Derek Abbey (8 Mar 1953 - 13 Jun 2023)

i miss you so much. every day i think of you and imagine you was still here. im 18, got a job, girlfriend, i hope you’re proud of me. i talk about you all the time, telling our stories and fun we had to tayla, all the trips to toys r us and not telling nanna, or the time we got airsoft rifles without telling her lol. i think of you every day, i know that you’re still here with me in my heart. i love you grandad forever and always

hey granddad, almost 18 in about a month it doesnt feel real still lol, miss you more than ever, didnt think id have to go through all this without you by my side like you always was. give nana and ty a hug for me, love you loads

2 years today dad, 3pm was a final goodbye. I still don't understand any of it. Why. Look kn them all today.

it still doesn’t feel real that you’re gone, even after 2 years. i hope i’m making you proud up there. you was always like a dad to me and i hope you knew that. i’ll always love you

Today on my phone is the last messages we ever shared. I can't believe that was 3 years ago. Miss you Dad.

Can't believe it's almost 2 years dad. Your birthday is this Saturday and it feels a life time ago already. I miss you. On the 8th it's a year for Ace. I hope he is with you all

Every now and then it suddenly hits me. I still don't understand any of it or why

A year has already passed. Hopefully, being with Mum, Sharon, and everyone else up there has been such a whirlwind that you have not noticed. Xx missing you.

Sending my love to you all xxxx

We all love and miss you always Del x Kaz and gang xxxx

Sleep tight all my love xx