Albert Frederick Grindley (7 Jun 1934 - 27 Dec 2021)

Not a day goes by were we dont talk about you and mum , your both together forever one day ill be with you miss you so much both of you love you mum and dad 🥲❤️💙

I miss you Grandad and Nan too so dearly. No one in my life will ever replace you & the bond we all shared. Life is tough without you both and I wish I could see or hear you one more time. A hug, a smile. Anything 😓. I love you always, your Grand daughter Ro xx

Happy Heavenly Birthday my Grandad, I love you dearly ❤️

71 years. Happy anniversary to you and Nan ❤️

Happy new year Grandad, to you and Nan. I hope you’re celebrating up there. I miss you both dearly & it’s another year without you :(. I have my driving test in a few days and I am hoping to pass & make you both proud. I wish you could have been there for this upcoming milestone, I know you’re by my side in spirit. I love you both so very much. Always, Rosy xx

Miss you dad so much cant believe were this year has gone , miss you and mum so dearly x love to you up there in heaven x

An entire year. It still doesn’t feel real that you’re gone Grandad. We came to see you at the hospital and I remember you only woke for me and Mum & Auntie Kim, you were fighting it, so hard. You were using your strength trying to pull yourself up & I remember you saying “You’re here”. Those were some of your final moments that day & it runs through my mind a lot. You were fighting everything that ever came your way, until the end.

Now, Grandad, there is so much that I cannot even put into words about how much I miss you, how much different life has been without you & Nan. My rocks, my guidance and my best friends. I learned so much from you and Nan. Grandad and you did so many things that left us with great memories. Your cheekiness, causing mischief even until your last moments, how you would always put others before yourself and ensure everyone was okay before you.

Sometimes Grandad, I know you felt like a burden but you never were. Mum and I visited everyday because we loved you & wanted to look after you through the hardships because we faced it together. You both went through your biggest fights at the same time & recovered together. You proved everyone wrong and knew you could do it because of your strength and courage.

Sadly, we lost you 2 years later but we had so much more time with you. We had more memories, more smiles, more tears, more trips and time to spend together and for that I will be forever grateful you continued to fight when you did. You went through toughest of times, losing your voice & not being able to socialise the best you could but you still carried on with your little pub trips, spending time with family. You stayed strong and you managed it all.

Grandad, I forever love and miss you. In my heart I know you’ll always be with me, there isn’t one day that passes where I don’t think about you and Nan. I hope you two are being as strong as you were down here up there & making many memories together. Reunited with your love of many years, have a doombar and brandy together.

Cheers to you both. I love you both so dearly and forever will 🥂❤️

A year since we lost our dad. A time to reflect on the years we each had with him and with mum. They might not be with us in person but they are always in our hearts and minds.

Grandad, this year without you has been the most difficult yet. I think you and Nan have both blessed me with a special person though who I’ve been with for 8 months. I wish you’d have met Jamie. I’m grateful to know you’re still shining down & being a guide for me on the darkest of days and knowing you and Nan are with me i take with honour and do everything for you. I got that tattoo you said you liked, for you and Nan with 2 doves. Your love will last forever and all of us will continue to make sure everyone knows exactly who you were and what you lived for. You both had such a special kind of love and I hope you’re enjoying your days up there with Nan telling you off for getting in her way in the kitchen or both sharing your deep conversations at the table, talking about life and all the good times or singing away to Nan. I remember the days where you’d be playing solitaire and Nan would be watching her Judge Judy on the TV & I’d be sitting next to you both & holding Nan’s hand, sometimes joining in playing cards with you my dearest Grandad. I miss you both so so much & I speak and think about you everyday. It’s a hard world without you both and if I could have you both back in a heartbeat I would. I tell Jamie, my boyfriend a lot about the both of you and how special you were, I’m sure he wishes he knew you both too. For now, we will continue to do everything in your honour & hope to keep you proud up there. This Christmas is going to be a difficult one but we know you’re with the all of us. Love always, your darling Granddaughter, Rosy xx

Miss you so much dad cant believe its been a year nearly so sadly missed have a good drink up there with mum love and misd you both xx

Missing you so much Grandad, it’s days like today I wish you were still here. Happy anniversary to you and Nan, 70 years you’d have been together and married. Any love like yours and Nan’s would be a fairytale and it was a true story for the both of you. You’re never forgotten and not ever far in my thoughts, either of you. I know you’re by my side and I hope I’m making you proud with everything I am overcoming and currently achieving. Love you always xx ❤️❤️

It’s been near on 4 months since you’ve been gone Grandad and I miss you so much. I miss having our card games, watching television together and having a good time. You’ll always be my best friend. I hope you’re having the best time reunited with Nan and will continue to look over me. I wish I could hear your advice, and all your old stories from the times when you were younger. You were my rock, guidance and most importantly the one who was always there. I love you always Grandad. I will keep making sure everyone knows who you are x ❤️😭