| Location | South Kirkby |
| Age | 65 years |
| Date of Birth | 9/1933 |
| Date of Death | 9/1998 |
| Visitors | 2,274 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.
To See You Once Again
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
I wish with all my heart I could see you once more,
I would use that moment and time to tell you how
Much love my heart holds for you and I shall never
Close that door.
Life each and every day with out you keeps going on
Even if some days I do not wish it I know I am being
Selfish and maybe even wrong, but to see you just once
More I so very much long.
I try to remember all the loving and happy times we
Were granted to enjoy and share, I try to understand
And not cry but to see you once more even only for a
moment to let you know just how very much I do care.
I know that day will eventually come when its my turn
To this world to say goodbye, But until then I shall hold
your love close to my heart, and sometimes I shall break
Down and cry, and I will still ask the question why did you
have to die? ♥
If I could catch a rainbow
I would do it just for you
and share with you its beauty
On the days you're feeling blue.
If I could build a mountain
You could call your very own
A place to find serenity
A place to be alone
If I could take your troubles
I would toss them in the sea
But all these things I'm finding
are impossible for me.
I cannot build a mountain
Or catch a rainbow fair
But let me be what I know best
A friend who's always there.
If I knew it would be the last time
That I'd see you fall asleep
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.
If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would videotape each action and word
so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time
I could spare an extra minute,
to stop and say 'I LOVE YOU'
instead of assuming you would know I do.
If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
Well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything just right.
There will always be another day
to say 'I love you',
And certainly there's another chance
to say our 'anything I can do?'
But just in case I might be wrong
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day.
That you didn't take extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today
and whisper in their ear,
tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear.
Take time to say 'I'm sorry,'
'Please forgive me,' 'Thank You,' or 'It's OK'
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.
“ Loss of a Dad”
God gave us a Dad to love and to hold,
Eyes full of laughter and a heart full of gold.
God looked at your Dad, and said, “Well Done,”
I need someone up here, just like your Dad.
You had your Dad for awhile, so I’ll take him now.
You love him so much, but I love him much more.
Your Dad will be happy with me forever to adore,
So I'll take him away from life’s worries and strife.
Your Dad will wait for you with his laughter and smile,
And will be there to meet you on life’s journey mile.
If I could catch a rainbow
I would do it just for you
and share with you its beauty
On the days you're feeling blue.
If I could build a mountain
You could call your very own
A place to find serenity
A place to be alone
If I could take your troubles
I would toss them in the sea
But all these things I'm finding
are impossible for me.
I cannot build a mountain
Or catch a rainbow fair
But let me be what I know best
A friend who's always there.
GOD,
*.*.*.OPENED
* ...*.*. THE WINDOWS
* * .* *.*.*.* OF HEAVEN.
.*) .*) *.*.*LOOKED AT ME
. (... *.*.*.**.*.*.*AND ASKED,
..*(...) .*.*.*.*.* **.*. *WHAT IS YOUR
* ....(...) * . * . * .* *PRAYER
* .*.. *....* (...) * .*FOR
.. *..(...). *....* .*TODAY?
.* ... *.... * *. * . * .**I
. * . * . . * . *.*. * . **ANSWERED:
__00000___00000 *.*. * .* .*GOD
_0000000_0000000. * . * .*TAKE
_0000 OOOO 00000. * . * .*CARE
__0000000000000 * . ** .*OF THE
___00000000000 * . *. * . * .*PERSON
_____0000000 * . *. * . ** *.*THAT
_______000 * . *. * * * .*.*IS
________0* . * .. ** .. * .*.*READING
. * .. ** .. * . * . * .* . *.*THIS
. * . (.. *** /) * .*.*MESSAGE
* . * ( ..(_)/ ) * * .BECAUSE
* . * (_ /|.. _) . **.* THIS PERSON IS
* . * . /___.. * . .* .*SO
. * * . * . * *SPECIAL
I have not Turned my back on you
So there is no need to cry
I’m watching you from heaven
Beyond the dark and stormy skies
I've almost seen you fall apart
When you could barely stand
I asked the lord to comfort you
And watched him take your hand,
He told me your in more pain
Than I could ever be
He wiped his eyes and swallowed hard
Then gave your hand to me
Although you might not feel my touch
Or see me by your side.
I whispered that 'i love you'
While i wiped each tear that you cried
So please try not to cry for me
We will meet again one day
Beyond the dark and stormy skies
Were a rainbow leads the way!
I REMEMBER
Here is “A Litany of Remembrance” by Roland B. Gittelsohn.
In the rising of the sun and in its going down,
I remember You.
In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter,
I remember You.
In the opening of buds and in the rebirth of spring,
I remember You.
In the blueness of the sky and in the warmth of summer,
I remember You
In the rustling of leaves and in the beauty of autumn,
I remember You.
In the beginning of the year and when it ends,
I remember You.
When I am weary and in need of strength,
I remember You.
When I am lost and sick at heart,
I remember You.
When I have joys I yearn to share,
I remember You.
So long as I live, You too will live,
For You are a part of all who have known You.
I remember You
MISS YOU
missing you loads grandad. love you more than anything in this world. really wish u n grandma were here. all my love kayleigh x x x x
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