David Richard Wightman (18 Aug 1947 - 14 Jan 2023)
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- Location
- Barham Crematorium Canterbury Road Barham CT4 6QU
- Date
- 13th Feb 2023
- Time
- 1.20pm
In loving memory of David Richard Wightman who sadly passed away on 14th January 2023
Dave was born in Edinburgh on the 18th of August 1947.
He had 2 siblings, Cherie and George.
He had 10 children; David, Carolyne, Gillian, Stuart, Katrine, Paige, Ellenor and his Bonus Children, Joshua, Wilma and Carol.
Before moving to Dover he was a Nurse in the army and was stationed in Malacca.
He told many stories of his time there and they are extremely fond memories loved by the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
He then moved to Dover and met his wife Christine.
He spent the rest of his life in Dover.
However in 2013, he had a formal diagnosis of Alzheimers, for which he suffered ten long years before passing peacefully in his sleep with Christine by his side.
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I remember when I was so young and I came around your house, me katrine and paige played in his lift and kept playing games on his computer. David made me feel so welcomed and he was so caring and thoughtful, I haven't seen you in a very long time but I remember all the lovely times around him and his family. You will be missed so much.
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God Bless David RIP
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Love and miss you our big brother, we have always lived miles apart but I will always carry you in my heart forever ❤️ Fly high your mind is free now , I shall look for your shinning star at night as you look down over your family , sad that I will never hear you say my name again in your special way 🥹 night night God bless Brother Dear love your sister Cherie xxx
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Beautiful words Cherie our thoughts and Love are with the family RIP David Xx
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For the eldest daughter in his life that no one seems to remember or care about, I’m speaking on behalf of her at this tragic time of losing her father who she was close to in all her life she remembers the days when he was always there for her and now he gone she is lost without him. I amylee wightman her niece is finding it so hard at this moment to see how lost she is without her father and how much this is breaking her apart as she wasn’t there to say goodbye and others forget that at this moment. Carolyn has lost her mother Violet and then after a few years her older brother David and now her father, such a heart breaking scene to watch all we can do it stand beside her and she knows she will always have me, Gillian and Stuart standing with her during this sad time even though it was there father and my grandfather we are still thinking about each other during this time, because that’s what family do at this time.
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My grandad my hero thank u for giving me so many lovely memories and always being there for me and giving me wonderful aunties uncles cousins and best of all my gran Christine will miss u every day but know ur watching over us all love u grandad
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I want to leave a message for grandad and I give my condolences to his family and friends and I will l8'e to say thank you for grandad and my dad for saving my life when I was a baby just wish I could have been there to help you
Kind regards David Saunders
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