John Arthur LAWRENCE

So saddened to hear of the passing of a good comrade of many years our thoughts go out to Sandra and Family with all our love John friend be at rest

No words can express how I’m feeling, but I know what I already miss about you
Your smiley eyes
Your calming voice
Your infectious laugh
Your support and patience
Your encouragement and wisdom
Your unconditional love
Your bear hugs
Your cheeky jokes
I just miss you, and everything about you…
Painfully watching you fade away from us, I know you did not want to go .. but you are at peace now dad and you can rest.
Forever in our hearts,
We love you dad x
Kara, Darren, Soph, Sam and Kace

Okay here’s mine..

Dad,
I love red because of the fire engines.
My love of film, stems from you.
My calmness, confidence and belief in myself comes from your guidance.
My sense of humour is from growing up with yours.
The way I raise my daughters is inspired by how you raised us.
The mum I am is because you & mum were such good parents.
I looked after Uncle Pete because of how much you loved him, and you knew I did it for you.

A couple of memories I always think about…
You love for your car - your Volvo that you kept fixing and finding ways to keep going until it finally broke down just inside your own gates. It got your home.
Your love & loyalty to mum, how you looked after and spoiled her and called her the duchess.
I remember when Ra & I were buying our first house. We liked the first one we saw but were nervous to go for it, we rang you and you simply said ‘ if u like it buy it!’ & we did! Pete named it the Dolls House and it was a good decision.

Watching Paul and mum’s devotion in caring for you, particularly this past year, has made me so proud of them and that love came from what you gave us.

Dad, you were our rock, the heart of our family, and it has been hard losing you so slowly.
Although we have lost you, you live on in all of us.
Your love, kindness and infectious spirit is who we are.
We are you, and we know how proud you were of all of us.
You are in our hearts, our blood and our cheeky Lawrence smile.
Thank you for being the best dad and a beautiful person.
I know you are with me still.
Andy & Team Martin

We are so saddened to hear the passing of John. We will always remember him for his great sense of humour… vast knowledge of things so interesting…. And some more trivial 🤪… but his love for Sandy was always steadfast… a rare man. Our thoughts and prayers with you Sandy and your family. Much love. Jacqui and Neil xx

The first, when I was just a little boy with my Dad. The second, so many years later, still together. And the last one is perhaps the one I will treasure most.

Even towards the end, after everything he had been through, that sense of humour was still there. Sticking his tongue out at the camera — still being Dad, still making me smile.

That picture means so much to me because it reminds me not of the illness, but of the man behind it. His humour, his character and the Dad I loved so deeply.

From the little boy looking up to his father, to the grown man beside him at the end, I was incredibly lucky to have him as my Dad.

I will miss you more than I can ever put into words, Dad, but I will remember the laughs as much as the tears.

And that last photo will always make me smile.

Love you, Dad. Always. ❤️