Happy 73rd Birthday my Darling Gerry. Hope you have a great party in Heaven and that Di is by your side.All my love forever and always. Maggie XxX
Hi Gerry, I love and miss you so very much. Its 10 years ago today that you passed away and it feel as raw as if it were today. i cant stop thinking of you and wishing you were still here. I have spent the day thinking of you and the horrible heinous death you endured. You were so very brave and strong and fought the heinous cancer with such hope, strength and bravery. You did not deserve to loose the fight. Such a strong, loving, dedicated, caring, loyal and talented, artistic, creative, wise and totally gorgeous man that you always were. I struggle to comprehend why that should have happened to such a lovely person like you. I put a notice in the Evening Advertiser with a loving message to you. I bought a rose bush in your honour called Blue for You. It should be a lovely blue rose. I bought you 15 red roses, sent you balloons and released butterflies in your honour, to signify freedom for you. I held a family memorial bbq today to honour and remember you. Darren, Kelly, Austyn, Violet, Jamie, Lindsay, Isabelle, Sienna, Genevieve, John (Lindsay's dad) Barry and Sue also came. We started around 3pm and send up our balloons to you 6 in total at 3.50pm the time of your passing. We released the butterflies, which signifies the release of the spirit. We ate burgers, hot dogs, chicken legs and spare ribs, We also had cheese cake, chocolate gateau and toasted marsh mellows between two chocolate biscuits. Darren and Jamie both brought their whisky smokers and we all raised a whisky toast to you. Then the boys played Hotel California to you. I hope you were able to join us and see all your family again. You made sure the weather was good today for the occasion. I saw your Red Admiral butterfly twice this week. I am so very proud and grateful that you have come back home to see me again. You make my heart swell with love and joy when i see you. I thought i might see you today but alas it did not. I hope you are happy, free and well happily playing with our beautiful dog Di and Patch. Last night i drove to Cirencester to sing at the Candle of Hope ceremony. Its a charity event for raising money for cancer research and is held to remember and honour those we have lost to cancer. I went to honour and remember you. I sang with the Rock choir. We sang Somewhere only we now, Angels, Bridge over troubled waters and A thousand years. It was truly emotional and i crumbled and cried at the beginning. I had a job to hold myself together as I was thinking of you the whole time. I don't have much more news at the moment, but I will write again soon. Until we meet again please always remember that I always have and always will, love you forever and always. I cant wait to be in your loving arms again. All my love, forever and always. Maggie XxX
Merry Christmas Darling. I love and miss you so very much. Its Christmas day and i am missing yo so much, you should be here. You loved Christmas and it is just not the same anymore. You were always so happy, full of fun and surprises. You filled my stockings to the brim every year. I miss sitting by the fire and the Christmas tree having a few drinks and then making mad passionate love under the tree. I have a severely bad back and aching joints at the moment and when i woke up this morning i just cried wanting you by my side so bad. I bought you 14 red roses and a bouquet of roses and lilies. I also got you a silver pair of wings with a message and another one with your picture on it, and a ceramic Christmas tree ornament with a message to my husband saying Dear Husband, love, laughter Christmas times past are the memories of you that will always last. I also got you a a lovely card. You got me a lovely card, some brandy chocolates and two sets of fleecy bedding. I tried to sent yo a red heart balloon today. I had one for you , my Mum, my Dad, Diane , Mick and Peg. I took them to the Weir field thinking that as there were no trees around they might reach yo. Unfortunately as the day was so cloudy the balloons dipped before going up into the sky and still managed to get such up a tree. I am so sorry that you did not get your message again. I went to Jamie's this morning and had a great time. I gave out all our presents to the girls and gave Jamie some chocolate liquors and a box of hot chili sauces. Lindsay a box of bath bubbles and they had a bottle of port. I also put some money in the bank for them. Jamie gave me a huge hamper of chocolate goodies and some dove toiletries and a pair of slippers. I had to leave early as i needed to get home to let Di out and to make sure she was ok. I then went to Darren's and gave out the kids presents. Darren had the same as Jamie and Kelly had the same as Lindsay. They gave me a storage rack for the shed, a fleecy jumper, a wooden stag and hot stone massage and a light and sound sleep machine. and a lot of edible goodies. We then had a fantastic Christmas dinner. It has been a very enjoyable and successful day and I am now sat by the fire with the Christmas tree light on and writing to you. Di is by my side and i am about to have a whisky night cap. I wish with all my heart, body and soul that you were here. We would be having so much fun and contentment. I hope you are having a wonderful Christmas in heaven and that you are with our families and friends. I also hope that you were able to come home for Christmas and spend time with me and the boys and grandchildren. I will write again soon when I have more news, but until then I hope you are happy and well and having a good life. I cant wait to be in your loving arms again. Please always remember that i always have and always will love you forever and always. I will sit quietly now and reminisce about all the wonderful Christmases we had together. Until we meet again I am sending you all my love. All my love forever and always, Maggie XxX
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