John George Yates (4 Jan 1927 - 20 Aug 2015)

In loving memory of John George Yates who sadly passed away on 20th August 2015. Our Dad was the most important man in our lives, he bought us in to this world, looked after us, fed us, kept us in clothes and gave us a roof over our heads, he worked so many hours to give us everything we would ever need, but most of all he gave us love. He had so many friends, he spoke his mind, but was a gentle man and the kindest man we could ever know and we miss him so much it hurts, but it would of been so cruel if he survived another day, he kept going for us even though his body was tired, he still thought about us and wanted us to be ok and not thinking of himself. He was a very proud man who always dressed smartly in suits, and was proud of his family. We had many family holidays with great memories of them. He loved Paris, and just after our Mum died he went there with his grandaughter Mandy, she has always said she as felt very close to her Grandad from there as she has got great memeries of the holiday especially the Moulin Rouge. He always wanted to go back so we all might go in rememberance of him. When we all went to Cyprus we all went on the paraglides while he was asleep on the beach, when he woke up he was annoyed that we never asked him so he took his grandaughter shannon with him and had a go and he loved it. He paid for him and Elizabeth his 3 daughters and our husbands all to have a last family holiday together in Palma Nova but a few weeks before we were due to go he got told by the doctors he could not fly so he told us to go without him so his 3 daughters and sons in laws went and we had a brilliant time, but before we went we took him to Torquay for 5 days and he loved it. There were many good times we shared together as a family, and as all families we have had our fair share of disagreements, but both Mum and Dad have always taught us never to fall out permanantly so we will all stay as a family. So even after death Dad you can still be proud of us all just as we are of you, we love you Dad, you will be in our hearts always so in your words now go , do as you like x x