Today would have been Dad's 80th birthday, born this day
19th October 1941 in Chesterfield. Wasn't he a cutie as a boy?
Had he lived and been well, the day would have been spent
with him opening an amusing Funky Pigeon card which would have contained a £20
note for beer.
The beer money would have been saved for another day, as I
would have taken him to his local pub, The Carpenter's Arms and bought him a few pints to
celebrate this milestone.
There would not have been any formal celebrations, no get
together or party. Life, as in death, Dad never wanted any ceremony. But I am
sure that he would have mentioned his milestone birthday to the regulars in the
Carps and he would have accepted their "Happy Birthday" with a secret
delight at the fuss, while playing it all down and saying "it's just
another bloody birthday"!!!
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| 2020 - in the pub |
After the pub, he would have skyped with my sister so she
could wish him a happy birthday. We did that last year and the grand kids made
birthday cards for him and emailed them across before the skype session. Only
problem was they all thought last year was his 80th!!
After the skype session, he would have settled into his
armchair, with a bit of a groan and before long I would have heard his snores.
Happy Birthday Daddykins
Just a small selection from the Dove family album to
celebrate his life:
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| Mum & Dad in Ireland - one of my favourite photos |
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| Sept 1965 |
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| Dad at work in the 80's |
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| Christmas 2007 |
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| 2009 |
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| 2011 |
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| Christmas 2012 |
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| October 2020 - his 79th |
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| With Grandson Omar |
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| In the 80's |
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| Mum and Dad at my 18th party Dec 1986 |
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