Well Christmas was very sad this year,June my wife has lost her father Rupert at the age of 83 he sufferd for the last two years with lung cancer and his heart only working 30% yet he kept going living in his own house and with his mobility scooter he still got about determined not to let it beat him.He had his birthday on the 15th december we all went out for a meal and he enjoyed it so much but on the 20th his heart gave up and we buried him on Christmas eve. Rupert an exceptional man much missed by his daughter,grandchildren,relatives friends and me R.I.P.

 

On his 83rd birthday with his much loved granddaughters

R.I.P, a good innings i would say, and well done to him for not letting the cancer get him down

sad news r.i.p

Rip.

RIP :( with that attitude to life he'll always be a winner :bow:

Very sad news mate :(

Very sorry to hear this mate, awful time of the year to lose someone, we lost my grandad at 96 a few years ago to cancer around this time.

 

My thoughts go with you and your family

 

RIP Rupert

Sorry to hear Gary. R.I.P

Sorry to hear this mate, lost my sister to cancer this year RIP

Thank you all for the kind words, will be looking forward to the new year and putting this Christmas behind us.

gutted for you mate and your family

R.I.P Rupert

My sympathy,s for you all bud , i lost a good friend this time last year , his widow was out with us on xmas eve for a drink , she returned home to find that her late husbands sister had been found dead by her 87 year old mother who lived next door !!

Some familys , especially the nicest ones always seem to suffer the most :hammer:It,s a cruel world at times .

deepest sympathy to you and your family