Kerry Ann Goodall Porter (9 Oct 1963 - 14 Feb 2018)

Please accept our condolences at such a sad time.

Sincere condolences

sincere condolences to all the family

Kell, what a sad day, lots of tears and some laughter. Niamh and Josh are such a credit to you and Nick, be proud. Sleep tight our lovely friend, God Bless you and love you always xxxx

Dearest Kerry

You were the most wonderful, kind and thoughtful daughter-in-law anyone could wish for. Thank you for choosing Nick as your partner and husband and giving me 2 incredible grandchildren. You were complete opposites which made a great team and your other qualities are already showing through in Niamh and Josh.

In everything you did nothing was left to chance. Whether it was an occasion or a project everything was thought out well in advance.

Nick mentioned you being a genius in the kitchen, others of your Christmas Day lunches and sticky toffee pudding. I have always thought you would have stood a good chance on Master Chef!

Whenever you visited us in Bideford you not only brought yourselves but half the kitchen, knowing what the children need. And before you left you would always insist on stripping the beds and hoovering. My late wife was always pleased to see you and we both enjoyed the friendliness shown by you and all your family whenever we visited you in Welling.

It is with great love and fondness I will remember you. You are free from pain now and gone to where all good people go.
With much love RIP Kerry
Gerald x x x

Tragic that you were taken too soon
RIP Kerry
From Paul and Sam

From All at Walkers the Builders Merchant

Gone Too Soon

Dear Kerry,

I was really heartbroken when I heard the very sad news from my Dad. I will cherish the memories as we had as kids! I will always remember the times I came home to visit and I got to see you and your family. I will remeber and cherish the time you came to Florida and we came up to Orlando to see you! I am so happy I got to e-mail you!

You will always be in my heart ♡
You are an angel among us♡

Love you loads Kerry
Xoxoxo

A Letter to my Mum

My beautiful Mum,

My heart is broken. I cannot believe that something so cruel could happen to someone as kind, generous and loving as you. You are my role model, my best friend, and now my guardian angel.

I want to take this time to thank you. I want to thank you for being the amazing mum that you are. You and Dad have left me and Josh wanting for nothing, and have given us the best possible start in life, for which we could not be more grateful.

I'd like to thank you for showing me how to be a mum and a wife, to a standard that I can only hope to live up to. For showing me your maternal and nurturing nature, and helping me to be the person I am.

You have taught me and Josh things that nobody else could. You've not only taught us your love, your compassion and your patience, but also your OCD-like organisational skills, like how to stack the dishwasher efficiently, and then how to stack the mugs so that they all fit in the cupboard. You've shown us the world through your eyes, and helped us to do things we couldn't have done without you by our sides.

I want to thank you for bringing us in to your weird and wonderful family, the dynamics of which no one can quite get their heads around unless you're one of us. (Some of us are even still scratching our heads trying to work it out.) Maybe we should start our own show, 'Keeping Up With The Goodalls... and the Treends... and the Porters... and the Lewers and the Woottens... not so catchy. Without the support and the strength of our wonderful family we would never be able to make it through this difficult time.

I want to thank you for your friends, who have been there with you every step of the way. Through all of them we get to see how wonderful you were as a young woman, and can keep your memory burning bright.

But most of all, I want to thank you for giving me Dad and Josh. They are my rocks. Dad, you are truly the strongest person I know, and if I can carry with me even an ounce of your strength and courage I know that there is nothing that I can't get through and nothing I can't do. And to Josh, although you may be my baby brother, I look up to you (quite literally) in ways that you could never imagine.

Mum, you were the biggest constant in my life, and so adjusting to life without you will be the toughest challenge I've ever had to face. You're always in our hearts and in our minds, and although everyone says you're in a better place now, I know that you're still right here with us.

Rest easy Mum, I love you forever.

Dear Kerry

As young brothers Nick and I could start a fight in an empty room. This lasted what seemed like a life time to our parents much to their despair. At 19 when Nick left home to work at the MOD in London, mum was distraught … and I lost a member of the “fight club”. I too left home soon after to study in Brighton and as young men we didn’t know how our worlds, and the people and relationships within them, would change. When we reunited in Walthamstow a few years later, we were the best of mates, spending less time fighting and more time drinking! At this time Nick met you, the love of his life and soul mate; all our worlds suddenly changed for the better.

I remember when I was with Nick when he got the phone call from you that you were pregnant with Niamh - which was fantastic news - and I think the only wonderful spelling mistake you ever made (indeed, we all then had to learn how to spell Niamh correctly!). Josh followed shortly after.
Nick was the most content that I had seen and I now had a loving sister - what luck!
Kerry you were the glue that every family needs keeping things together and we all had a place in your heart and home. In return you asked for nothing except that your family be around you.
Kerry you gave us two exceptional children: Niamh, a bright star and like her mother meticulous in the work she undertook. Then followed by our lovable Josh who also took after you by his “don’t fuss about me” manner. My children became friends with yours and the world was a wonderful place to be in when you were there.

Unfortunately Your brave fight with cancer was over this February 14th , a day marked by St Valentines. In my eyes if there was any sad day for you to say farewell it was this day. A fitting one because you will always be remembered for your great heart and the love you created.
Kerry, I dedicate to you to try to and help my brother mend his broken heart and keep your tradition of family loyalty and support.

I pray that our families may find calm again - over time - now that your gone….. but never forgotten.
To my darling Niamh and Josh it is an indescribable pain and emptiness that no adult can describe, advise or teach you how to cure.
You were your mother’s world and reason for everything so know her love of you will be with you forever and in your memories you can visit her any time.

To Angie Brian Bill and Pat it is not in the natural course of life that the parent outlives their children and I can only send my deepest condolences for your huge loss.

God Bless

RIP kerry never forgotten x

RIP kerry never forgotten

RIP kerry never forgotten

So today we put you to Rest My darling Kerry, my Forever Friend . You were the Ying to my Yang but our special friendship lasted 48 years. To say I'm heartbroken is an understatement and I shall miss you terribly. You were beautiful inside and out.

Sleep well my friend and I shall cherish every moment we had together.

Love you lots my Kerry

Joanne xx