In loving memory of Arthur Greaves who sadly passed away on 5th November 2021.
Arthur was born in Mansfield to parents Arthur and Nellie on 6th February 1931. Arthur had 2 sisters Irene and Audrey and a brother Derek. Arthur had a wonderful childhood playing outdoors with a wide range of friends and swimming, cycling and playing football. Arthur loved listening to news of wartime progress with his Dad on the wireless and was a member of the Air Training Corps during the War. He was a clever lad and passed 11+ for Brunts Grammar School a year early at 10. Arthur started work at Maun Industries Mansfield in 1945 and was quite quickly promoted into a foreman engineer role managing up to 60 staff at times. Arthur loyally stayed working hard for the same employer for 51 years retiring in 1996.
Arthur met his beloved wife Jean in 1951, following courtship and engagement the following year they married in 1953 honeymooning in Ilfracombe. Arthur then spent 13 years as a young couple enjoying each others company having nights out together each weekend, socialising as a couple with friends, enjoying the cinema, dancing, listening to plays on the wireless and having 1 or 2 holidays a year to Scarborough, Barmouth, Shanklin and many other places creating lifelong memories together.
Arthur and Jean longed to have a family and after 13 years finally had a son Adrian followed by a daughter Tracey 5 years later. Arthur and Jean then put their children at the centre of their lives creating a warm, happy family together supporting their children through school and college into their adult years.
Arthur and Jean enjoyed taking holidays together with their family in later years including foreign holidays to Italy, Greece and other places.
Arthur retired at 65 and then became truely inseperable with his wife, a time of spontaneous days out to familiar places, long walks on summer's evenings, watching TV and films snug and warm in front of the fire.
Arthur developed an interest in IT in his 70s training for 4 years he reached NVQ3 level in IT skills.
Arthur became a Grandfather at 76 when Lauren was born and then Carly 4 years later and really enjoyed seeing them and watching them grow up.
When his wife's health began to decline Arthur gradually took over the role of being her full time carer, displaying infinite care patience and love towards his wife he cared for her for years until she had to move to a nursing home 10 years ago. Arthur then pledged to visit her on a daily basis to reassure her they were still together although living apart. Nothing would stop him from seeing his wife when he stopped driving he used taxis and a walking stick and later a wheelchair, whatever it took he was going to keep as much as he could. Arthur continued to enjoy having trips out with his son and seeing his Daughter and Grandchildren Lauren and Carly both in person and over Zoom. He enjoyed watching a range of sport, current affairs and news, documentaries and films in his final 6 years in his new flat at Saint Johns View Mansfield.
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