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Gerry was born in Swindon Wilts on October 07, 1951. He is much loved and will always be remembered by all his friends and family.

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4 months ago
Maggie

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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9 months ago
Margaret

Hi Gerry, i love and miss you with every breath i take. Every heartbeat and you live in my heart and thought every moment. I love you with all my heart, body and soul. Until we meet again, please always remember that i always have, and always will, love you forever and always. All my my love forever and always. Maggie XxX

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9 months ago
Carol and Rick Sarchet

May a cure soon be found so that special people like Gerry are not taken too soon from their loved ones. With love from Carol and Rick xx

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Hi Dad, It was your Birthday yesterday (you would have turned 67). We got together at yours and Mum's house for the last BBQ of the year. The weather was great and your BBQ cooked the food up a treat! It was wet and rainy the day before, so it all came together nicely. Perfect for cooking a nice meal and sending up messages to you on our red balloons. We also watched The Muppet Show on Youtube and the infamous Buddy Rich episode that inspired your drum solo. Afterward Darren and I played Hotel California and we all raised a whisky toast to you. A Glenfiddich single malt. no less. We still get your signs, messages, jokes and words of wisdom coming through. Mum saw your butterfly on the BBQ just after she lit it and then found a small figurine in the garden that must have been lost for years. It suddenly turned up in a really easy to see place, like it had been placed there to be found. The grandchildren love their Grampy and talk about you all the time. The girls ask me to make them laugh or tickle them how Grampy used to when I was small. They particularly like 'licky licky' right in the ear or when my thumbs get stuck, right under there arms. Isabelle and Sienna are both fans of the 'Black Pudding' and will often ask to do several in a row. Last weekend I gave 2 clinics at the UK Guitar Show and Olympia, London. I could remember you taking us to all the guitar shows there when Darren and I first started playing. It felt good to have queues of people lined up to come to my sessions. I was particularly pleased to use your laptop for my backing tracks, as i saw a picture of you as I opened the computer to start each session. I knew you were watching and that everything would go to plan. And it did! I was really pleased with how they went over. Keep smiling over us, Dad. We all love feeling you nearby or bursting out laughing because we've seen something that would make you laugh. You've always been and will always be the greatest Dad ever! Happy Birthday Dad love Jamie XxX
jamie
8th October 2018
Hi Dad, It was my 40th birthday last Saturday. I can't believe I am 40 already. Seems only a short time ago you were carrying my new chrome snare drum into Wroughton Junior school for my 'show and tell' I thought about you a lot (I always think about you). The Sunday before I went to see Kiss in Birmingham, they were amazing and incredible show! Then Kelly surprised me with a trip to Amsterdam. I kept thinking about my stag do in Prague and how we were all still together. We went to the Hard Rock Cafe and had a meal one night and the music made me realize that you and I are still connected. Last Saturday we went for a meal with mum, Brent and Jamie's family. The kids are all growing up so fast and I know how proud you would be of them all. I had some amazing presents. Mum got me some news headlines of when I was born, I didn't realize that Hotel California was topping the charts in 1977.......... still brings the house down when i play it at gigs........... still get a twinge in my heart and a tear in my eye when I play it too. I hope you can still hear me sing it for you. Jamie has arranged another surprise trip to London soon where we can visit our old haunts, I know that you will be missed and talked about a great deal while we are there. I managed to convert a marching drum into a base for mums memory tree. It looks amazing and I even got a special light to go inside to make it look even more magical. I always knew you wanted a 'proper' marching drum! I really hope you like it. Jamie and I are still busy working on your charity concert in October. It has stirred a massive interest among many people who followed the band and who knew you. We are all really looking forward to it! I am also working on a Shadows Tribute show called 'One Shadow'. Your tribute guitar again has caused such a stir that I feels right to have a show dedicated to playing it. Like I said, we are still very much connected through music and to be able to play the guitar that was bought solely to represent you, my dad...... is a real honor! Thank you for still guiding me, helping me and being the voice in my head driving me forward. We all miss you and hope that you can still feel our love coming your way. Darren xXx
Darren
6th June 2017
Happy New Year dad! We all had a great Christmas. The kids are the perfect age to really get into the Christmas spirit. Austyn talks about you a lot and asks about you. Violet also talks about you and seems to enjoy playing drums even more than Austyn! They are both amazing children and I feel so sad that they can't show you themselves how funny and entertaining they can both be. It reminds me of all the Christmas's we had together growing up. They seemed to get more and more magical and exciting each year! Thank you so much for your generous gift. I have been thinking for a long time that I would really like to own something that would honor your memory. My first love of playing my guitar was the Shadows. It was hear you encouraged me to keep going and listening and learning their music. You would even play drums in my old room to me playing Apache, FBI, Rise and Fall of Flingle Bunt (one of your favorites) on my 3/4 size acoustic guitar. From that moment on, I always dreamed of owning a Fiesta Red Fender Stratocaster. Well, I found one. It's a Fender Custom Shop 56 NOS. 56 being the year is is modeled on and the neck............ birdseye maple......... REALLY stunning to look at! Gold hardware and just oozes sheer class. It's pretty much the best Fender guitar they have ever made. I can hear your voice in my mind saying "If ya gonna do it, go for the DOGS BOLLOX son!". For me, this guitar represents the roots of my guitar playing and of the close family unit that helped nurture and craft me as a professional musician. Without yours, mums and Jamie's guidance I really don't know where I would be right now. So when my guitar arrives (not actually received it yet lol) It's gonna be an emotionally charged moment. This guitar represents jamming in my bedroom, Wipeout, the London years, SHRED and everything else we shared together both musically and all the other parts of our lives. You could also say it's a 'Santa' colored guitar, so will represent all our Christmas's and other magical moments we shared together.......... and just like Jamie said.. You were the BEST Father Christmas EVER........... and you were! Thank you so much dad for everything you have done and continue to do for me. Please don't stop sending messages and signs. We all really need and appreciate them. Your eternally grateful son. Darren XxX
Darren
2nd January 2017

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Hi Gerry, I love and miss you so very much. I just thought I would write and tell you that the car windscreen is being replaced on Thursday. I had to do it on my car insurance and there is a £100 excess to pay. Fortunately, the garage has agreed to pay this. They will not admit liability so it was the only option left. After is has been done and i have been reimbursed Jamie will construct a response to the garage. Thank you so very much for all your help and input once again. I am truly grateful that you still watch over me and make things dovetail back into place every time i ask for your help. You are a true miracle and I don't know what i would do without you. I am sorry i keep pestering you for your help. I am totally useless without you. I hope all is well with you ad that you are enjoying your new found freedom. I hope you are reunited with our beautiful dogs Di and Patch as well as Tuppy and Satch. The weather is a bit better now but not much warmer. I hope your weather is nice sunny and warm. I hope you are enjoying lot of fun walks and days out with the dogs. I will write again soon when the windscreen fixed and i have more news. Please always remember that I always have, and always will love forever and always. I can t wait to see your beautiful butterfly again soon, and spend quality time together again. forever and I cant wait to be in your loving arms again, forever and always. Until we meet again be happy, healthy, loved and free. Enjoy everything your heart desires. All my love forever and always. Love Maggie XxX
Lit by Maggie on 23rd April 2024
Hi Gerry, I love and miss you so very much. I hope you are in heaven happily with Di. I hope yo fetched her and took her in your arm when she passed away on 22nd February. She was such a brave, loyal, loving obedient and loyal companion to me. She protected me and was always there to comfort me when i am grieving and crying for you. She was like you so very strong,brave and courageous. Please let me know if you are all together again. I would like to think of you both playing having fun and going on lovely walks with Patch, Tuppy and Satch. Please let me know she has met my sister Diane, been reunited with my mum, your mum and has met both mine and your dads. I hope all is well in your world and your life and that you are extremely happy. It has been hell for me here. After losing Di , i am struggling with the aftermath of taking our car to the Nissan repair shop. They had the for 33 days. It has been like pulling teeth to get the car fixed. Finally after it costing nearly £2000 i had a call to say it was ready. Only when I collected it i discovered they had cracked the front windscreen and removed the rubber surround. If i had noticed this before paying the bill, i would not have paid it. I informed the garage about this and a man can our saw the crack and went inside to get a camera to take a picture. Unfortunately, a female presumably the service manage came out waiving a vehicle inspection form which showed the crack was there o arrival. I was fuming as it definitely did not have a crack when i left it. After much heated discussion she tried to tell me a load of bullshit to justify her claim, saying it had been there for months. I was so angry i said that we would not argue but i would be putting in a complaint and would see her in court. I am so angry as i cannot drive the car still as it is illegal to drive with a cracked windscreen. Further more i could get a hefty fine and points on my licence. Also the crack with rapidly spread if the car is driven. I do not see why i should claim on my insurance and pay the excess fee and then have much increased future policies due to the claim. I rang our garage and asked advice and was given the name of a contact to email my complaint. I did this yesterday but he was on holiday. He returned today so is sent it today. He very quickly replied saying he would look into this. He would speak to the service manager( I think the lady that spoke to me) so i don't hold out any hope. He is also going to speak to Justin who was dealing with me, but he is off sick. He is also going to look at all the paperwork. This will show him the vehicle check report so i dot think i will get any success. There is also builders i the car park and there are cars all around the site with diggers and heavy machinery. I am truly heartbroken and beside myself with anguish, and frustration. This had been a very hard few months and without a car to go shopping, go to choir, see the family etc it is a total nightmare. I have had to get taxis which are very expensive and buses which are a total nightmare. I am sick of standing for hours in the rain and cold waiting for them. Is there anyway you can engineer this situation to get the windscreen fixed asap at the expense of the garage. I would be truly grateful if you could. On other news its slightly warmer now and we are finally generating solar energy again. I have tried to do some gardening but i have to do a little at a time as i am not as fit and strong as i once was. My hands are very painful if i do too much. Also i still have the sciatica in my left leg which is very painful at times, especially when in bed and first thing in the morning. Although I have taken to staying in bed until nearly lunchtime every day as i feel i have nothing and no one to get up for. I hope you came with me to the Wyvern last week to see Isabelle and Genevieve in the Beauty and the Beast pantomime. They were amazing. Life is incredibly lonely for me now that i am truly alone. I love and need you so very much. I love it when i see you in my dreams and we have fun and adventures together. Please can we make mad passionate love in my dreams again soon. Hopefully you will return soon as my beautiful red admiral butterfly. I look forward to seeing you come home and spend time in our the garden of our dreams, that you worked tirelessly for years . I love to see you fly around all excited and circle over our heads you are always so excited to see us and to be home. You make my heart swell with love, pride admiration and longing for you. I know it is definitely you I would recognise your bubbly fun personality anywhere. I will update you as soon as i get any further developments. Please always remember that i always have, and always will, love you forever and always. Until we meet again, and I cant wait to be in your loving arms again. All my love, forever and always. Maggie XxX
Lit by Maggie on 18th April 2024
Hi Gerry, I love and miss you so very much. Just thought I would write and tell you what has been happening the last few days. last Friday 29th March our family all met up at the Windmill for a family celebration, I hope you joined us. It was Darren and Kelly's 16th Wedding Anniversary and the next day the 30th was Isabelle's 12th birthday and my 72nd birthday. It was also Good Friday of the Eater weekend. We all had a great time but I missed you so very much. We all had a meal and a great time together. We bought Darren ad Kelly a huge steak each and a bottle of port and i out £50 in their bank account. Isabelle we bought a heart crystal necklace, two pack of monopoly cards with different games on and a chocolate hedgehog , we also put £20 i her bank account. We all exchanged Easter eggs. I was thoroughly spoilt as usual. They bought my meal and paid for a taxi to take me home. Darren bought me a shopping trolley so that i did not have to carry my shopping home from the village, and a bottle of Baileys. Jamie bought me a electric salt and pepper grinder, a bottle of red wine, and an electric a candle melt with a light showing doves and a ox of was melts. On the saturday my birthday Darren, Kelly, Austyn and Violet visited and brought me the shopping trolley and a birthday cake. On the Easter Sunday Jamie and his family took me to Johns for a family easter dinner and get together. That is when Jamie gave me my presents and an Easter egg. On Tuesday and Wednesday Jamie and Sienna came for a sleep over. We had a lovely time together. Sienna did my make up and sorted out some of my clothes and make up. I sent her home with lots of toys i found in the house. The weather here is still dreadful and raining all the time. I am missing you and Di so very much. I keep thinking of my 60th birthday and my surprise party and how happy we were together. You were the most wonderful person in the world and it was an honour and privilege to be your wife. You were always so happy, fun, generous and loving. I miss your loving arms around me, and your wonderful smile. I am missing Di so vey much and hope that she is withe you forever and always. I hope you came to fetch her and that you are having lot of nice walks and playtimes. I hope she is happily playing with Satch, Patch and Tuppy. I am finding life so very hard without you. There is so much to deal with at the moment. I am still waiting for our car to be fixed. It was a bitter blow when they said it needed a new turbo charger and how expensive it is. I decided that as i had no way of getting around to chose another car to go ahead and get it fixed. Please can you make sure that there are no other faults. The downstairs toilet needs to be fixed but I have arranged for Geoff to do that. i also have to renew the house and insurance policy and am finding it difficult. I also have to renew the broadband and home telephone. This had gone up a lot, and i am wondering how to continue. I am sorry to keep putting all my worries on to you, but you did everything for me and i am lost without you. I hope all is well with you and that you are having a great life. I cant wait to be reunited and in your loving arms again. I think our neighbour Steph is being sectioned today, there are three car and a van outside and she has been acting weird for months now. Until we meet again, please always remember that I always hav and always wil, love you forever and always. All my love forever and always, Maggie XxX
Lit by Maggie on 4th April 2024
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