Today i dont care about BFC or what others think of me.

This morning one of the best men ever to walk this earth passed away, he was an inspiration, a hard working man, family loving man, someone that I looked up to all my life.
He was like a father to me and my brothers, he told great stories of his time in the army, how he took on 50 Germans single handed, how he swam across the River Nile and was chased by a Hippo, how he marched to London with the Jarrow march. Of course as I grew older I realised that he was not old enough to have done any of these things, but it just made me love him more.


RIP Uncle Ged

 

I buried both my Uncle's in the last 12 months mate. Thoughts are with you and your family.

 

Sorry to hear that fella - chin up.

 

Chins in my case mate.

 

Ah ****, sorry to hear that Mark. Puts all the Barnsley crap into perspective doesn't it? Chin up mate.

 

Sorry to hear that Mark, remember the good times

 

sorry to hear about your bad news mark, condolences mate, puts everything into perspective when something like this happens.

 

All the best fella, I echo the other positive comments on here. Remember the good times with someone who sounds a Great character.

Chins up.

 

Sorry to hear that Mark, I know what you'll be going through. I lost my Dad last week and had his funeral yesterday. Been a really hard few weeks, and very much puts everything into perspective

 

So sorry to hear of your loss, old mate

Sincere condolences from all my family.

 

Sorry about your loss Mark

 

He was a nutter, he told me about how he went up the Orinoco River to find a rare Oozlem bird, him and David Attenbrough, went to Venezuela and discovered a new species of Dolphin and Crocodile.
He was a daft old bugger, but I believed every single word he told me, i could listen for hours, he made everything so real!!

 

Sorry to here of your loss of someone so close, as you aware I have been here myself this year and if you ever need I shoulder to cry on there's always one here.
I know you don't know me but feel free to pm me.

Take care and god be with you.

Kev

 

RIP to your Uncle Ged pal. I lost my mum beginning of October, your never ready for what comes to us all.

 

Sorry to hear that Mark. You describe him very warmly, he sounds like he was a real character.

 

Condolences mate, he certainly sounded a character and the stories you told about him reminded of my uncle who I lost a number of years ago (think Sid who ran the cafe on last of the summer wine) when I was a little un he told me he use to have a car what answered to the name haggy...and when I say answered I actually believed him when he told me it use to come to him if he whistled it, chins up mark and remember the good times

 

so sorry mate lost a dear work friend a while ago told me how he was painting the side of the destroyer in camoflage paint when a German periscope popped out of the water , as quick as aflash he daubbed it with paint ran to the guns let it get 50 feet into the air then shot it down surprising how many apprentices believed him. Anyway sincere condolences my thoughts are with you and yours

 

I find your thoughts about your uncle; heartfelt, funny and moving all at the same time.
Thanks for sharing them with us.
Best wishes to you and your family.

 

Sincere condolences mate.

 

All the best mate.