| Location | North Shields |
| Age | 0 |
| Date of Birth | 11/2006 |
| Date of Death | 11/2006 |
| Visitors | 1,421 since 20/02/2007 |
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Florence May Dodd died on 5th November 2006 - she passed on suddenly and completely unexpectedly and
left her family devastated.
Born in Norfolk street North Shields - moving eventually to the Quadrant. Mam worked for most of
her life within the Printing Industry (Moores in North Shields, Thorntons in Wallsend and Printers
Coast Whitley Bay). She loved work and made some really good and lifelong friends there.
My mother was an amazing woman. Nothing got her down - loving, caring with incredible levels of
grit and determination. A tough lady but very, very loving and protective of her family - in other
words a "proper mum". Hugely funny and mischevious - I am fortunate enough to have so
many memories of us sharing laughter together.
Things my mother loved: her 2 adored grand daughters - Diana May and Samantha Jane...... anything
that sparkled.....flowers, children, her friends/socialising, Sad music, going down memory lane
(again and again), North Shields Fish Quay, hot melted stilton - on anything! Carnation milk - on
anything! Country File, Songs of Praise, The Daily Mail crossword ......hot bubble baths, the
occasional glass of sweet sherry.......
Things she was good at - making you laugh, Yorkshire puddings, Home made Rice Pud......! a damn good
natter.....! putting the world (and anyone else....) to rights....and just being a fab mum and
grandma.....
I put 3 pieces of music on the site - all of which my mother would have loved. She had all kinds of
tastes in music and liked nothing better than to sit and "dance" with Diana to the latest
music - the 2nd song is in recognition of my mothers youthful and fun loving spirit - which she
never lost. Whenever I listen to this, I can see her clapping away to this!
A huge thank you to anyone who takes the trouble to leave a tribute, light a candle or just read
about my mum and look at her pictures. THANK YOU..... I often visit the site - to see my
mum......and its lovely to know that other people have taken the trouble to leave messages......
For Janice
As a friend I do wish you
The best of life's blessings
And freedom from sickness and pain.
May your prayers and oblations,
As blooms of carnations,
Flourish in sunshine and rain.
May the blessings of heaven
Be showered upon you
With favor from God and from man.
May you harvest with pleasure
The fruits of your labor
To share with whoever you can.
May the dew in the morning
Refresh and delight you,
And your days be filled with great peace.
May your nights without number
Be filled with sweet slumber;
Your dreams filled with hope ne'er cease.
When Angels sense you need them, and they always do
They come unseen, from everywhere
To help and comfortyou
They hover close beside you
Til all your cares are gone
Til they can see youre ready
Once again to carry on
Then some of them may fly away
And take their gentle touch
To other hearts that need the love
Of Angels very much
But one , at least stays with you
As your constant friend and guide
For Guardian Angels never leave
They are always by your side
hi ganny!
how are you,
went up north i looked every where for your stick and even that tripod thingy (hee hee).perhaps you took your stick to heaven, who am i kidding angels dont need sticks they can FLY!. Im working really hard at school even if people think im weird,who cares what people think of me i im who i am.
when my report came in my mum & dad were really proud of me.Even my headteacher wrote to my mum and dad to say how well im doing
bye love you
sammy.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
May je t'aime
May, Came up North, however our hearts were not in it, our favourite person is missing, Life has been so strange the past 12 months, Samantha misses you so much, she talks about you all the time, her most precious possessions are the little trinkets of yours that she treasures.We will never forget you , we can only hope that the pain we feel now will somehow fade with the years, the memories of you never will never disappear, all my love Sandra xxxxx
someone who also has lost a mam
Thank you for visiting my mams site. here is a poem i hope you will like.
What is Dying?
A ship sails and I stand watching till she fades on the horizon and someone at my side says 'She is gone'.
Gone where? Gone from my sight, that is all. She is just as large now as when I last saw her. Her diminished size and total loss from my sight is in me, not in her.
And just at the moment when someone at my side says she is gone there are others who are watching her coming over their horizon and other voices take up a glad shout 'There she comes!'
That is what dying is. An horizon and just the limit of our sight.
Lift us up, Oh Lord, that we may see further.
A year ago today.......
Hi mam - a year ago today.... I was making final preparations for your funeral... I can remember standing in the queue at Tesco's buying last minute things for your funeral tea....how bizarre...2 wks ago you were up and about - not a sign of things to come and there I was 2 weeks later buying paper plates.........how easily we slip across to the other side...how quickly and without warning. Still desperately missing you mam - i will never get used to you not being here - never. I tell you one thing - my life is empty without you .... I love you......
A Year ago today......
Hi mam - i can't get it out of my head that a year ago today I still had you in my life and in 2 days time.... i was going to lose you forever. Why didn't I stay that last time I saw you and have a cup of tea with you? Why didn't I spend some time with you - if only I'd known....... I always feared losing you and what it would feel like. I was terrified of the feelings that I might have to know that you were no longer there for me. I tell you one thing mam, i've struggled this last year - so, so much. Do you remember when you thought you had cancer? You were worried sick about me - and how I would cope without you.
Well thanks to you mam - i am blessed with incredible strength of character and I have managed - I get by. I think about you so much - you are NEVER far from my thoughts. If I have a problem - I think about you - that tough little face you used to put on! I can see it now! It gives me so much strength and always makes me smile.
I drive past the cemetry and think of you there - its unimaginable really. I look in the mirror and I see you mam and sometimes when I say something - its you!
I will find the next couple of weeks incredibly hard - but I haven't let you down and I won't. I'll stay strong and as you would say 'just get on with it'.
I miss you so much mam - it is really quite heartbreaking. So much I want to tell you about and the need to sit down and have a coffee and a chat with you is unbearable sometimes. I feel quite desperate that you aren't there. People say that loved one's live on in your memory but I want to sit next to you and have a laugh and a chat like we used to.
I was so worried about what you were aware of in hospital that I couldn't bring myself to say things to you. I didn't want to frighten you ....me telling you how much I loved you would certainly worry you! But I know that you knew I loved you and if ever you needed me - I'd be there for you.
I love you mam.
miss you so much
May,
We will be coming up to Newcastle this week, to lay some flowers for you, Sammy will pick them especially for you, I cannot believe that you have been gone from our lives for almost 1 year.We all miss you so much .Sam had her 1st school report and it was excellent all straight A's, you would have been so proud of her,
See you soon, Love Sandra xxxxxxx
just a message to the family especially jan and dianna a thinking of u both every day.nad to lrt u know ur mum is in a better place nay she watch over you all xxxxx
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