Stanley Bradford

Stanley Bradford
26/09/1998
Age 65 years
Retired
7 Common Road
South Kirkby
Pontefract
West Yorkshire

My dad was born on the 05/09/1933
His parents were called Amos Bradford and Lillian Bradford
He had 3 brothers and three sisters
Jim, Clal, Barry, Dot, Pauline and Jenifer and lived on Park Estate, South Kirkby. He met and
married my mam on the 24th of December 1953. They had two children Colin and me Linda. Before he
passed away in 1998 he had six grandchildren Wayne, Mark, Darrell, Jamie, John and Kayleigh. And in
the next 6 years four great grand children Jake, Robbie, Lewis and Olivia.

On that fateful day 26/09/1998 in the Grand Hotel Scarborough my dad collapsed and never woke again.
He had took two of my children Jamie and Kayleigh on Holiday for two weeks to Primrose Valley
during the school holidays. They had all gone to the Grand Hotel so my mam and dad could do their
line dancing. They were all having fun and dad went to sit down for a breather. My son was on a slot
machine and my daughter saw her grandad go with a bang they all rushed to his aid someone tried to
resusitate him but to no avail. The ambulance finally arrived but they werent in a rush so they knew
he was already gone. My mam went with my dad to the hospital. And Jamie and Kayleigh followed in a
taxi.

I was at a friends so my husband got the horrific phone call. Only two minutes before he had been
talking to my middle son on the phone telling him everything was ok. My middle son Darrell couldnt
go to the funeral so he sent a poem to be read by his older brother Wayne. There was not a dry eye
in the church. The poem was beautiful.

It has now been 8 years since he passed away and I am still not over it. I love my dad very much and
still think of him daily. On his headstone it says best of friends. And he truly was my best friend.
In 2006 my mum was brutally murdered and raped in tunisia. And my only solice is that they have been
reunited. When they were alive they went everywhere together. They loved to holiday abroad in
Tunisia for 2 months at a time.My mum also has a memorial site on gonetoosoon under the name Violet
Bradford

My dad was a strong man who loved his family and would do anything for them or anyone else cone to
think of it. My dad was my rock and then when he was gone a part of me went with him. He will always
be in my heart.