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Went to the funeral of a family friend today. Met his sister for the first time. My God they were alike.
He wrote his own eulogy, which one of his nieces read out.
His niece's 9 year old son had wanted to attend the funeral to say a few words about his Uncle. Instead it was dictated over the phone and read out on his behalf. That left everyone in the chapel in tears. 9 going on 49...
He was just 17 when he had his accident and became a quadriplegic. That was 50 years ago this year.
One of the taxi drivers that eventually became very good friends with him, said he heard about the diving accident at the local pool, and the rule that no one was to swim in the diving pool, which was brought in to stop it happening again. When he met Nev, he realised that it was his accident he'd heard about all those years earlier.
It was really weird to be back at the care facility he lived in without him being there. He was always front and centre of the Lodge gatherings, making sure everyone was ok, or as master of ceremonies.
If anyone needed a hand, Nev was always there. They're really going to miss him. He was the life of the place.
We're going to miss him on Christmas Day. He'd come to our place for the day, because his family were too far away to travel to. He was always up for a game of pool and a laugh. Now it's just going to be Mum, Dad and I, which will make it pretty much a non-event.
He wrote his own eulogy, which one of his nieces read out.
His niece's 9 year old son had wanted to attend the funeral to say a few words about his Uncle. Instead it was dictated over the phone and read out on his behalf. That left everyone in the chapel in tears. 9 going on 49...
He was just 17 when he had his accident and became a quadriplegic. That was 50 years ago this year.
One of the taxi drivers that eventually became very good friends with him, said he heard about the diving accident at the local pool, and the rule that no one was to swim in the diving pool, which was brought in to stop it happening again. When he met Nev, he realised that it was his accident he'd heard about all those years earlier.
It was really weird to be back at the care facility he lived in without him being there. He was always front and centre of the Lodge gatherings, making sure everyone was ok, or as master of ceremonies.
If anyone needed a hand, Nev was always there. They're really going to miss him. He was the life of the place.
We're going to miss him on Christmas Day. He'd come to our place for the day, because his family were too far away to travel to. He was always up for a game of pool and a laugh. Now it's just going to be Mum, Dad and I, which will make it pretty much a non-event.