| Location | Bishop Auckland |
| Age | 67 years |
| Date of Birth | 12/1937 |
| Date of Death | 12/2004 |
| Visitors | 3,075 since 11/04/2007 |
| Creator |
GEORGE ROE DIED 8TH DEC 2004,ALSO ANGELA ROE DIED 30TH NOV 2006 ,MY DAD IS A FATHER OF SIX GIRLS AND
A LOVING HUSBAND TO ANNE.HE WORKED HARD ALL HIS LIFE,AS A MINER AND LATER AS A TAXIE DRIVER.FAMILY
MEANT EVERYTHING TO DAD AND THERE WAS NOTHING HE WOULDNT DO FOR US. MY DAD WAS DIAGNOSED AND TREATED
IN HOSPITAL FOR A LUNG INFECTION,AFTER LOADS OF ANTIBIOTICS WITH NO EFFECT,FURTHER TESTS REVEALED IT
WAS ACTUALLY LUNG CANCER WHICH HAD SPREAD TO HIS LIVER AND SPLEEN.HE DIED THREE WEEKS LATER.BUT
DAD,YOU WERE SO BRAVE,IN THOSE THREE WEEKS YOU SUFFERED SO MUCH,BUT ALTHOUGH YOU STRUGGLED TO BREATH
YOU STILL MANAGED TO ORGANISE YOUR OWN FUNERAL,RIGHT DOWN TO THE LAST SONG.IT WAS SO PAINFULL
TALKING TO YOU ABOUT IT,BUT YOU STILL TRIED TO MAKE JOKES,EVEN THEN YOUR MAIN CONCERN WAS FOR US.IT
BREAKS MY HEART THAT WE WERE NOT THERE WHEN YOU LEFT,BUT I KNOW THAT IS HOW YOU WANTED IT,YOU LOVED
US TO MUCH TO SAY THAT FINAL GOODBYE.I KNOW YOU WANTED US TO BE STRONG DAD,BUT YOU WERE OUR BACKBONE
AND WITH YOU GONE WE FELL APART.YOU AND ANGELA ALWAYS HAD A SPECIAL BOND,YOU HELPED HER THROUGH SO
MUCH AND SAVED HER SO MANY TIMES WHEN SHE WAS ILL WITH DEPRESSION,AND I KNOW YOU WORRIED MORE ABOUT
HOW SHE WOULD COPE WHEN YOU LEFT.SHE DID YOU PROUD IN THOSE 3 WEEKS,MAKING SURE YOU HAD YOUR
MEDICATION AND HELPING YOU DO EVERYTHING WHEN YOU WERE TO WEAK TO GET OUT OF BED.SHE SHOWED
TREMENDOUS STRENGTH DAD,JUST LIKE YOU.BUT WHEN YOU LEFT IT WAS TO MUCH FOR HER,SHE TRIED DAD BUT HER
HEART WAS BROKEN.I NEVER REALY THOUGHT YOU COULD DIE OF A BROKEN HEART,BUT I WAS WRONG.PEOPLE KEEP
ASKING HOW SHE DIED,EVEN THE POST MORTEM WAS INCONCLUSIVE.BUT THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE,IN DEATH AS IN
LIFE YOU COULDNT STAND TO SEE HER SUFFER ANYMORE,SO YOU CAME AND TOOK HER.THATS WHY IT WAS SO
SUDDEN,NO HOSPITALS NO ILLNESS,THEY SAID SHE WAS DEAD BEFORE SHE HIT THE FLOOR SHE WAS ALREADY WITH
YOU.I KNOW YOU ARE BOTH HAPPY NOW,BUT WE MISS YOUS SO MUCH.KEEP WATCHING OVER US AND WE WILL SEE
YOUS AGAIN ONE DAY.LOVE YOU BOTHXXXXXXX
When I lie in bed at night my vision is so clear,
I see a field of roses and I know that you are near.
And in a little clearing just beyond some trees,
I see a figure waving and he's looking straight at me.
With caution I step closer and what a sight I see,
my Dad is stood there smiling and he's coming closer to me.
He looks so young and happy, so well and so carefree
and as I stood there watching he gently said to me:
"My fight for breath is over,
of pain I am all free
there is so much that I can do
my soul is flying free.
So don't be sad and lonely
and do not cry for me,
I am very happy
I'm where I need to be.
So next time you feel lonely
and your thoughts are all with me,
just sit back and remember
this vision that you see.
our dad.
never 4 get u all but ya know that know ya do dad its hard at times and I pray 4 my sisters every night ask u 2 help them and I know that u will if u can xmas will never be the same with out u but I know that my dad would want his girls 2 have a good time coz that would make u happy best prezzie u could have eh dad. look after them angie and mam know u will but still u know me dad have 2 say stuff always and 4 ever my hero my dad I will always love u elainexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
never forgotten
well christmas is on its way dad, i still remember me and you getting up early on christmas eve to get to the shops for mams last bits for the dinner, she was convinced it would be fresher on christmas eve hhee, eh those where the days dad, this year im going to attempt your army style potatos! i'll give it me best shot hhee, ive got some stars to put on me tree for you, mam and angie, you'll never be forgotten, you are amazing,
love you now and always,
louise, andrew and taz xxx
better be getting that cottage ready,want roses and picket fence. not my fault its wat you showed me in my dreams so expect nothing less,ohh and my sausages. love you dadxxxx
dad xxxxx
hiya dad, just me, hope you are ok up there with mam n angie im sure you are, but i still miss you everyday, going for our drives out and laughing at songs that got on your nerves on the radio.
right til the end dad you were so very brave and strong, thats why i look at other people and think god get a grip, you where so brave and strong and never let anyone down, thats why you are now and always have been my hero.
as the family gets new arrivals dad im so proud and happy to know that you are up there looking ater them as you have always done dad,
forever in our thoughts and dreams
love louise, Andrew and taz xxxxxxxxxxxxx
my dad my hero love and miss u all every day look after all of us dad know u will do your best u always did nowt will stop our dad dont matter where he is if we need him he will be there. I believe that cause u told me and in my heart I know it love yas all your little un laney xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
heaven
The following letter was printed in a local paper some twenty years ago. It was sent to them by a parishioner of an Anglican church in Christchurch, New Zealand whose name I do not have.
“Sometime ago our Minister announced that he would be speaking the following Sunday on ‘Heaven’. During the week a beautiful letter was received from an old man who was very ill, and the following is part of his letter. ‘Next Sunday you are to talk about heaven. I am very interested in that land, because I have held a clear title to a bit of property there for over 53 years. I did not buy it. It was given me without money and without price. But the Donor purchased it for me at tremendous sacrifice. I am not holding it for speculation since the title is not transferable. It is not a vacant lot. For more than half a century I have been sending materials out of which the greatest architect and builder of the Universe has been building a home for me, which will never need to be remodelled, nor repaired, because it will suit me perfectly, individually, and will never grow old. Dry rot or borer can never undermine its foundations for they rest on the ‘Rock of Ages’. Fire cannot destroy it. Floods cannot wash it away. No lock or bolts will ever be placed on its doors for no evil person can ever enter that land where my dwelling stands, now almost completed, and almost ready for me to enter in and abide in peace eternally, without fear of being ejected. There is a valley of deep shadow between the place where I live in Opawa and that to which I shall journey in a very short time. I cannot reach my home in the heavenly city without passing through this dark valley of shadows. But I am not afraid because the best Friend I ever had went through the same valley long, long ago and drove away all its gloom. This Friend has stuck by me through thick and thin, since we first became acquainted 53 years ago, and I hold his promise, in printed form, never to forsake me or leave me alone. He will be with me as I walk through the valley of shadows, and I shall not lose my way when He is with me. Yes, Heaven is the centre of the Christian’s universe and he is bound to it by 8 golden links. 1) Our Father is there (Matthew 6:9). 2) Our Saviour is there (Hebrews 9:24). 3) Our home is there (John 14:2-4). 4) Our name is there (Luke 10:20). 5) Our life is there (Colossians 3:1-3). 6) Our heart is there (Matthew 6:19-21). 7) Our inheritance is there (1 Peter 1:3-5). 8) Our citizenship is there (Philippians 3:20). Yes, this old man is ready to travel there, are you? A man may go to heaven without wealth, without health, without fame, without a great name, without learning, without money, without culture, without beauty, without friends, without 10,000 other things. But he can never go to heaven without having accepted Jesus Christ as his Saviour and Lord in this life.’”
see you there one day dadxxx
just because
hi dad your little un here whats it like up there eh all very sad down here dad. I guess its just 2 much at the min but know that u would understand u always did. never one 2 judge just there 2 help hope u can help all of your girls da just 4 a while. we all miss u all so much at times its just very hard even 4 me ha little miss gob. still u have 2 eh dad u always told me that if u dont ask u dont get but thats just me. and you knew me dad and loved me and with all my heart I loved u allways will so dont forget us eh stll down here still missing u. love u 4 ever and a day miss u all my life yours always your little un just mexxxxxxx
Love always survives
I remember this day 28 years ago,Dad.I was in hospital and you came to see me on the afternoon.I wasn't in any pain just restless,you kept saying that you'd get the nurse and I was saying,no I was ok.You did get the nurse though Dad,and you were right,I was in labour,I had Claire that night! Later you said to me you could tell because you'd been through it six times with Mam!Ha ha. Do you remember when you came to see me after I'd had Claire,your beeper went off and everyone thought it was the bell to leave and started to go,you always made me laugh Dad,whatever the occassion was, you could bring a smile! Now ofcourse,you're not here,nor are Angie and Mam and it's hard to find anything to smile about now,except ofcourse the memories you have all left behind,and those memories are so very precious.
As I've got older I've come to realise the lessons learned from our parents.Mam and her cooking,cleanliness and caring when any of us were ill.You with your devotion,sense of humour and protectiveness to us.All in all the perfect combination all children should be brought up with.We have all lost the three of you,but at least we had you all in our lives,and for that I truly Thank God.I know in my heart that you are all still close to us,that whatever it took you'd make sure of that.I love you Dad and Mam and Angie,we all do.You are a part of us and we are a part of you,so wherever you are,so are we,and where we are,so are all of you.I don't need to say,don't forget us,and you know how very much we all love you all and miss you so desperately.So Thanks Dad,all of you,for my life and my memories,and as Mam would always say,See you sometime Pet,eh? Mitch.xxx
An Angel Of Your Own
George you are an angel smiling down
I hope I don't make you frown
You were taken from Gerry many years ago
Everyday she miss you so
You were her every inspiration
Taken without notice
Without preparation
Even though George and Gerry are worlds apart
George taught Gerry to love with all her heart
In loving memory of George ( Gerry's Dad)
A person unlike any other
I will let it be known
You are Gerry's Angel of her own.
For you Gerry xxx and Thank you for lighting the candle on my husband page
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