With samhain approaching I would like to propose something.

A simple thread to remember those who have crossed, passed, whatever you wish to call it. Those no longer with us.

I invite anyone to post a name or a memory, or a simple word or phrase with which you remember someone who has crossed recently.


*edited by weatherwitch to make the topic sticky/pinned for a relevant while*

Edited by deebs to add a link to the printable version of this topic where all the posts appear on a single page suitable for printing out if you want a hard copy to use at samhain.

(to begin with something topical and very current)

Are teenage dreams so hard to beat? John Peel thread



*edited because two topics were merged late night - weatherwitch*

What a lovely idea Deebs, thanks.


Fly high and free Sayer, no regrets.

Mikila You are not forgotten

My dad, "the general" who's loss has ripped my heart in two, I could alway's tell you how it is, no holes barred and could tell you when i thought you were talking bollocks LOL, who gave the greatest advice, the cuddliest cuddles. A man who could command armies, who had as any friends as an army could hold. Who left behind a love stricken wife....who loved me for who I am not who I could be....I miss you soo much.

My friend, Eliza Dushku fanatic, no one else can letch with me the same, at all the strappies in town lol, who's laugh I miss so much, the best gossip, greatest moaning duo of all time, I'll always look after your plant you bugger...I didnt have to kidnap it after all...miss you

Pete McCarthy - a huge loss to the world of travel journalism.

I hope wherever you are, the Guinness never runs dry and the bodhran always plays on.

What a great idea Deebs:

To my uncle: Eugene McCarthy:
I will never forget you. You were to me the brother I never had. I will never forget you. I was a bridesmaid at your wedding and you took me to Irelend. I alsoknew how much you wanted a child and ten years later, you had Colin. It's too bad that this child didn't help you in your hour of need

Your death was such a tragedy to me. You were negeleted, nobody helped you, I could tell by your last phone call to me. I love you and may you be in the arms of angels.

Me

Granda.

Can you collect golf balls there? Miss u and your can-can kicks. Never got that tenner of yer maun guess he figures he'll give it to you personally. Keep Bruno in check.

Will always love you.

L. x

To my darling Sweet Pea. Miss you.

George, I never got to know you that well even though you are my sons grandfather. Yes, are. I hope your restless soul are at peace now, go gently with the girls over there. I know you did your best.

Kirsty

Annie

Doris

Grandma

Des

To you and all the others gone before. You are much loved and will always be remembered.

Aunty Pam, Chantelle, Peter & Barbara. I hope you are peaceful wherever you are.

Moggy

To my mother and my 2 lost babies, souls are eternal, love is immortal, death is only a horizon... and a horizon is nothing but the limit of our human sight.
I know you are near me and I ache to hold you in my arms. Your sisters and I will see you again one day.

I didn't know that. Only 51 too

deebs, a beautiful idea

Annie McNaulghty & Patrick Walsh, the biggest influences on my life and path, wish I had known you

Pud, grandad, Mrs H' - my adopted Yorkshire Gran, Auntie Cuckoo

Scamper, Tiger, Motherfuss, Matilda - time eases but doesn't heal. Miss you madly

Mary Steward - school friend with an ill fated name, died age 11.

Silv, you were more of a Heathen than the rest of us put together, you will never be forgotten

May your journey be swift
May your welcome be warm
May your rest be peaceful
May your friends be many
May your drinking horn never run dry
May you never lack for a saucy song to sing

Charlie M...
A big man in a small body... I should of gotten to know you better.

and to B+B small but important to me
Goodbye old friends...

Sabe

John Peel (Radio One DJ) Only just heard today, he sadly passed away yesterday.

Petra - My Dog
Sherlock - My Cat
Kenny - My Rat
Isis - My Rat
Osiris - My Rat
Tsarmina - My Rat
Ickypuss - My Rat
My 2 mice

My Paternal Granfather and Grandmother - though I never knew you
My Great Grandad

Sid - my little dog since I was seven

Filipe Luelmo - amigo de lx/friend from Lisbon (ainda tenho saudades de ti!)

Britta Schmitt - one of my friends from Madrid

David Worthington - school friend, fishing buddy

Nick Dodge - the most wry sense of humour I've ever come across. Beloved father to a good friend.

For those that have passed and for those that soon may pass.

another candle for John.


and always

Ludo
Dusky
Amber

always my lovely boys.

My Taid (grandad to the non-Welsh), Ivor - who's love for life and his family was an inspiration to me. Every heron I see is sent by him - they were his favourite creature, and I still can't see one without thinking of him


Love you Taid - may the glass never be empty, and the river be visited by herons.

Bethany - your time was short, but you touched us all.

Thanks Deebs

To Nannan, who stood up for all, even if she did not get up with them and whos courage, forthrightness and honesty I hope to emulate and who left suddenly Samhain 1993.
To Grandad, who was at Dunkirk and Normandy and who is one of many who saw such dreadful things so that we do not have too and who left at Yule 2003.
To my mothers Father, whom died before I was born. I would have liked to have met you in life.
To Grandma, who suffered much in dissolution before finally finding rest last Samhain
To Anne, an inspiration and a much-missed friend and supporter of Durham Treasure Trap and who got me into making clothes in the first place. Left at Beltain 2004. The throne is empty without you.

To all my pet mice that I had. I still remember all of you.

and Molly the kitten, the little grey one, WeevilBo and Fearless Thief.

Thanks for this thread DB

Jess

Tara Bambling - 19 years old.
Ty Fisher - 4 years old.

Both died recently within a few days of each other, Tara in a car accident, and Ty in a housefire. The entire community is in mourning. We remember the lives they did not get to live.

My father in law, John who died in June this year, hope you are enjoying the golf wherever you are.

My beloved great aunt Gwladys, gone 15 years but never forgotten.

My dog Sidney, I still love you

My cat Adolf Kitler, taken at 6 years old with FelV, always in my thoughts

And my darling semi feral tom cat Learoy, left us last year aged 23. No braver cat ever existed. I love you to death and beoynd my darling.

What a nice idea I love you.

Thankful that I haven't lost anyone recently... (touch wood)
For my Pa, gone 8 years now, and my Nanna, gone for 22.
I wish I had known you better.

Norfolk nanna, Kingston Nanna, Nanna, Granddad, Bernie, John, Sylvia, Ioan, Wentham, Puss, Muffin, Bo, Tintin, Belle, Pyewacket.

Be ever welcome at my hearth.

Thank you Deebs

To all my friends who have lost children this year - I love you.

Dryad

Thanks Deebs, a stunningly brilliant Idea.

Dad;

I didn't agree with you on alot of things and still don't, but you stood for what you believed was the truth and although some of your ideas may have been wrong; no doubt some of mine are too.

I still think that you should have left the three stripes with the RAF.

I have no idea where you landed but I hope you're well.


Grandma;

Thanks for being such a great old lady, I owe to you my love of history, sense of curiosity, humour and hopefuly tolerence of others.

see you soon.


Uncle John;

Hope you're still misbehaving as usual.

My flatmate's cat Charlie, passed away last February with FIP. I only knew you for 6 months, but you were always on or under my bed. Hope you have a comfy bed to rest on.

A candle for Matthew. You would have been 27 next month, if you'd been born on time. But the gods decided otherwise.....
May you walk on clouds, wherever you are.

Exellent idea Deebs.

Granda - I hope you're proud.

Poisy - Teo torriatte konomama iko, Aisuruhito yo; Shizukana yoi ni, Hikario tomoshi; Itoshiki oshieo idaki.

Mark - After nine years, there are still no words. Fly free.

I turn 30 next month and will not be able to share it with my twin sister, nor the friend Jo, who shared our special day. Happy 30th to you both. A lost child remembered.

Lottie Hall a great-grandma of great influence, long may you be remembered

Elsie Clark

I love you. I miss you.

To my baby who i lost , i loved you , i felt you i think of you often.
To my cat Biskit the most chilled " knowing " mog ive ever met who died of FIV a few years ago.
To Pearl the grandmother to my children we loved you .

BB
Mink

Nan- Its been 2 years and i cant honestly say it hurts any less. I wish more than ever that i had gone with you and Dad that day on the London Eye, because that was the last time we saw you alive, and i might feel then that i had actually said goodbye to you.

Everyone says that you knew how much i love you, but i never told you, so i dont know if you do. Im sorry i took you for granted, thought you would be here forever.

Thank you for taking care of Ben, when he crossed over, and i hope that you and he, and Pepe are somewhere safe and happy now. I love you. And happy birthday for the 31st...

Ben- I didnt know you for long, but the time i knew you was wonderful. I hope that you know that Mark and i tried to do our best by you, because we didnt want you to suffer any more. I hope that where you are is full of the things you love and that you are having fun without the constraints of age! Mark misses you, i miss you.. We love you, MouseDog.

Pepe- Im sorry i didnt take you with me when i moved, and im sorry that i wasnt there for you when you got sick. I love you still, and i hope you are with Nan again now, and flying free.

/lights a candle for all who have passed

Brilliant idea Deebs,


To my dad (gone many years) I hope you found peace from the shadows that chased you. Wish we had more time to get to know each other properly. I hope you are being looked after now.

To uncle Bill(died last november) A great sense of humour and a pillar of support. A positive male role model when they were rare as hen's teeth.
An uncommon inner strength, and a mighty intellect.
Missed but not forgotten.

To Lilo xxxx

To Frederick, my Great grandfather, we never met, but I know you are there

To Nanny and Grandad, I love you with all my heart, hope there is snooker and allotments where you are now!

Auntie Wendy, I wear the ring everyday, will miss you always.

I wish I had known you all longer and that you could see me now in adult hood.

I also cannot forget: Fred my little man and brave protector! Ruby (you would be proud of Polo), Razz, Emma, Pippa, Spot, Charlie, Sooty and all the little fellows that made my life so full of love.

You will all be with me always.

wonderful idea deebs, thanks

Dad, though many years have passed you are still close to our hearts and in our minds.

Bob, been missing you a lot lately.

Digger, though Brookside has ended, I still remember you. Your passing is still painful.

Christopher Reeve, truly a superman. For the hope given to so many, may your dreams come true.

My neighbour of 3 doors down, taken by the cruelest turns of fate.

June, Rudi, Joe, Mrs Khan you are all missed by my mum and remembered by us both.

Kev

A lovely idea indeed.

Zolly ~ my beautiful Arab horse, you were The One. I still miss you and think of you when I see storm clouds in the sky. I hope you don't hurt any more.

And to my cats ~ William, Squidgy, Choccy, Florence, Dougal, Zebedee and Widget. Miss you all.

For my grandparents Margaret, Christopher, Dora and Eric

For my uncle Eric

For my nephew Jack - just six months in my sister's womb

For my dog Ben - my best ever friend through some extra hard times - you never failed me and didn't leave me until you really had to. I never felt that I treated you as well as I should have because you loved me so completely

For my cats Sam, Zoe, Titan and Baby

Thanks Deebs

Julia

Remembering

Alan, Dooreen and Geoff.

Sleep well, and wake refreshed.

For John Alexander Strang, gone to soon - but still with us. I'll meet you someday, and Graeme will always tell me stories.

For Granny Kilbride, I didn't know you as well as I would have liked as you went before I had the chance. I will always remember your kindness.

And to Pip, Pop and Dale - the rats we've know that have gone in the past year.

Candles will be lit tonight for you all.

Dannielle - and the piece of me that also passed that day. I love you you are always in my thoughts.

Evelyn, Grandmother honoured Disir Hail
George, Grandfather weh have learned so much - wow!
Doris, aunt you were the first loss to me I'm glad we got that last chance to talk

Hail to you all

Grandad, gone 15 years now. I was only seven and I can barely remember what you look like, but I'll always remember how much you loved us.

Its time to bump this up for this year I think.

To my dad and my brother, Michael you now have time to be with dad, you missed out on him for the first 23 years while we had him with us, now its your turn. I love you both so much

grandma and grandad miss you both lots
stephen you are always in my thoughts, and hugs go out to all three of you xxx

Ronnie Barker - who made us all laugh

James Doohan - beamed up to the next life

Ed Bishop and Michael Billington - SHADO's finest

Those who perished on 7/7 and in the surfeit of natural disasters this year

And as always Dad, Bob, Digger, Anki+Rudi, June and Mrs Khan