The obituary notice of Dennis HASLAM

Another Father’s Day has sadly come and gone together with your birthday today. The sadness that I feel seems to get bigger and wider as time passes without you dad. Sometimes it can be so overwhelming but then I remember the happy times. All those wonderful memories that we have of you. Thank you for being my dad

I’m missing you so much dad as do we all. Mum is doing really well. It’s so lovely when mum talks about you. For instance the time you sang love me tender by Elvis at a karaoke and you two hadn’t been courting very long. She said you were wonderful. I can just imagine it. I love to sit and listen to mum talk about you. You are never far from our thoughts. Shaun looks after us all so much and can’t do enough for mum. The other week Joseph did a portrait of you and framed it to give to Nan. She was over the moon with it. It’s a wonderful drawing of you. Matt is going to Italy for a conference soon and I can just see you talking about your holidays there and what a wonderful time he will have. Josh and Karolien came over recently with Jules. He will be two in June. He is such a lovely little boy. He kept giving me hugs all the time. I wish you could have met him but I will tell him all about his great grandad and how you would have loved him as we all love you dad.

Dad I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday and Father’s Day. Remembering how you liked two lots of cards with two lots of presents when they fell on
the same day. One of the many wonderful memories you have given me over the years. The sadness is still unbearable but just remembering these little things helps sometimes. I will never forget your laughter, your smile and your kindness. I will treasure these forever. Thank you for being my dad

I can’t believe another year has passed without you. Not a day goes by where I don’t think of you or talk to you dad. Shaun is looking after me and mum. Showering us with love and affection. Making sure we are both okay even though I know he misses you too. The boys are doing extremely well. I wish you could see them. Matt is studying hard doing his PhD and had his first paper published. I know you would be so proud of him as we are. I know you both would have spent many hours together taking about all the interesting things he is doing. With Joseph turning 18 recently. We bought him his first car. I know you would have loved to see him drive and be chauffeured around. Josh is loving being a new daddy to Jules who is happy and content. I will tell him all about his wonderful great grandpa. Me and Shaun are so proud of them all as I know you are. Dad I love you and miss you terribly.

It’s Father’s Day today and I just wanted to tell
you that you are the best dad, grandad and being a great grandad would have made you over the moon as you doted on Matthew, Joseph and Josh. Thank you for everything that you did for me dad. I hope that I continue to make you proud of me. I miss you so much.