| Location | Paisley |
| Age | 79 years |
| Cause of Death | Pneumonia |
| Date of Birth | 01/12/1928 |
| Date of Death | 31/10/2008 |
| Visitors | 874 since 15/10/2009 |
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My dad was not a big man in height but he was a big man in strength, one of the strongest men i've ever had the pleasure of knowing, he had a bit of a reputation as a fighter in his younger days and it stayed with him throughout his life and he was fondly known to friends and foe alike as "Boots Mailley" a name that was gifted to him due to the fact that if you had the dis-pleasure of fighting him as soon as you went down the boot was in and you weren't getting back up, simple as that, although he was portrayed as a hard man, to us his family, he was the most gentle person you could know, nothing was too much for him and his whole life revolved around looking after myself (Martin), my brother James and my two sisters Linda and Carolann, as well as my now dearly departed Mum Kate, he cooked, washed, went the messages etc etc and made sure we all knew about the trials and tribulations of life having been through most of them himself and i'm the man i am now because of him and what he taught me, i was always favoured over my other 3 siblings but it didn't mean he loved them any less than me, i was just a mini version of him and no matter what i done i could never do any wrong in his eyes, even though i was the "bad boy" of the family my Dad just loved me to wee bits as i did him, when my Mum died in 1983 it totally threw him as our whole family unit by that time had flown the nest and he just went to pieces for a while, then fortunately he met and fell in love with his partner May McEwan who he devoted his life to, he moved in with her and her son Malcolm who's now also deceased and took on the role of daddy bear looking after them both as he had done all of us all those years ago and it was right up his street, he was very family orientated and was at his happiest when around his close family, that's where he was at his best and as i said earlier he wasn't a big man but every one looked up to him and he was well respected from all and sundry, 5 or 6 years ago, after the death of Malcolm, his partner Mays son, things took a turn for the worse and May took a stroke which left her paralysed, he was by this time in his mid 70s and not in the greatest of health himself, but he still soldiered on and took May out in her wheelchair pushing her all through the town and still managing the odd holiday to Blackpool and the like, as the years went on it all took it's toll on him and he had to throw the towel in as Mays health deteriated she was admitted to Craigielea Nursing Home in Renfrew, and even though he wasn't keeping too well himself he made the journey by bus 5 or 6 times a week often staying all day at the nursing home just to ensure that May was being looked after, that's just a small part of it all, i could write a book about the care and devotion he beset upon us all but i think by now you'll have the general idea. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him, but most of all he'll be missed by me forever more because the day he died a part of me died as well. I love you Dad rest in peace until we meet again, your ever loving son Martin x
Memories Of You Dad
I had a drifting mood today
It stirred a thought or two
My mind went back to happy days
To memories of you
Our lives are like a tapestry
With two distinctive sides
The front a perfect picture
The back our secret hides
Our memories are built like this
Some are clear and real
Others travel in and out
With no specific feel
Life's phases too are tapestries
With textures of their own
Some we love and some we hate
From all of them we've grown
We gather wisdom from our pains
From torment we grow strong
Our spirit nurtured by mistakes
Still fated travels on
Perhaps one thing which stays the same
And will forever more
Is the love we hold for another soul
The people we adore
So I had a drifting mood today
It stirred a thought or two
My mind went back to happy days
To memories of you
Love And Miss You Dad Martin xXx
They say there is a reason
They say that time will heal
But neither time nor reason
Will change the way i feel
For no-one knows the heartache
That lies behind my smiles
No-one knows how many times
I have broken down and cried
I want to tell you something
So there won't be any doubt
You're so wonderful to think of
But so hard to be without
Martin xXx
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One song can spark a moment,
One flower can wake the dream.
One tree can start a forest,
One bird can herald spring.
One smile begins a friendship,
One handclasp lifts a soul.
One star can guide a ship at sea,
One word can frame the goal.
One vote can change a nation,
One sunbeam lights a room.
One candle wipes out darkness,
One laugh will conquer gloom.
One step must start each journey,
One word must start each prayer.
One hope will raise our spirits,
One touch can show you care.
One voice can speak with wisdom,
One heart can know what's true.
One life can make the difference,
You see, You did make a change
to a lot of people, give my BEST love to Mum and all the Family that have passed to the other side
Martin xxxx
Heart of Flowers
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Time has stood still for those who love you,
the grief is still fresh, their hearts are still blue.
Memories can ease pain but they never can fill,
the space that is left when they think of you still.
So stay near to those who miss you each day,
for they carry a sadness since you went away.
Send the strength to cope where others have tried,
and some love for their hearts that hurt deep inside.
⊱♥⊰ ⊱♥⊰ ⊱♥⊰ ⊱♥⊰ ⊱♥⊰ ⊱♥⊰ ⊱♥⊰ ⊱♥⊰ ⊱♥⊰
Love You Dad
An Angel kissed my tears away today
when I was feeling sad.
I wasn't feeling quite myself
my day had been so bad.
I felt a warmth brush by me
that quickly dried my tears.
A gentle, kind, and loving touch
that seemed to hold me near.
Immediately, I felt so much better
and the day seemed brighter too.
I guess that's just the way you feel
when an Angel comforts you.
Martin xxx
Missing You Dad
☆, ☆, ☆
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װ `.. װ
☆, ☆, ☆
*•.(*•.♥ .•*).•*
♥`•WITH LOVE•`♥
.•*(.•*♥ `*•.)`*•.
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װ `.. װ
☆, ☆, ☆
xXxX
A Million Words Can't Bring You Back, I Know Coz I've Tried.
Neither Can A Million Tears, I Know Coz I've Cried.
Martin xXX
♥ Friendship....
A friend is like a flower,
a rose to be exact,
Or maybe like a brand new gate
that never comes unlatched.
A friend is like an owl,
both beautiful and wise.
Or perhaps a friend is like a ghost,
whose spirit never dies.
A friend is like a heart that goes
strong until the end.
Where would we be in this world
if we didn't have a friend .....
with lots of love to u from Me xxx
Your Ever Loving Son Martin xXx
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♥`•DAD.•`♥
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FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
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REST IN PEACE
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I ℓ٥ﻻ ﻉ√٥υ F٥гﻉ√ﻉr
Martin xXx
Remembering A Special Dad at Christmas
As melancholy carols
drift across the Christmas sky
I gaze up at the stars, Dad
and I sadly wonder why
There's always so much heartache
at this special time of year
for you were Loved so very much
and you're no longer here
But you are in my thoughts
just as you are the whole year through
for there is no one else
as Warm and wonderful as You
So many happy Memories
can help ease the pain
but Christmas without you, Dad
will NEVER be the same
Martin x
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