| Location | Spalding |
| Age | 61 years |
| Cause of Death | Cancer |
| Date of Birth | 20/08/1937 |
| Date of Death | 02/01/1999 |
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Joseph Henry Read
Born 20th August 1937 ~ Died 2nd January 1999
Son of Ada and Edward Read, and Brother to Edward, Frank, Fred, Betty, Joan and Tom
Loving husband of Rita.
Dad and Mum met in January 1964 and were married on 18th May 1964, a whirlwind romance.
They had six children, Mary, Ted, Joe, Rita, Chris, and Theresa.
Joe was a loving Grandpa to twenty three Grandchildren
Mary's children: Joseph, Nathan, and Connor
Ted's children: Curtis, Lewis, Laura and Sarah
Joe's children: Sean, Carl and Shannon
Rita's children: Luke, Kay, Stephen, Samantha, David, Katie (and Darling baby Joseph who is also a baby angel, Joseph died aged 5 days, he is now in Grandpa's arms).
Chris's children: Chantelle and Liam
Theresa's children: Chloe, Kieran, Courtney and Sophie.
Dad also has three Great-Grandchildren ~ Nathan has a little boy called Max and Laura has two children Ellis and Riley.
Dad joined the Army when it was time to do his National Service, he was in the REME and served in Cyprus, during the uprisings, around 1955.
When he left the Army he worked as an Engineer, and later he worked for the Gas Board, but returned to engineering.
When we were growing up we went on some lovely family holidays, the one that sticks in my mind the most was Scotland, it was the summer of 1976, we stopped at Hartlepool overnight to break our journey, it was the hottest summer I could remember, we carried on up to Scotland and and went to Edinburgh, and Ayr, can't remember all the places we visited but it was just an amazing summer.
I remember one night I was about four years old and my Dad had been working late, so we had gone to bed, there was only the two children then Ted and myself, when my Dad came home he came upstairs to see us and he had brought us both presents, he gave me a little ambulance it was white with the red cross on it and it had the siren blaring, he sat with us for a little while and then went back downstairs to my Mum.
Dad had lots of interests, he loved reading, he would read anything he had that many books he could have opened up his own library. He enjoyed classic films especially westerns, he also kept many birds in his aviary, such as budgies, canaries, zebra finch, and he also kept a tropical and cold water fish tank, I remember once he had this huge gold fish which he called Paddy, and he used to tell my little boys Joe and Nat that they were going to have him for their tea on Friday night.
He was a very good card player and loved to play crib and dominoes, he would meet with his brother Fred on Saturday afternoons and go for a drink and a game.
Every Christmas we were spoilt rotten and on Boxing Day we would have a great big party and all our family and friends would come, and of course Santa would pay us a visit, every child and adult left the party with a small gift from Santa, such wonderful happy memories.
We have a million memories, some of them we will add here at a later date.
Mum and Dad moved from Leicester to Spalding about twenty years ago, at the time of his death our Dad was working for a company that grew plants.
On 5th December 1998 Dad was rushed in to hospital with a suspected heart problem, once there the Doctors thought it might have been a kidney obstruction, he was taken to theatre, once there the Surgeons found that my Dad had a cancer and metastasis, in fact it was so bad they couldn't give a definite diagnosis as to where the original cancer had started, Dad was in theatre for about four hours, when he returned to the ward my Mum and Brother Chris were waiting for him, the Consultant came and gave them the news. My Dad as always took it in his stride his attitude was that when it's your time to go it's your time.
Dad was the sort of person who never really complained about anything, he used to have a little rheumatism in his shoulder and an occasional headache but never took pain killers.
On 2nd January 1999 Dad died.
My Mum brought Dad back home to Leicester for his funeral. He is buried in the same cematary as his Mum and Dad.
Our Darling Dad it has now been ten years since you left us, there is not a single day when we don't think of you, we all love and miss you so much.
â•â•â•â•â•”â•â•â•—Gone But
â•â•â•â•â•‘â•â•â•‘Not Forgotten
â•â•”â•â•â•â•â•â•šâ•â•â•—♥ â™° ♥ â™°
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â•â•â•â•â•‘â•â•â•‘Page If You Know
â•â•â•â•â•‘â•â•â•‘Someone Who Is In
â•â•â•â•â•‘â•â•â•‘Heaven's Garden.x
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Happiness always looks small
While you hold it in your hand
But let it go
And you learn at once
How big and precious it was
---By----
Maxim Gorku
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With love Linda.♥
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Tributes For Week Commencing 30th January 2012
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FOR MONDAY
Our thoughts are ever with you
Though you have passed away.
And those who loved you dearly
Are thinking of you today.
♥
FOR TUESDAY
Everyday in some small way
Memories of you come our way.
Though absent, you are always near
Still missed, loved and always dear.
♥
FOR WEDNESDAY
No farewell words were spoken,
No time to say goodbye,
You were gone before we knew it,
And only God can tell us why.
♥
FOR THURSDAY
We can't have old days back
When we were all together.
But secret tears and loving thoughts
Will be with us forever.
♥
FOR FRIDAY
Love Lives On
Those we love
Are never really lost to us –
We feel them
In so many special ways-
Through friends
They always cared about
And dreams they left behind,
In beauty that they added to our days...
In words of wisdom we still carry with us
And memories that never will be gone...
Those we love are never really lost to us -
For everywhere their special love lives on.
♥
FOR SATURDAY
If Roses Grow in Heaven
If roses grow in Heaven Lord
Please pick a bunch for me.
Place them in my loved ones arms
and tell them they're from me.
Tell them I love and miss them,
And when they turns to smile,
Place a kiss upon their cheeks
And hold them for a while.
Because remembering them is easy,
I do it everyday,
But there is an ache within my heart
That will never go away.
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FOR SUNDAY
Still With Us
Do not stand by my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow;
I am a diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain;
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awake in the morning hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft star shine at night.
Do not stand by my grave and cry.
I am not there...I DID NOT DIE.
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┊┊┊┊ ★☆ ★……Memories Forever ♥
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┊　　 ┊┊　　✿✿ Angela
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ThOuGhTs ToDaY MeMoRiEs FoReVeR
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Way over yonder
That's where I'm bound
I know when I get there
The first thing I'll see
Is the sun shining golden
Shining right down on me
Then trouble's gonna lose me
Worry leave me behind
And I'll stand up proudly
In true peace of mind
Carole King
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Goodnight Special Angel
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♥☆ ♥☆ In our hearts ♥☆ ♥☆
♥☆ ♥☆ You're always here ♥☆ ♥☆
♥☆ ♥☆ In our home ♥☆ ♥☆
♥☆ ♥☆ You're always near ♥☆ ♥☆
♥☆ ♥☆ Death may take ♥☆ ♥☆
♥☆ ♥☆ But cannot part ♥☆ ♥☆
♥☆ ♥☆ For you are ♥☆ ♥☆
♥☆ ♥☆ Always in our hearts ♥☆ ♥☆
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.......R .....(,,,,)^(,,,,)…Very Proud Mum
With what a deep devotedness of woe
I wept thy absence - o'er and o'er again
Thinking of thee, still thee, till thought grew pain,
And memory, like a drop that, night and day,
Falls cold and ceaseless, wore my heart away!
~Thomas Moore
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Sprinkling Your Page With Lots Of Hugs
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~~~~ ThOuGhTs ToDaY ~~~~ MeMoRiEs FoReVeR ~~~~
★ ★ ★ A MILLION HUGS SENT ★ ★ ★
┊　┊　┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ★ To You
┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ★ In Heaven
┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ★ Up Above
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┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ★ Angela
┊　┊　┊ ┊ ★ Christopher's
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~~~~ ThOuGhTs ToDaY ~~~~ MeMoRiEs FoReVeR ~~~~
~~~~ ThOuGhTs ToDaY ~~~~ MeMoRiEs FoReVeR ~~~~
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┊　　 ┊┊　　 ★ GOODNIGHT ANGEL★
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┊ ★ Sleep Tight★
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` _ _ `; -._, `)_..Angela ~~ Christopher’s
( o_, )` __) `-._)…Very Proud Mum
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~~~~ ThOuGhTs ToDaY ~~~~ MeMoRiEs FoReVeR ~~~~
If you have found a smile,
That is the sweetest one you’ve known.
If you have heard within a voice,
The echo’s of your own.
If you have felt a touch,
That stirs the longings of your heart,
And still can feel that closeness,
In the moments you’re apart.
If you have filled with wonder,
At the way two lives can blend.
To weave a perfect pattern
That is seamless, end to end.
If you believe some things in life
Are simply meant to be
Then you have found your soul mate
Your hearts own destiny.
~ by Emily Matthews
With love always Linda â¤
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