♥ ♰ ♥ Harry Walker♥ ♰ ♥

I hope you like your pictures of Harry,you now have another great grandson Bailey he's a little
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Harry passed away on 22nd may 2005 aged 61,sadly this was on his eldest daughter Alisons
birthday.Harry worked as a foreman painter and decorator for Thistle Hotels (he was the best in his
field) he took pride in his work and enjoyed what he did.My dad worked away a lot,in the late 70s he
worked in Germany and was asked to move out there but my mam said no she couldnt leave her mam and
her special children.While my dad worked for Thistle Hotels he was in London which he loved(SO THE
TEMPLATE OF TOWER BRIDGE IS PERFECT.)he used to take my mam down to London with him sometimes and
they'd do my mams favourite thing,hit the shops.As much as he loved London my dads heart was in
Leeds,he followed Leeds united all his life,he was buried with a Leeds top draped over his coffin
and the old white with blue and yellow stripes scarf.He was born in leeds and grew up in Torre Hill
ls9,later he moved to Belle Isle when his wife Carole moved with her job.Carole passed away aged 48
in 1994 and my dad never got over this she was the love of his life .My dad was known to his friends
as "H" and he enjoyed a laugh and used to drive my mam mad with practical jokes,he was known to
have a joke at work with the lads too they were like a group of kids.My dad loved his family and
adored his grandchildren Ben,Jessica,Jack,Rosie,Joshua and greatgrandchildren Harry"little H" and
Brandon who sadly he never got to meet.My dad was massively in to his music you could ask him
anything about a song or a singer and he would know the answer,his record collection is vast and now
belongs to me,when i was younger i would listen to my dads records while he was at work and then
sneak them back like id never touched them and as long as i was carefull and didnt do any damage to
the cover or the vinyl i thought he would never know(SILLY ME LOL)one day he was listening to
Brenda Lee one of my favourites from his collection,i was doing a crossword on the other side of the
room and was singing away not missing a word,"I thought you said you havnt touched my records Jo","i
havnt" i said my dad started to smile and said "thats funny then ,isnt it how you know all the words
to every song" .my singing had caught me out my mam was laughing her heart out i'd been busted.He
laughed and said "at least you've got taste."
My dad went in to hospital to
have fluid drained from his body which he had done on a few visits but this time was different as
while he was there he contracted MRSA and suffered very badly for quite a while before sadly losing
his battle.The devastation i felt at the prospect of losing another parent could never be put into
words,when i was growing up i never thought i would have to sit and hold my mam and dads hand while
they passed but i have had to do this with both and it is the hardest thing i've ever done.I miss my
mam and dad every day and hope they have been reunited,its only that thought that gives me comfort
.God Bless you and may perpetual light shine upon you both love you
always.xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox.If you have taken the time to read my
Dads eulogy ,please take the time to light him a candle,Thank You.oxo