| Location | South Kirkby |
| Age | 65 years |
| Date of Birth | 9/1933 |
| Date of Death | 9/1998 |
| Visitors | 2,273 since 11/02/2007 |
| Creator |
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.
for linda with love
IF HEAVEN HAD A PHONE.
I can not dial your number,
I can't get throught to you,
I called the operator,
She did all that she could do.
There is no code to heaven,
I can not place the call,
No numbers left to try,
I reckon i've tried them all.
If heaven had a phone,
I'd ring you every day,
If heaven had a phone,
There's things i wanna say.
Tell you that i love you,
Miss you since you went away,
And how much i prayed to god,
That he could let you stay.
Oh dad if heaven had a phone,
There's things i want to know,
Things i want to tell you,
How do you feel,
Should i stay or should i go.
Are you looking over me,
Do you see me cry a tear,
Questions i wanna ask,
Answers i need to hear.
If heaven had a phone,
I'd ring you every day,
My life has had no meaning,
Since the day god took you away,
I only know the sadness,
More tears again today.
Maybe one day i'll smile without you,
Until then i will always cry,
One day the sun may shine for me,
Like it did for you and i.
My life was for tomorrow,
now my life is yesterday,
I cannot face this world alone,
Please dad show me the way.
If heaven had a phone,
I'd ring you every day,
If heaven had a phone,
I'd hear your voice, know your'e okay.
I just want to speak to heaven,
please do you have a direct line,
Operator says no number,
But your dad says he's doing fine.
Merry Christmas From Heaven
♥~ ♥~ ♥~ ♥~ ♥~ ♥~ ♥~ ♥~ ♥~ ♥~
I still hear the songs, I still see the lights
I still feel the love, on cold wintry nights
I still share your hopes, and all of your cares
I'll even remind you, to please say your prayers
I just want to tell you, you still make me proud
You stand head and shoulders, above all the crowd
Keep trying each moment, to stay in His grace
I came here before you, to help set your place
You don't have to be perfect all of the time
He forgives you the slip, if you continue the climb
To my family and friends, please be thankful today
I'm still close beside you, in a new special way
I love you all dearly, now don't shed a tear
Cause I'm spending my Christmas with Jesus this year
♥~ ♥~ ♥~ ♥~ ♥~ ♥~ ♥~ ♥~ ♥~ ♥~ ♥~ ♥~ ♥~
An Angel's love is always true
On that you can depend.
They will always stand behind you
And will always be your friend.
Through darkest hours and brightest days
Our Angel's see us through
They smile when we are happy, and will cry when we are blue..
God bless love to you Linda XXXXXXXXXXXX
When I have no one to turn to
And I am feeling kind of low,
When there is no one to talk to
And nowhere I want to go,
I search deep within myself
It is the love inside my heart
That lets me know my Angels are there
Even though we are miles apart
Thinking of you much love to you Linda XXXXXXXXXX
Dear Friend
How are you? I just had to send a note to tell you how much I care about you. Saw you yesterday as you were talking with your friends. I waited all day hoping you would want to talk to me too. I gave you a sunset to close your day and a cool breeze to rest you.. and I waited, but you did not come.......
It hurt me... but I still love you because I am your friend. I saw you sleeping last night and longed to touch your brow, so I spilled the moonlight upon your face. Again I waited, wanting to rush down so we could talk. I have so many gifts for you! You awoke and rushed off to work. My tears were in the rain...............
If you would only listen to ME! I love you! I try to tell you in blue skies and in the quiet green grass. I whisper it in leaves on the trees and breathe it in colors of flowers, shouted it to you in mountain streams, give the birds love songs to sing. I clothe you with warm sunshine and perfume the air with nature scents. My love for you is deeper than the ocean and bigger than the biggest need in your heart!
Ask me! Talk with me! Please don't forget me. I have so much to share with you! I won't hassle you any further. It is YOUR decision. I have chosen you and I will wait--I love you...
Your friend, Jesus
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My thoughts are with you,thank you for all your support much love to you Linda XXXXXXXXXXXXX
♥ღ♥~♥ღ♥~♥~ ♥ღ♥~
In the garden of trees
Stands a willow
A willow that weeps
Through the years
Named aptly for
Heartache and sorrow
Each leaf represents
One more tear
With grace those leaves
Blow on a soft wind
To remind of our loved one
Gone Away;
Yet it reaches its branches
Toward heaven
With the promise
We'll see them again someday
It stands in the midst
Of the storm tossed winds
A tree with quiet beauty and grace
Like our hearts it survives
Through the worst of it all
And will 'till we see
Our loved ones face^I^
♥ღ♥~♥ღ♥~ ♥ღ♥~♥ღ♥~♥~ ღ♥~
Lots of people will walk in and out of your LIFE .....
but only your LOvED oNeS
will leave PErmANenT footprints in your HEART!!!
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(....).... Oooo....
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The sorrow of the faithful
is not that of permanent loss,
but the tender sense of sadness
that comes in saying good-bye for now
to someone we love.
May today's sorrow give way
to the peace and
comfort of God's love.
GOD KNOWS BEST!
God knew what He was doing
when He sent a gentle breeze
and brought a beautiful butterfly
to set my heart at ease.
The happiness of your friendship
and the gentleness of your words
have touched my life in a special way
and now I feel assured.
Thank you for your encouragement
and your thoughtfulness too
God knew what He was doing
when He sent me a friend like you.
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