We think of you every day pops. We all miss you so dearly, it still hurts just as much as it did when we first lost you. Sending you all our love till we meet again xxxxxx

Happy Heavenly New Year Pops, thinking of you always. See you in the garden soon love Les xx

Well pops, how was you’re Birthday. Hope you had a banging party. Was hard celebrating knowing you were not able to share with us but hope we did you proud. Think about you every day. Love you & miss you, always my Pops xx

happy heavenly birthday dad 85 today theres not a day goes by that i dont think of you hope your having a glass of whiskey .miss you love you always remembered. always in my heart xxxx

hi dad we said our goodbyes yesterday ,but it really wasnt goodbye coz you will always be with me in my thoughts and in my heart and memories ,will miss you i m not going to lie ,but i will carry you with me everywhere i go .sleep well dad god bless.love you always xxxxx

Thinking of you dad always will x miss you 😘 always in thoughts x

Hi Pops, been thinking a lot about you today, hope your telling everyone your stories and causing mayhem as usual. Miss you more than word can say.

Grief never end but it changes. It's a passage not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness nor a lack of faith ... it the price of love.

Thank you for setting up this memorial to Derek. We hope that you find it a positive experience developing the site and that it becomes a place of comfort and inspiration for you to visit whenever you want or need to.

I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other that we still are. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was.