Adam Peter Goronwy Bessant (24 Aug 1977 - 1 Jun 2017)

I met Adam while we were at university in Sheffield - I’m not sure how we first met, but I’m very glad we did - he was a true friend. I have great memories of laughing, joking and talking about the important, and not so important things in life with him. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. Adam, you will be missed by all who knew you, rest in peace.

It's hard to put into words what you feel when hearing tragic news. Sadness, anger, guilt, shock and pain.
Never in a million years would I have thought I would have got the message I received with such terrible news, especially having spoken on Facebook recently putting the world to rights.
My heart goes out to Alan, Jane, Gareth, Philips, Heather and Nate. I can't imagine what you are all going through at this moment in time but I hope once we celebrate Adams life on Thursday that you will truly understand how much Adam meant to people.
RIP Adam and I know you'll always be there looking down on Nate and your family with great pride xx

Remembering the happy times we all had with Adam. Such a tragic loss of a life. Love and prayers for all his family and friends. Laura, Paul and Luke Tindle xxx

Adam & I started off as Pen Pals back in 1993. Kids today will have no clue what that means, what with social media & email etc. A friend from Adams school had joined mine and had a photo album of her old school mates and he looked funny so I wrote to him…. He surprisingly wrote back! I still have that very first the letter now (along with several others over the years).

As we grew older the letters turned to phone calls, then emails, then texts and then good old Facebook. We lost contact a couple of times over the 24 years of knowing each other but we always found each other again and thanks to Facebook we never lost contact since then.

It was a joy to be able to attend Adam & Heathers Wedding (although I did get lost and didn’t make it to the right church in time – sorry again). And thanks to Facebook I have had the pleasure of watching Nate grow from afar.

Adam & his family visited me in Southampton a couple of times on the way to visit his Parents in France and I am so very pleased I was able to meet Nate and that Adam held my baby boy Theo in his arms at only 5 days old, a picture in my memory I will never forget (picture shared here).

I was planning a visit to Nottingham in August for Adams 40th Birthday and I was looking forward to poking a bit of fun at him for ‘getting on a bit’ (being 9 months younger I always got away with it). I am saddened that on my next visit to Nottingham, he will not be there. My heart is broken with the loss of one of my oldest, closest friends.

Not only was Adam a dear friend to me, but he also became a great friend to Mathew, my fiancé albeit their support of rival football teams the football banter was never-ending.

Goodnight ‘Sweetheart’, Forever in my heart, your Southern Comfort, Carmen xxx