LEFT US .

I BELIEVE WE WILL MEET HIM AGAIN AT THE GATES OF HEAVEN AND THERE THE BROKEN FAMILY CHAIN SHALL LINK ONCE MORE AND OUR TEARS WILL BECOME TEARS OF HAPPINESS

OUR LOSS WAS HEAVENS GAIN.

WE SHARED OUR LIVES IN EVERY WAY

HOW I WISH WITH ALL MY HEART

YOU WERE WITH US STILL TODAY

GED! MY BRAVE HERO, YOU AMAZED EVERYONE WITH YOUR COURAGE 

I LOVED EVERY MOMENT WE WERE TOGETHER

I NEVER LEFT YOUR SIDE

YOU WERE MY REASON FOR LIVING

I'D DO ANYTHING TO HAVE YOU BACK

IT WAS YOUR BODY ..NOT YOUR SPIRIT

THAT FINALLY LACKED THE STRENGTH

TO STAY IN LIFE BESIDE ME 

WITH YOUR FAMILY SO CONTENT

BUT JUST ONE TEARDROP TOLD ME

YOUR BODY WAS NO LONGER STRONG

THE BATTLE WAS NEARLY OVER

DEAR GOD YOU BATTLED SO LONG

MY GRIEF IS CRYING MY HEART AWAY

OH GED, I WISH HE HAD LET YOU STAY

IF ONLY I COULD HOLD YOU

AND WHISPER WORD'S SO TRUE

THAT LIVING LIFE WITHOUT YOU

IS SO VERY HARD TO DO

WHAT A LIFE TO TAKE

WHAT A BOND TO BREAK

WHAT DO I DO WITH HALF A LIFE

I THANK YOU FOR THE YEARS SPENT AS YOUR WIFE

SO MUCH LOVE WENT WITH YOU

BUT I SEND YOU SO VERY MUCH MORE

I LOVE YOU GED I ALWAYS WILL

ALWAYS REST WITH ANGEL'S LET THE SOFT WINDS BLOW YOUR PAIN AWAY

YOU TOUCHED THE HEART'S OF ALL YOU MET

WE WHO LOVED YOU WONT EVER FORGET

YOUR DEVOTED AND SO LONELY WIFE

CAROLE XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX