My Dad was a hard worker, great provider, completely trust worthy, never said anything he would not do and I was proud to be his son. Now he’s gone I get to look back on many great memories. I remember waking up at 6am to the noise of dad doing demolition on the bathroom and rebuilding my first car and engine together with him. He was a great father who taught me many things. He taught me to do what I now do and how to fix anything and most importantly how hard work would always lead to a great future. My Dad made me who I am today. He was always helping people out when they had a problem and always looking after everyone’s home when they were out of town. Everybody loved and trusted my dad implicitly; he truly was a great role model.
My dad had a great singing voice and he could always make people laugh, not always on purpose. One time he was working on the plumbing under the kitchen sink and mum ask him if he wanted a cup of tea. Of course, dad said yes. Mum then proceeded to pour the old, cold tea down the sink with all the pipes disconnected onto his head. I had a great childhood and I was so lucky to have 2 great parents.
Dad’s first love was motorcycles and racing around. He had many stories of how he crashed and should have died when he was younger. He also loved to caravan and spend time with the family. I remember my job in the caravan was to get bread and milk every morning, then dad would smother his toast with tomato ketchup, we would all be grossed out.
He had a great, but hard life, losing two wives one whilst giving birth to his first son, who also died. But he was able to do and achieve amazing things. He had many great memories of his days in the RAF and traveling to South Africa particularly when taking the boat to south Africa. I guess there were many young ladies who enjoyed a man in uniform on that boat, so who knows maybe I have a brother or sister out there somewhere 😊
I am just so lucky to have the privilege to call you my dad and I
Sean Murray
05/07/2024
