Just come across this very sad news...
Remembering all the fun times you, Sam, Barry and I had growing up in Tolworth.
RIP Nigel
Julie (nee Couzens)
31st January 2023
You are the knot in my stomach
The lump in my throat
The pain in my heart
An out of tune note
You are a wakeful night
That shattered dream
A painful bite
A crooked seam
You are an endless ache
A sudden thought
A future lost
A lesson taught
You are a crippling silence
An empty heart
An act of violence
A piercing dart
You are snow falling
Rain dripping
Wind calling
Ice ripping
You are joy taken
Guilty happiness
Love forsaken
Utter crappiness
You are unspoken words
Unfinished sentences
Flightless birds
Grammatical parentheses
You are angry tears
Reckless blurting
Drowning fears
Relentless hurting....
Sam
4th January 2022
He was a complicated dude my dad and to he honest I'm not sure I'll ever completely understand him. I'll always love him though and treasure the memories we made together.
Sitting on his lap behind the wheel of the one of the many family Volvo's comes to mind.
Attempting to both show off but also not hit things is harder than it looks when you're 10 but luckily dad was there to keep me safe and to keep me on track. He was good at that, was dad. He pushed us kids to succeed, was compassionate when we needed him to be and always kept us heading in the right direction.
I regret not spending more time with him because the time we had together was always fun and looking back on it now was also precious too. All too often a day out with dad had resulted in him making a smart arse comment to someone who hadn't even realised they'd just had the micky taken out of them, leaving us all in stitches. It's a talent he's took great care in passing down to all of his children a talent I use myself on a fairly regular basis.
I could prattle on forever about the amazing man he was and but I'll keep it brief and finish by saying I wish I could have made it, that covid absolutely sucks and that I love you all and I look forward to seeing you all in May.
Oliver
10th December 2021