Raymond John Meredith (31 Aug 1934 - 2 Aug 2019)

Dad I have so many special memories of you. You was such a brilliant dad. You brought us up to respect people and always put us right when we were cheeky and we always listened to you. When we moaned we had a loose tooth you would say you was going to tie it to the door and shut it, we soon stopped moaning and got it out.
You and mom always made sure we had a holiday, I don’t know how you did it with us all sometimes taking nan, the dogs and our friends. Not sure how we all got in the car but we always had a laugh and lots of fun together with Len’s family. We always had mushy peas, cockles or crab sticks at the seaside which we all looked forward to.

I remember you used to take us to the fish market in the Bull Ring and buy us a plate of cockles, you would have muscles and then take a bag of them home, we felt so spoilt then.

I remember you used to take me to Petes fish shop down the Meadway every Friday as it was chip shop food night then and you would joke with Pete that I could live there and I always came away with a free roe or scollop.

When you, mom, Len, Cathy and me went on holiday, you three would go off to the club and let me and Cathy go off to do what we want but if it got to a certain time you would come looking for us and we would hide and try and run back to the chalet before you got there. Len would shout Catherine but you couldn’t shout my name angrily as it is just Kim. You would punish us with putting toilet rolls in our bed or play tricks on us but the next day we would just carry on having a great time. Loved those holidays.

The proudest moment was when you took my hand and walked me down the aisle on my wedding day and that will stay with me forever.

I love and miss you dad and these are just some of the special memories I have of you. I have too many to write down but they will always be with me forever.
Thank you for being the bestest dad a daughter could ever wish for.
Love you always
Kim
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I have so many happy memories of you dad and I love and miss you so much. You must have been in pain for a while but you didn’t tell us, I wish you would have but I know you don’t like hospitals. When you slipped away it broke my heart but when I saw you lying there at the funeral home you looked so peaceful and yourself and not in pain anymore. You looked smart ready for a pint with Len (Laurel and Hardy reunited) in the angel pub like you both used to. We will look after mom and Millie who misses you loads. Can’t believe you went so quick. I love and miss you so much Dad. Forever in my heart, all my love always Kim xxx

I lit a blue candle for my dad which was from my mom

I am absolutely heart broken you mean the world to me always have and always will I’m holding on to our memories dressing up as Santa got me a treat there to climbing trees getting conkers and taking me to all my hospital appointments looking after me why nan and mom worked making me my own special jars of pickled onions you are truly the best and loved by everyone we had so many funny times remember Tenerife running down the hill haha and the weekend in Blackpool with len and even got to work down the Gardner’s with use no getting rid of me I love and miss you so much it still don’t seem real I feel like you have taken a part of me with you so you go and have fun up there and be the joker you are until we meet again grandad love you always rip xxx

Dad I’m going to miss our banter my last memories was on the Tuesday before you passed away when we was having a laugh and a bit of banter you was always there if we needed anything always had your little moan but always helped us as a child I remember the first time you took me fishing let me have my first taste of beer lol you always made sure we had a holiday and you always done your best to get us what we wanted for Xmas wherever you went you always brightened up the room with your sense of humour I’ve never met anyone that didn’t love your character and I hope you’ve installed that in me dad if god made the perfect man it was my dad Raymond Meredith love you always Gary and Val 🙏🏼😢

To my one and only grandad you was the bestest there ever is I will miss you so much and miss sharing our strawberrys we both grew together in your garden I will miss all the updates you gave me on them growing and when they was ready to eat I will also miss our little dances we used to do even though you was unsteady on your feet rip grandad love you lots love your leah b xxxx😢😢😢💕💕💕💕

To the bestest dad anyone could ask for you will never be forgotten you will always remain in my broken heart forever you was one hell of a fighter right up to the end rip my beautiful dad love you always jayne and Paul xxx💔💔💔💔💞💞💞

Our daddy was the best any one u could ask for he was kind we were all spoilt brats lol he could be stricked but fair he was happy but also could be sad but he never showed his feelings but mom would say your dads worried about u but u wouldn't know cause he never told us but we knew he loved us as much as we loved him I think it was terry who said he never saw dad cry till my jon took his own life 5 years ago and terry is 54 lol see he loved jon and was proud of him jon would tell him his daft jokes lol I've got so many happy memories a few sad we were a normal family we had our rows me and dad cause we clashed both quick tempered but 5 mins after forgot all about it so u could say I had the perfect life with my family none of us girls never fell out cause we was brought up to respect each other but now we have to start another chapter the head as gone and life as we knew it has changed for ever RIP DADDY one day we will meet again luv ya so much lynn mick and jon in heaven xxxxx