The obituary notice of Joan Kathleen ROBINSON (Née Fox)

I miss you so much Grandma. I missed you today, I missed you yesterday, I’ve missed you every day since you left us and I will miss you every day until I see you again. I hate the thought that 2025 will be the first year in my life that you’ve not been in, I hate the fact that I’m going to have to remember you for longer than I knew you and the only thing I’m wishing for this new years can’t come true because I can’t just pop in to see you, or give you a call, or just have a little chat. I promise that everything I do now will be for you, I will always carry your memory with me and carry the love that you gave me, I’m just lucky you knew how much I would need it and you made sure to give me enough love to last a lifetime. I miss just being able to come and talk to you, you always knew just what to say and when you didn’t you knew how to listen in a way that I knew how much you cared and I knew that you would always be there for me. I finally moved closer like you wanted me to but I was too late I’m so sorry, it’s not fair being so close now but knowing that you’re not there. I really thought that I would’ve got you round to see the new house, I know you didn’t like leaving your house but I know you liked to know what was going on and I know you would’ve wanted to have seen it, even if I did only manage to get you into the living room with a cup of tea, I’d have made sure it was in a china cup don’t worry, I know that’s the only acceptable way to drink tea. I knew I wouldn’t have you forever grandma but I really thought we had more time, there is so much of my life that I wanted to share with you and I need you now more than ever, I talk to you every day I hope you can hear me. I love you so much, I hope you know how loved and missed you are!

Our Grandma was the most inspirational person I could have wished to have known and I am so grateful to have had her in my life.

She was intelligent, witty, caring, kind, compassionate, thoughtful and she was fiercely protective of her family, who she would move mountains for.

This woman has been my guiding light through the 27 years that I was lucky to have had with her and I will carry this with me forever. If I become half of the woman that she is I will be happy and I will forever aim to make her proud.

Grandma is the first person that everyone would go to because she always had a way that she could just make everything seem alright. Just sitting in the lounge or her conservatory with her having a chat would be enough to change your whole perspective and make you feel so much better.

She never had a cross word to say about anyone and when she met new people they would instantly become friends, which is shown especially in the German friends she has made through the town twinning that became more like family after coming to stay and being lovingly welcomed in to Grandmas house.

This woman was so much more than just a Grandma to us all, she was our best friend, our person, and the one who we could always count on to make us feel safe and make us feel like home.

I don’t know how we are going to navigate through this crazy life without you Grandma, but we will do it for you and using everything you have taught us along the way.

Our hearts have been shattered and we will miss you forever Grandma, life just isn’t the same anymore, but I’m glad you are back with Grandad Frank, Aunt Edie and your Mum and Dad now.

We love you for eternity, from all of your crazy great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.

P.S. we know you having been passing the torch to Jess so god help us now!!